Showing posts with label cafe racer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cafe racer. Show all posts

Thursday, January 5, 2012

England '73: Home of The Cafe Racers

Brands Hatch. Mallory. Silverstone. Name the track and you'll find them - hundreds, thousands of cafe racers in any nook and cranny on race day...In England, cafe racers are de rigeur and choppers are still rare. And no wonder; to ride on England's wet and winding roads (more lie bike pathways here), you need every bit of handling you can squeeze into your machine...

1973 England '73: Home of The Cafe Racers 7-Page Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

1975 Kawasaki 750 Cafe Racer - if replica racers are your bag, you'll never get closer to the real thing

Cover: Kawasaki 750 Cafe Racer; Special Cafe Racer Section: Kawasaki 750 Cafe Racer; Cafe Quickie - a bright yellow Honda 500 cafe bike called "Banana Peal"; Royal Enfield Cafe; Road Tests: Honda 750 Chopper, Kawasaki KX-400, Yamaha TX-650; Features: The New 1975 Hondas; Ontario Road Race; Hillclimb!; Honda 350 Hop-Up; more

KX400 TX650

1975 February Motor Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com









Friday, July 8, 2011

1974 Build your own cafe racer - Seeley Suzuki

One man's answer to the questions everbody will be asking in 1974...I've been a handling freak ever since I broke my leg because of a speed wobble on one of the first Mach IIIs, so this was particularly important to me. I wanted to get away from the hassle with valves, oil pressure, and oil coolers, so my thoughts turned, naturally enough to a two-stroke. A ring-ding machine would be ridiculously easy to tear down compared to Norton, and could provide the basis for a lightweight, nimble-handling bike. As I am into cafe racers, I decided to fit a Japanese two-stroke engine to an English specialty frame...

1974 Build your own cafe racer - Seeley Suzuki 4-Page Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com















Saturday, July 2, 2011

1973 Full Color Special Section: Cafe Racers - features & buyers guide

Full Color Special Section: Cafe Racers - features & buyers guide; Tests: Penton 175 Jackpiner, Suzuki RV125 Tracker, Harley-Davidson XLH1000, Hodaka Dirt Squirt; Features: How to ride - sliding; Konig - engine that's changing road racing; Bonneville - off year for the salt; Minicycle Nationals; Laguna Seca; New Models '74; Don't lose your cool - Oil cooler; more

RV-125 XLH-1000

1973 November Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com













Tuesday, June 21, 2011

1948 Harley-Davidson - restoration brings 2nd chance for 46 year old Panhead

Cover: Mike Ruffino was looking for a project when he stumbled onto his uncle's '48 Panhead. He gave the 46 year old Harley a second chance and kept a family tradition alive.

Features: 1948 Harley-Davidson - restoration brings 2nd chance for 46 year old Panhead; The AMA turns 70 - AMA President Ed Youngblood shares the past, present and future of motorcycling; Eric Cheney - Frame builder extraordinaire and his story; Rocker's Red Roadster - Sam Philbrook's 1972 Norton Combat Cafe Commando Roadster does more than turn heads; Daimler's big discovery - we have come a long way since the first motorcycle; more

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

1977 Custom Bike - Mike Lamberth's "L.A. Mini Hog"

Cover: Mike Lamberth's "L.A. Mini Hog"; Technical: Dual-Throat Mikuni; Special Road Test: Yamaha's Triple Threat - three cylinder Yamaha XS750D; Special Features: Daytona '77; Cafe Ole - a 750 Suzuki goes street-racer cafe; Mag Wheel Buyers Guide; Liquid Pro-Tection tank sealer; Feature Bikes: Sugar's Four, L.A. Mini Hog, East/West Express, Let's Get Down Tonight; more

XS750-D XS-750

1977 June Custom Bike Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com









Sunday, February 20, 2011

1975 Dunstall Kawasaki 1100 Z-1 Cafe Racer

Contents: Road Tests: Dunstall Kawasaki 1100 Z-1 Cafe Racer, Moto Villa 250 Motocross; Riding Impression/Preview: Suzuki RM250 and RM370 Motocrossers; Technical: Tuning Late Model Yamaha 250 and 350 Twins; Competition: A reprieve for Kenny Roberts - his bad luck becomes contagious; Features: Shootout at Willow Springs; Just a manner of traveling; Laid-Back Laguna; The Champions - a gathering of superstars; more

Z1 RM-250 RM-370

1975 November Cycle Guide Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - Kawasaki available at www.DadsVintageAds.com













Sunday, May 16, 2010

1974 Boston Cycles Yamaha 350 Cafe Racer







An over-the-counter Cafe Racer. Buy it complete for $1150. Buy the conversion parts if you already own a 350 Yamaha. Either way, Boston Cycles is the place.

1974 Boston Cycles Yamaha 350 Cafe Racer 3-Page Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

1978 Harley-Davidson Limited Edition Cafe Racer - Looking for a few good men





Power. Low-end torque. Between 1st and 2nd you shift gears. 3rd is more like a launch. 4th almost illegal even to talk about, much less do. This is a motorcycle...

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

1974 Honda 750 Cafe Racer - build it yourself project





Cover: Finally! At long last our Honda Project is unveiled showing a new suit of clothes! Build this Cafe Racer Yourself.

Contents: Road Tests: Honda CB200, Maico 450, Yamaha TY250, Kawasaki G4TR, Yamaha RD60; Competition: The wild Barstow to Vegas Bash; Supernational Showdown; Technical: Production Evaluation - winning performance exhaust system; 750 Honda Project, part 6; more

1974 April Bob Braverman's Cycle Rider Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - Honda available at www.DadsVintageAds.com in the " Motorcycle Magazines" category


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