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TheLegend
Posts : 11
Join date : 2015-03-18
| | Subject: Hello from Ireland Wed Mar 18, 2015 5:31 pm | |
| Hello there everyone. How are you all?
I'm Brian, from Ireland and I have decided to build a cafe racer as I love the look of them.
I bought a suzuki gsx 200 from a guy missing an engine for next to no money, I then went out a bought another suzuki gsx 200 custom complete for not much more. I have stopped the first frame down and cut the rear off. I've added a loop and I have the seat sorted. I didn't like the look of the tank so I went out and bought a honda cb 550 tank and then modified the frame so it would fit. I have a few ideas yet but I thought it was about time I said hello and got some feed back.
Pics to follow.
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mike151
Posts : 55
Join date : 2010-01-09
Age : 65
Location : leeds
| | Subject: Re: Hello from Ireland Thu Mar 19, 2015 5:12 pm | |
| Hello Brian, I,ve not heard of a gsx200, do you mean 250, or is it an x7 | |
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TheLegend
Posts : 11
Join date : 2015-03-18
| | Subject: Re: Hello from Ireland Thu Mar 19, 2015 5:53 pm | |
| Hi, sorry my fault. I meant GSX250
Thanks for your reply.
Has the forum started to quiet down? | |
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mike151
Posts : 55
Join date : 2010-01-09
Age : 65
Location : leeds
| | Subject: Re: Hello from Ireland Thu Mar 19, 2015 11:39 pm | |
| The tank from the gsx250E is the one you want, are both your frames gsx250T ? They are a good bike for cafe's. Custom models are not so good because of long forks & odd sized wheels & peanut tanks | |
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TheLegend
Posts : 11
Join date : 2015-03-18
| | Subject: Re: Hello from Ireland Mon Mar 23, 2015 6:13 pm | |
| Hi Mike, yeah both the frames are gsx250's.
To be honest I only bought the custom for the spoked wheels and a few bits I was missing from the first one.
Still not sure what engine I'll be using yet.
I will be either using the original gsx250 or a gas gas 300 two stroke. | |
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mike151
Posts : 55
Join date : 2010-01-09
Age : 65
Location : leeds
| | Subject: Re: Hello from Ireland Mon Mar 23, 2015 11:57 pm | |
| Its never been a busy forum, prob because you can,t post pics direct from your phone. The E & T frames are slightly different, mainly in the mounting of the tank seat & side panels, did you say you had an "E" frame as well, did it not have a tank ? I,d stick with the original engine, they,re quite good, & plenty about. | |
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TheLegend
Posts : 11
Join date : 2015-03-18
| | Subject: Re: Hello from Ireland Tue Mar 24, 2015 4:19 am | |
| I have 1 of each of the frames, Tho I didn't know that to there now. The frame I bought without an engine is the one I'm using, the one I bought for the engine is slightly different, it didn't come with a tank or a seat.
The tank looks to mount slightly further back on it.
The honda tank I bought is a nicer shape anyway but wouldn't fit over the top tube, So I had to modify the frame to get it to fit. | |
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TheLegend
Posts : 11
Join date : 2015-03-18
| | Subject: Re: Hello from Ireland Tue Mar 24, 2015 4:20 pm | |
| I have also tried to put a post in the projects bit and it won't let me | |
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RussJ
Posts : 175
Join date : 2013-07-16
Age : 56
Location : New Forest UK
| | Subject: Re: Hello from Ireland Tue Apr 21, 2015 2:32 pm | |
| Welcome Brian . sounds like you're having fun building your café racer  looking forward to the pics of the build | |
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