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A Rare Two'ee
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 5:57 am
by OzzyElsie
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BENNELLI-TS- ... SS:AU:1120
Sorry looking two'ee - some unsympathetic sexy fingers has been at work.
The front brake and the handle bars are worth $500 each on there own!!!!
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Re: A Rare Two'ee
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 5:39 pm
by BRG1200
Everything gets called a cafe racer or a bobber these days! Take a few bits off and put an unfeasible seat on.... hey presto!
Interesting clip ons.
Re: A Rare Two'ee
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:42 pm
by hybrid
I have those clipons on the LC. They're pretty good.
Re: A Rare Two'ee
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 12:50 pm
by OzzyElsie
BRG1200 wrote:Everything gets called a cafe racer or a bobber these days! Take a few bits off and put an unfeasible seat on.... hey presto!
Interesting clip ons.
Re: A Rare Two'ee
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 1:14 pm
by fred99999au
I have never understood the cafe racer concept, can anyone enlighten me?
Are we racing to the cafe, racing from the cafe, bench racing at the cafe, pitting 2 buildings that sell coffee together in a grudge match to see who wins, or just butchering old bikes in an attempt to be hip and happening with no mechanical or engineering sympathy or ability?
Re: A Rare Two'ee
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 1:33 pm
by hybrid
Re: A Rare Two'ee
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 3:31 pm
by Jeram
I think
'building a hackjob motorcycle which vaguely looks like a vintage road racer, but is built so poorly that it is only good for riding to the cafe and back'
PS: open face helmet and goggles seem to be mandatory also.
Re: A Rare Two'ee
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 4:33 pm
by BRG1200
Easy answer is to look up Ace Cafe and 59 Club (don't get your numbers mixed up if Grannie is in the room), when I say the Ace Cafe have a look for photos from the 50's and 60's, as the Ace Cafe has re-opened in recent years, but is a clever business and not like it was in the historical context.
Re: A Rare Two'ee
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 4:34 pm
by BRG1200
I believe there are many clever restorers, many clever customisers, but also legions of fuckwits armed with welders and hacksaws
Re: A Rare Two'ee
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 4:48 pm
by BRG1200
On the upside of that, apart from the many fixable bikes sent to heaven or hell, there must be a fair number which become usable spare parts when the hackers can't work out what to do with them?
Re: A Rare Two'ee
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 6:22 pm
by 2TInstitute
got to love the 4T pipes on it
Re: A Rare Two'ee
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:52 am
by OzzyElsie
Jeram wrote:I think
'building a hackjob motorcycle which vaguely looks like a vintage road racer, but is built so poorly that it is only good for riding to the cafe and back'
PS: open face helmet and goggles seem to be mandatory also.
I don't know why you guys are so down on modifying bikes........
Size doesn't matter
Re: A Rare Two'ee
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 11:31 am
by BRG1200
"Would you mind stepping off he bike please Sir?"
"errrrmm, can you give me a minute?"
Re: A Rare Two'ee
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 2:14 pm
by OzzyElsie
BRG1200 wrote:"Would you mind stepping off he bike please Sir?"
"errrrmm, can you give me a minute?"
Whats this, a caption contest?
"Only being able to afford a 125 is a real bummer"
Re: A Rare Two'ee
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 3:22 pm
by Greasemeup
"Ride it like you stole it"
