Topic: SOHC Dickshunary aka Dictionary.

[BomberMann650]

Fundamentally - as in "he is going to fund a mentally expensive restoration of that barn find POS"

 

[Keith]

Remember, it's not a true cafe unless the original wiring harness has been cut, spliced, twisted together, and taped up into a tangled, unrecognizable mess.

[754]

Inner Tach or Speedo cable.
 A slippery device hat lives in an outer cable.
Upon removal and inspection , it will never fall out if you are on concrete.
 If you are on sand or loose dirt, it will ALWAYS slither out..

[754]

BRATsterdized...
BRATstoration..
 A bike that is listed for sale as a restored bike..but really it is just one of the above..

[754]

 ForK ... or ...F or K
Typical response when someone asks for help on their 75 thru 78 ....550 or 750  bike, and neglects to tell which model..

[Stev-o]

I know I'll catch some (deserved) flack for this one, but here goes!

Cafe

As in:  I just picked up an old, neglected sohc4 for a steal, and I think I'm gonna "cafe" it.

Definition:  I'm very susceptible to popular trends and I don't have the time/money/patience to do a proper rebuild, so I'm gonna throw on a solo seat, some clubmans, and I'm gonna junk that ugly air box and put on some cheap pods because that air box is a pain in the ass when I have to keep pulling the carbs to figure out why my bike isn't running well instead of just doing a thorough clean and rebuild of them the first time, and then I'll get pissed at it because it runs even worse and I can never get those stupid carbs tuned right, and then I'll bolt on a ratty old 4-1 exhaust and ditch that useless, heavy center stand, and then I'll half-ass an attempt at converting to dual front discs but end up with two discs and only one working caliper instead, and then I'm gonna get rid of those ugly clocks because the needles just bounce around uselessy and put on a digital bicycle speedometer, and I'm gonna put on a super bright headlight and a Dyna-S because fukin' points are crappy, old technology and I don't want to learn how to adjust and set points anyway, and then I'm gonna curse this bike's old, anemic charging system because it can't keep the tiny battery I've installed in the seat hump charged, so then I'll change all the other bulbs to LED, and then I'll put on the fattest, cheapest tires I can find 'cuz I can't stand the look of those stock pizza-cutters and then #$%* about my bike not handling well but I don't care because it looks tits, and then I'll try to fix that with some cartridge emulators I heard about that will make your bike handle like a modern crotch rocket and put on these cheap, Chinese piggyback shocks I found on ebay because they make the bike look mean and fast but they're too long so I'll put on these lowering blocks while I'm at it but the shocks hit the chain guard making it rub the chain so I'll throw away that useless thing, and hey how do I hang this exhaust,  I guess I'll just use some of this pipe strap, and how much exhaust wrap do I need, and I think the engine is overheating so I'll put on this oil cooler, and the valve cover keeps leaking so I'll just use this gasket sealer instead of shelling out for new gaskets, and why did my engine make a loud screeching sound followed by a louder PING and then die? 

SCREW IT!  I'm sick of trying to get this POS running well!  I'll call it a cafe and try to sell it on ebay for $5,000 because I see that guy Carpy selling them for that much all the time, and hey, these things are rare, sought-after, vintage bikes, right?


 

Bumped up Gordon's great "cafe" definition for the newby's.....

[MoMo]

timeless

[Mr. Mike]

Gordon THAT was great!

I was totally impressed by your full A to Z vercabulatory description of the phenomenon we’ve come to know as a “cafe build”.
Also, this does not go without notice; your instinctual writing skill! Your PUNKshuation skills in your write up are remarkable! Ha ha!

[Stev-o]

I know I'll catch some (deserved) flack for this one, but here goes!

Cafe

As in:  I just picked up an old, neglected sohc4 for a steal, and I think I'm gonna "cafe" it.

Definition:  I'm very susceptible to popular trends and I don't have the time/money/patience to do a proper rebuild, so I'm gonna throw on a solo seat, some clubmans, and I'm gonna junk that ugly air box and put on some cheap pods because that air box is a pain in the ass when I have to keep pulling the carbs to figure out why my bike isn't running well instead of just doing a thorough clean and rebuild of them the first time, and then I'll get pissed at it because it runs even worse and I can never get those stupid carbs tuned right, and then I'll bolt on a ratty old 4-1 exhaust and ditch that useless, heavy center stand, and then I'll half-ass an attempt at converting to dual front discs but end up with two discs and only one working caliper instead, and then I'm gonna get rid of those ugly clocks because the needles just bounce around uselessy and put on a digital bicycle speedometer, and I'm gonna put on a super bright headlight and a Dyna-S because fukin' points are crappy, old technology and I don't want to learn how to adjust and set points anyway, and then I'm gonna curse this bike's old, anemic charging system because it can't keep the tiny battery I've installed in the seat hump charged, so then I'll change all the other bulbs to LED, and then I'll put on the fattest, cheapest tires I can find 'cuz I can't stand the look of those stock pizza-cutters and then #$%* about my bike not handling well but I don't care because it looks tits, and then I'll try to fix that with some cartridge emulators I heard about that will make your bike handle like a modern crotch rocket and put on these cheap, Chinese piggyback shocks I found on ebay because they make the bike look mean and fast but they're too long so I'll put on these lowering blocks while I'm at it but the shocks hit the chain guard making it rub the chain so I'll throw away that useless thing, and hey how do I hang this exhaust,  I guess I'll just use some of this pipe strap, and how much exhaust wrap do I need, and I think the engine is overheating so I'll put on this oil cooler, and the valve cover keeps leaking so I'll just use this gasket sealer instead of shelling out for new gaskets, and why did my engine make a loud screeching sound followed by a louder PING and then die? 

SCREW IT!  I'm sick of trying to get this POS running well!  I'll call it a cafe and try to sell it on ebay for $5,000 because I see that guy Carpy selling them for that much all the time, and hey, these things are rare, sought-after, vintage bikes, right?


 

Bumped up Gordon's great "cafe" definition for the newby's.....

Bumped up again...

[Stev-o]

SOHC 09'r  - a group within this group of bikers and wrenchers who joined in '09

Stev-o, PeWE, dhall, DonR, Dave500, MadMtWilber and fiddy are all SOHC 09'rs!






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[754]

Mr MonkeyDick..
 A seller who prices  with no real grease of current going rate, just keeps trying to reel in suckers. Thinks he is doing you a favour by overpricing, the  coming down 30 or 40 percent..
 The reality.. people think the seller is being a MonkeyDick..

[PeWe]

SOHC 09'r  - a group within this group of bikers and wrenchers who joined in '09

Stev-o, PeWE, dhall, DonR, Dave500 and fiddy are all SOHC 09'rs!






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I feel good to be a part of this gang!!

[Gordon]

Bumped up again...

At this rate that rant is going to be my only remaining legacy and will be engraved on my tombstone.  I'll put in the order now so they can hopefully be finished by the time I die! 

[Stev-o]

Bumped up again...

At this rate that rant is going to be my only remaining legacy and will be engraved on my tombstone.  I'll put in the order now so they can hopefully be finished by the time I die! 

Bumping up the dikshunary so Gordon’s legacy will be read by all the newbies!

[Gordon]

Bumped up again...

At this rate that rant is going to be my only remaining legacy and will be engraved on my tombstone.  I'll put in the order now so they can hopefully be finished by the time I die! 

Bumping up the dikshunary so Gordon’s legacy will be read by all the newbies!

We're closing in on the ten year anniversary of that rant, and to be completely honest absolutely nothing about "cafe" bike culture has changed since then, and that was written from my previous ten year personal experience in that culture. 

If there's anything to be learned from this (which I highly doubt there is ) it's that you should do whatever the #$%* you want to with your own bike.  If that happens to be what is currently the popular and/or cheaper and easier thing to do, then so what!  Do it and enjoy it.  On the other hand, don't do it just because it's what's popular and what will get you the most compliments. 

Unless, of course, you're doing this as your main means of income.  Then absolutely follow trends no matter how hollow they are. 


Edit: And a big thank you to Steve-o for being such a bro for so long! 

[RAFster122s]

I am pretty sure I am a SOHC 10'r.

[Stev-o]

This comes from another member, can't recall who ATM:

Askhole....a guy who starts a thread about an issue, gets good advice, but then doesnt follow it.

"That Newby is such an Askhole, he couldn't tune his cafe racer to run properly so we advised him to remove the pods, but he insists it will make his bike faster!  What an Askhole!!"

[Alan F.]

Lots of these in recent years.

[BomberMann650]

Street Fighter Project

Code for "crashed my bike and can't afford to replace the body kit"

[BomberMann650]

Bobber; a class of british bikes that floated across the pond

[seanbarney41]

Bobber; a class of british bikes that floated across the pond

ha ha, actually...I think the current went the other way back then

[RAFster122s]

Any new ones to add?

[Alan F.]

Cool New Body Kit = rubbed guard rail at 120mph, somehow kept right leg unharmed.

[Stev-o]

I know I'll catch some (deserved) flack for this one, but here goes!

Cafe

As in:  I just picked up an old, neglected sohc4 for a steal, and I think I'm gonna "cafe" it.

Definition:  I'm very susceptible to popular trends and I don't have the time/money/patience to do a proper rebuild, so I'm gonna throw on a solo seat, some clubmans, and I'm gonna junk that ugly air box and put on some cheap pods because that air box is a pain in the ass when I have to keep pulling the carbs to figure out why my bike isn't running well instead of just doing a thorough clean and rebuild of them the first time, and then I'll get pissed at it because it runs even worse and I can never get those stupid carbs tuned right, and then I'll bolt on a ratty old 4-1 exhaust and ditch that useless, heavy center stand, and then I'll half-ass an attempt at converting to dual front discs but end up with two discs and only one working caliper instead, and then I'm gonna get rid of those ugly clocks because the needles just bounce around uselessy and put on a digital bicycle speedometer, and I'm gonna put on a super bright headlight and a Dyna-S because fukin' points are crappy, old technology and I don't want to learn how to adjust and set points anyway, and then I'm gonna curse this bike's old, anemic charging system because it can't keep the tiny battery I've installed in the seat hump charged, so then I'll change all the other bulbs to LED, and then I'll put on the fattest, cheapest tires I can find 'cuz I can't stand the look of those stock pizza-cutters and then #$%* about my bike not handling well but I don't care because it looks tits, and then I'll try to fix that with some cartridge emulators I heard about that will make your bike handle like a modern crotch rocket and put on these cheap, Chinese piggyback shocks I found on ebay because they make the bike look mean and fast but they're too long so I'll put on these lowering blocks while I'm at it but the shocks hit the chain guard making it rub the chain so I'll throw away that useless thing, and hey how do I hang this exhaust,  I guess I'll just use some of this pipe strap, and how much exhaust wrap do I need, and I think the engine is overheating so I'll put on this oil cooler, and the valve cover keeps leaking so I'll just use this gasket sealer instead of shelling out for new gaskets, and why did my engine make a loud screeching sound followed by a louder PING and then die? 

SCREW IT!  I'm sick of trying to get this POS running well!  I'll call it a cafe and try to sell it on ebay for $5,000 because I see that guy Carpy selling them for that much all the time, and hey, these things are rare, sought-after, vintage bikes, right?


 

Bumped up Gordon's great "cafe" definition for the newby's.....

Bumped up again...

Bumped up for the newby in Houston who wants to build a cafe bike!

[BomberMann650]

Multi-disciplined (adv)

Meaning; the art of multiple people offering corrective guidance for one person

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Collective punishment (adv)

The beating your wallet takes every time you acquire more parts and accessories