Author Topic: For all you cafe fans...... (Read 4716 times)

andy750 · « **on:** December 10, 2007, 03:06:19 PM »

Nice video....

azuredesign · « **Reply #1 on:** December 15, 2007, 07:59:22 PM »

Andy,
This is like Alex Haley's Roots for you, isn't it? The Brit cafe set is sort of like the primal group for bikers there. It's funny because the group shown in the video seems so... nice and articulate. I remember watching the Wild One in junior high and thinking you had to be a badass to get into biking. I also remember having to deal with one of a group of Devil's Disciples guys who stole some stuff off of my parts counter back in the day. I remember being scared to confront him. Were the Brit guys also somewhat rough and tough?
Best,
Ben

cafe75-550 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 15, 2007, 10:17:51 PM »

Sweeeeeeeeet.

andy750 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 16, 2007, 12:27:30 PM »

Quote from: azuredesign on December 15, 2007, 07:59:22 PM

Were the Brit guys also somewhat rough and tough?

Could be. Depending on who "they" were and how well "you" knew them

cheers
Andy

azuredesign · « **Reply #4 on:** December 17, 2007, 04:39:49 AM »

Quote from: andy750 on December 16, 2007, 12:27:30 PM

Quote from: azuredesign on December 15, 2007, 07:59:22 PM
Were the Brit guys also somewhat rough and tough?

Could be. Depending on who "they" were and how well "you" knew them

cheers
Andy

Sorry, I don't know where I was going with that or why,
Ben

Fuzzball · « **Reply #5 on:** December 25, 2007, 09:19:08 PM »

Andy---I'm reading a book about the 60's Brit cafe bikes.
References are made to "unit" and "pre-unit" construction.
Don't know what this means. Can you (or anyone) shed some light?

And yes, nice video indeed. Thank you.

Fuzz

78CB750CAFE · « **Reply #6 on:** December 26, 2007, 01:00:25 PM »

unit- motor and trannie in one casing,
pre-unit- 2 seperate housings.
then comes OIF (oil in frame) and pre-oif to further muddle things.

Drew

aptech77 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 26, 2007, 08:10:44 PM »

I have to agree you CAN'T beat those TRIUMPH powerplants......

heffay · « **Reply #8 on:** December 27, 2007, 01:11:32 PM »

"the aesthetic of speed is captured in a cafe racer"... BEST LINE EVER!

love it

CrisPDuk · « **Reply #9 on:** December 27, 2007, 01:53:07 PM »

Quote from: 78CB750CAFE on December 26, 2007, 01:00:25 PM

unit- motor and trannie in one casing,
pre-unit- 2 seperate housings.
then comes OIF (oil in frame) and pre-oif to further muddle things.

Drew

Or, more acurately:

Unit - One puddle of oil under the centre of the bike
Pre-Unit - Two distinct puddles of oil under the centre of the bike

Oil-In-Frame - Bike stood in a lake of oil

72 yellow · « **Reply #10 on:** December 27, 2007, 04:57:22 PM »

Not always true..My 71 BSA OIF Lightning only leaks when there is oil in it.

Killer Canary · « **Reply #11 on:** February 04, 2008, 04:47:23 PM »

That Tempest has a Bristol Centaurus engine in it. 2400 hp.

aptech77 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 04, 2008, 08:18:22 PM »

That's NOT a Tempest.....

FYI.... the Centaurus made over 2,500HP and later models made up to 3,000HP.

Demon67 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 26, 2008, 12:10:57 PM »

God What I wouldn't give to hear the Tempest in song.
Bill

aptech77 · « **Reply #14 on:** February 27, 2008, 11:04:26 AM »

FYI... vid image doesn't match the sound...

http://s172.photobucket.com/albums/w24/aptech77/?action=view&current=100498da.flv

http://s172.photobucket.com/albums/w24/aptech77/?action=view&current=be43eac0.flv

http://s172.photobucket.com/albums/w24/aptech77/?action=view&current=1da2c76b.flv

aptech77 · « **Reply #15 on:** February 27, 2008, 11:05:44 AM »

And.... the BEARCAT....

http://s172.photobucket.com/albums/w24/aptech77/?action=view&current=baa0f186.flv

http://s172.photobucket.com/albums/w24/aptech77/?action=view&current=c54e1583.flv

hopterfixer · « **Reply #16 on:** February 27, 2008, 07:47:14 PM »

A friend of mine is going to do an annual on a Sea Fury (Race 99), the only payment he requested was a ride.

mattcb350f · « **Reply #17 on:** February 27, 2008, 08:03:09 PM »

They sound like that and people still pay big money to fly in them....

...my old boss's words, first day on the job

(Referring to the sweet song of a Pratt & Whitney Radial)

Matt.

aptech77 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 27, 2008, 08:17:36 PM »

I've worked on the Mrs. before. It has been to Reno a few times.....

hopterfixer · « **Reply #19 on:** February 28, 2008, 08:10:10 AM »

I worked on this one, if you look closely you can see my signature in the middle stripe on the right wing

CrisPDuk · « **Reply #20 on:** February 28, 2008, 02:55:48 PM »

Avenger?

Demon67 · « **Reply #21 on:** March 01, 2008, 12:26:39 PM »

I almost wished I lived near a population centre to have a chance to work on them again, every 5 years or so I make a pilgrimage to the Lanc in Hamilton or Ottawa hop across the fence and rub my hands in 100 weight to keep them soft for another 5 years, some of the happiest days of my life were walking a flight line.
I believe the bottom A/C is a SNJ, what we called a Harvard and the Aussies a Whirraway with mods.
Bill.

hopterfixer · « **Reply #22 on:** March 01, 2008, 06:23:52 PM »

Quote from: Demon67 on March 01, 2008, 12:26:39 PM

I almost wished I lived near a population centre to have a chance to work on them again, every 5 years or so I make a pilgrimage to the Lanc in Hamilton or Ottawa hop across the fence and rub my hands in 100 weight to keep them soft for another 5 years, some of the happiest days of my life were walking a flight line.I believe the bottom A/C is a SNJ, what we called a Harvard and the Aussies a Whirraway with mods.Bill.

That particular aircraft is technically an SNJ-5, but it is really a T-6/SNJ/Harvard Mutt. It was formerly known as Mystical Power, now Hot off the Press, and is currently for sale if anyone is interested. It is experimental class, being a bare bones racer, and pretty quick for the slug it is.

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Author Topic: For all you cafe fans...... (Read 4716 times)