Xs400 Cafe Racer Build
Building a cafe racer.
Xs400 cafe racer build. The front suspension was from a yamaha fzr250 but had been fitted using the wrong clamps so that had to be fixed. Cb550 cafe racer sin city vintage cycles. Home forums general discussion. I take 300 to buy one 1982 and one 1977 yamaha xs400 and use all the parts i can plus some ebay extras to make a fully functioning cafe racer.
Yamaha xs400 cafe racer build duration. There are literally dozens of bikes in the series but the best for a cafe racer build may be the cb550 and the cb750 the cb750 was hailed as the world s first superbike and the 69 horsepower inline four is still a thrill to ride. The result is what you see here a striking bobber that s a little rough around the edges but full of charm. The shop 2 180 views.
But it seems like a harsh job to do for a beginner like me and as you said not the best bike to easily turn into a cafe racer but you still did a marvelous job my friend. Cafe racer build discussion in the garage started by freiesss may 30 2015. Bikes like the xs400 xs650 xs750 and xs1100 make great builds. If you want a smaller bike the cb350 will make for a good ride but you will not have the power some riders are.
Pelts jul 29 2015. From a design standpoint there are many things that you should consider before you start building a cafe racer. These items should be kept.