i think theres a surge of anything is a "perfect cafe or bobber or rat"project?#$%* box incomplete late 80s small displacement drivel is turning up as cafe racers and other latte rat bobber material,,i cant wait for this craze to end,,so we can all get on with normal #$%*,,half the #$%*s interested in this #$%* cant ride a bicycle anyway?let alone open the fuel cap?and its all about the look?like a pair of shoes the bike is a fashion statement?
Well Dave, I agree somewhat. The only thing I will say, and I understand where you're coming from, is the fashion statement thing. I guess it is a fashion statement in a sense. I feel like a million dollars when I ride mine because of how nice it looks and all the work I put into it. I'm a self proclaimed "motorcycle metrosexual". I will cuff my jeans and wear an open face helmet. You won't find me on my cb with a modern looking lid. I didn't "cafe" my 550 because I want it to look like it was meant to. Bars are always a personal choice. Unless liking the way clubmans feel is being cafe, than I surely am not. My pegs are in the stock location and I still have my banana seat. Most people who see it say "Oh why don't you cafe it?" and I just shrug. Down the road though I was seriously contemplating building a 550 with very minimal electrics and an engine worked as far as I can afford. Again though, I have loved these bikes since my uncle parked one in my garage when I was about 2. WAY before the new Cafe Craze. I'm 28 now so that's a long time of loving. Anyway for fun the whole argument kind of reminds me of this:
Brian Setzer - Really Rockabilly
