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Re: More "Cafe Racer" griping.
« Reply #50 on: August 31, 2011, 08:18:52 AM »
I personally prefer to leave my dumps, not take them with me.

So I take it IDS does not equal IBS!!
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Re: More "Cafe Racer" griping.
« Reply #51 on: August 31, 2011, 02:00:47 PM »
..you took the words right out of my mouth...

"It must have been while you were kissing me.................." With apologies for Meatloaf. ;D
..you took the words right out of my mouth...

"It must have been while you were kissing me.................." With apologies for Meatloaf. ;D
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Re: More "Cafe Racer" griping.
« Reply #52 on: August 31, 2011, 02:56:35 PM »
..you took the words right out of my mouth...

"It must have been while you were kissing me.................." With apologies for Meatloaf. ;D
..you took the words right out of my mouth...

"It must have been while you were kissing me.................." With apologies for Meatloaf. ;D
...fixed that for ya...

Is this like one of those "Where's Wally" deals mate? I can't see what you've "fixed"?  ???
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Re: More "Cafe Racer" griping.
« Reply #53 on: August 31, 2011, 03:38:49 PM »
you said,"...with apologies to Meatloaf."  I corrected it to, "...with apologies for Meatloaf."
...cuz I think Meatloaf sucks and needs to be apologized for...don't worry, this sort of thing happens to me often ;)...
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Re: More "Cafe Racer" griping.
« Reply #54 on: August 31, 2011, 05:32:46 PM »


C'mon you two, don't let your meat loaf... :P :-X
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Re: More "Cafe Racer" griping.
« Reply #55 on: August 31, 2011, 07:45:03 PM »
It's really all about the "cafe lifestyle" and "culture".

Whatever that is. ::)
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Re: More "Cafe Racer" griping.
« Reply #56 on: August 31, 2011, 07:53:06 PM »
I think calling yourself a "Rocker" is way cooler than saying you live the "Cafe Lifestyle".

(NB: I'm neither. Hell I wear a suit to work in Manhattan every day, so I have no cred whatsoever.)

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Re: More "Cafe Racer" griping.
« Reply #57 on: August 31, 2011, 08:19:01 PM »


I'm building myself a 'bakery racer' to compete with all those 'cafe's'.
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Re: More "Cafe Racer" griping.
« Reply #58 on: August 31, 2011, 09:33:07 PM »
yeah, I'm really more of a fast food racer myself
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Re: More "Cafe Racer" griping.
« Reply #59 on: August 31, 2011, 09:34:29 PM »
It's really all about the "cafe lifestyle" and "culture".

Whatever that is. ::)
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Re: More "Cafe Racer" griping.
« Reply #60 on: August 31, 2011, 09:47:37 PM »
I'm just building a racer, #$%* the cafe...... ::)
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Re: More "Cafe Racer" griping.
« Reply #61 on: August 31, 2011, 11:04:38 PM »
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Re: More "Cafe Racer" griping.
« Reply #62 on: September 01, 2011, 12:06:34 AM »
10 short Branden, 69er for life..... ;D ;)
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Re: More "Cafe Racer" griping.
« Reply #63 on: September 01, 2011, 12:54:15 AM »
im waiting for the "cafe latte racer"phenomenen to happen(i think it has already,you have to park and be able to sit directly in front of your bike on the footpath/sidewalk).,,hungry jacks racer/Mc donalds racer,the list is endless,sometimes i ride the bike to bunnings(big chain hardware store) for stuff i can fit inside my jacket,i hereby declare myself and more importantly my bike a bunnings racer,living the bunnings racer lifestyle with new lawn mower blades in my pocket and weed wacker line and a new toilet stop cock seal repair kit wedged together inside my jacket along with the cheap impulse buy blister pack of 20 "AA"batteries.
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Re: More "Cafe Racer" griping.
« Reply #64 on: September 01, 2011, 05:58:40 AM »
"sometimes i ride the bike to bunnings(big chain hardware store) for stuff i can fit inside my jacket,"

"Shoplift Racer"? ;D
I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

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Re: More "Cafe Racer" griping.
« Reply #65 on: September 01, 2011, 08:12:39 AM »
I think calling yourself a "Rocker" is way cooler than saying you live the "Cafe Lifestyle".

(NB: I'm neither. Hell I wear a suit to work in Manhattan every day, so I have no cred whatsoever.)
Are you a mod, or a rocker?
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Re: More "Cafe Racer" griping.
« Reply #66 on: September 01, 2011, 01:33:15 PM »
"sometimes i ride the bike to bunnings(big chain hardware store) for stuff i can fit inside my jacket,"

"Shoplift Racer"? ;D


ha ha ha !

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Re: More "Cafe Racer" griping.
« Reply #67 on: September 01, 2011, 02:52:49 PM »
How about I put our espresso machine logo's on my bike,then it will really be a 'cafe'
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Re: More "Cafe Racer" griping.
« Reply #68 on: September 01, 2011, 03:00:32 PM »


Your Message Here!
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Re: More "Cafe Racer" griping.
« Reply #69 on: September 01, 2011, 03:41:26 PM »
im waiting for the "cafe latte racer"phenomenen to happen(i think it has already,you have to park and be able to sit directly in front of your bike on the footpath/sidewalk).,,hungry jacks racer/Mc donalds racer,the list is endless,sometimes i ride the bike to bunnings(big chain hardware store) for stuff i can fit inside my jacket,i hereby declare myself and more importantly my bike a bunnings racer,living the bunnings racer lifestyle with new lawn mower blades in my pocket and weed wacker line and a new toilet stop cock seal repair kit wedged together inside my jacket along with the cheap impulse buy blister pack of 20 "AA"batteries.
really had me rollin' on the floor there! ;D
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Re: More "Cafe Racer" griping.
« Reply #70 on: September 01, 2011, 08:00:53 PM »
i just got back from bunnings,did i miss anything?

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Re: More "Cafe Racer" griping.
« Reply #71 on: September 01, 2011, 10:08:35 PM »
Where do these alledged racers race?   
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Re: More "Cafe Racer" griping.
« Reply #72 on: September 01, 2011, 10:16:12 PM »
Where do these alledged racers race?   

At the cafe Jerry, don't you know anything.... :o ;D ;)
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Re: More "Cafe Racer" griping.
« Reply #73 on: September 02, 2011, 04:10:51 AM »
It's the Decaffeinated racers that deserve all the credit. Put the timing out of whack, mess up the valve settings, raise and rake, take off one of the front discs and put fat unweildy tires. Then add a bunch of weight by welding on unnecessary tabs, install an extra centerstand, adding frivolous electrics, a giant banana seat, and a big battery. Slow and heavy -- thats the Decaf lifestyle! (actually, come to think of it, it sounds exactly like Orange County Choppers).

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Re: More "Cafe Racer" griping.
« Reply #74 on: September 02, 2011, 05:08:28 AM »
thats it,,im doing a cafe racer mid 90s gold wing,,its got five full size parking spaces in the luggage,blue tooth(#$%*ty dentist?)and an on board printing press that pumps out"cafe fat wing"one issue every mile,a fifty page glossy mag on how to add insult to injury when bastardizing your bike.