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Offline straat-toe

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Re: New guy, first build
« Reply #275 on: June 02, 2015, 07:19:55 AM »
Just found this thread, via BOTM . Just read the whole thing. Very cool build man and great effort with limited resources!
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Re: New guy, first build
« Reply #276 on: June 02, 2015, 07:39:12 AM »
Quote from: straat-toe on June 02, 2015, 07:19:55 AM
Just found this thread, via BOTM . Just read the whole thing. Very cool build man and great effort with limited resources!

This is a great build. The fabrication, adaptation and creativity without turnkey parts makes it even better!
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Re: New guy, first build
« Reply #277 on: June 02, 2015, 08:55:00 AM »
Looks fantastic.   Digging the color of those wheels.   
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Re: New guy, first build
« Reply #278 on: June 03, 2015, 06:28:41 AM »
Quote from: straat-toe on June 02, 2015, 07:19:55 AM
Just found this thread, via BOTM . Just read the whole thing. Very cool build man and great effort with limited resources!
  Thanks, man!
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Re: New guy, first build
« Reply #279 on: June 03, 2015, 06:30:26 AM »
Quote from: greenjeans on June 02, 2015, 08:55:00 AM
Looks fantastic.   Digging the color of those wheels.
Thanks. Wasn't happy at first, wanted closer to bronze. But it all came together pretty ok as a whole bike.
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Re: New guy, first build
« Reply #280 on: June 03, 2015, 12:43:06 PM »
Definitely  puts things into perspective parts wise. I'll think twice before complaining  about parts availability  in South Africa.
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Re: New guy, first build
« Reply #281 on: June 03, 2015, 08:16:18 PM »

Quote from: straat-toe on June 03, 2015, 12:43:06 PM
Definitely  puts things into perspective parts wise. I'll think twice before complaining  about parts availability  in South Africa.

The world's so much smaller now, pretty much anything can be found online and shipped. I did want to keep to a budget though, so some DIY and creative repurposing for parts that werent readily available made things cheaper, faster-to-get and more interesting.


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Re: New guy, first build
« Reply #282 on: June 03, 2015, 08:37:22 PM »
Great job, psyched to see it rolling!
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New guy, first build
« Reply #283 on: June 04, 2015, 05:40:25 AM »
Quote from: Trad on June 03, 2015, 08:37:22 PM
Great job, psyched to see it rolling!
thanks man. Heard youre hurt, get well...and back to work!


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« Reply #284 on: June 04, 2015, 05:43:54 AM »
Carrying over a bit more of the brass trim theme and adding some bling.


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Re: New guy, first build
« Reply #285 on: June 04, 2015, 07:29:02 AM »
Quote from: P.abrera on June 03, 2015, 08:16:18 PM

Quote from: straat-toe on June 03, 2015, 12:43:06 PM
Definitely  puts things into perspective parts wise. I'll think twice before complaining  about parts availability  in South Africa.

The world's so much smaller now, pretty much anything can be found online and shipped. I did want to keep to a budget though, so some DIY and creative repurposing for parts that werent readily available made things cheaper, faster-to-get and more interesting.

Yup. Our exchange rate is just a joke.


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Re: New guy, first build
« Reply #286 on: June 12, 2015, 08:51:29 PM »
Got invited to show at a local cafe/custom gathering. Nice to meet other peeps into the scene and trade tips.

Thought you might enjoy some pics of what the manila custom scene looks like.



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Re: New guy, first build
« Reply #287 on: June 12, 2015, 09:05:37 PM »
Some nice bikes there....but I do think yours is probably the best I see in that bunch.  Great job, man.
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Re: New guy, first build
« Reply #288 on: June 12, 2015, 11:22:06 PM »
Nicely done, Paolo.
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2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: New guy, first build
« Reply #289 on: June 13, 2015, 04:36:17 PM »

Quote from: Restoration Fan on June 12, 2015, 09:05:37 PM
Some nice bikes there....but I do think yours is probably the best I see in that bunch.  Great job, man.
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Nicely done, Paolo.

Thanks guys, didnt realize there were so many enthusiasts out here...finally other people to share carb tuning woes with! My wife was getting pretty tired of my one-sided lamentations


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Re: New guy, first build
« Reply #290 on: June 14, 2015, 09:18:46 AM »
How do you like dem apples?! Snagged first place for the peoples choice award "best cafe" at a local show. Pretty chuffed my buddy took home 6 awards including a 3-week small displacement buildoff challenge i helped him with. Beers all around


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Re: New guy, first build
« Reply #291 on: June 14, 2015, 09:35:15 AM »
Congratulations Paolo!! Well deserved as was your buddy's build off bike. Your smile says it all!
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2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: New guy, first build
« Reply #292 on: June 14, 2015, 06:43:31 PM »

Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on June 14, 2015, 09:35:15 AM
Congratulations Paolo!! Well deserved as was your buddy's build off bike. Your smile says it all!
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Re: New guy, first build
« Reply #293 on: June 14, 2015, 06:56:22 PM »
Congrats!
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Re: New guy, first build
« Reply #294 on: June 14, 2015, 07:54:35 PM »
No doubts about it.  Heck, we already told you that yours was the best.  Glad the other guys recognized our genius! :)  Seriously...great job.
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New guy, first build
« Reply #295 on: June 15, 2015, 01:12:14 AM »
Quote from: Restoration Fan on June 14, 2015, 07:54:35 PM
No doubts about it.  Heck, we already told you that yours was the best.  Glad the other guys recognized our genius! :)  Seriously...great job.
haha yes, true how could i have doubted your genius indeed!

Well, now that the beauty contest is over, its back to the drawing board on getting these carbs running smooth....


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New guy, first build
« Reply #296 on: June 15, 2015, 04:07:58 PM »
Some vanity shots from last weekend


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Re: New guy, first build
« Reply #297 on: June 15, 2015, 08:36:29 PM »
That is one seriously beautiful bike!  The transformation on that bike is beyond what I ever would have imagined possible.
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Re: New guy, first build
« Reply #298 on: June 16, 2015, 04:00:46 AM »
Vanity indeed  ;D

Thats one of the pretiest builds I have ever seen.
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Re: New guy, first build
« Reply #299 on: June 16, 2015, 04:42:33 AM »

Quote from: Restoration Fan on June 15, 2015, 08:36:29 PM
That is one seriously beautiful bike!  The transformation on that bike is beyond what I ever would have imagined possible.
Quote from: 70CB750 on June 16, 2015, 04:00:46 AM
Vanity indeed  ;D

Thats one of the pretiest builds I have ever seen.


Good pictures always make things look prettier than they really are but thanks all the same fellas


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