looking for idea bike to start on the cheaoer the better

hi ya im jamie and am asking for advice on the best cheapest bike to make in to a cafe racer

Hi Jamie, depends on your age, budget and experience. Age because you're going to have to insure it. Budget speaks for itself, and experience because if you're good with bikes you can go for a non-runner and take it down yourself, otherwise look at a running bike and take it from there.

Check out E-bay for project bikes, talk to friends, amazing how many people say "Oh, you're looking for a bike? I know a mate who's got a xyz sitting in his garage"

Probably an older 250 jap would be a good place to start, cheap to buy, plentiful parts and not too difficult to play with. Or you can go old British tin, I saw an amazing BSA Bantam 175 a few months ago which the guy reckoned had cost him 350 quid total. Bike was free from a friend's Dad and the rest he made himself or got off E-bay and local breakers.

thanks for the reply my mechancai knowledge is more cars more hope it will past over to bikes ive been looking on ebay but the choice is just endless really so hard to decied wat to go with one of the ones ive bid on is a 1988 zx750-a3

Believe me, bikes are easier than cars, the bits are lighter, easier to get to, suspension doesn't get caked in filth and rust to hell, and the electrics are far simpler!

The ZX750 is a pretty bullet proof bike, but you're going to have to strip off a lot of plastic and custom bodywork to get to a basis for a real cafe racer. take a look at some of these to get some inspiration:
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Sorry, can't do the 'clicky' thing to reduce the link, but the second photo, top left is my aim!

which one is that the cb750

Ohhh yeah! I love Carpy's bikes and my 10,500 mile (genuine!) '78 F2 is destined to look like one of his bad boys by the end of this year!