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I've Got Your Cafe Racer Right Here...

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Bitch.

It must be a strange sensation to come out of a turn grabbing a handful of chugging Knuckle while dragging a peg w/ a knee down.

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Other then being a little over raked it is one badass lookin cafe racer. (I hope that doesn't come off as being overly negative, critical, or anything else, I really do appreciate the effort and it's nicer then anything I've built). I bet my stock 78 sporty would smoke it, though :)
It is over raked, but I'd still put on a funny looking leather suit for a chance to ride it.
cool as it may be, IMHO, a knuck does NOT belong in a cafe-style chassis!
Rake aside, I'm trying to figure out something about that frame. Cool idea, but not the right home for a knuckle. How about an Evo, with 17" spoke wheels and triple discs. Kind of like a more traditional looking Buell. What is that piece of vertical tubing that separates the engine from tranny? It looks like it might have been a seat post in another life. I'd like to learn more about that frame.
nice look, i agree the rake is a little too much and an evo would suit it better, but if you like ride like it stolen.
later
i'm pretty sure that bike was built by chica, for what it's worth. probably explains the excess rake
Yes, Chica built it and yes, it's completely senseless...a lot like a chopped Ducati :)
Zing!

Tony Bones said:
Yes, Chica built it and yes, it's completely senseless...a lot like a chopped Ducati :)
Hear about another guy who builds the same sort of thing but they go, stop and handle. You guys ever hear of a bloke called Eric Buell ? :)

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jw_ said:
waste of a frame
what frame do you think it is?
not f-bed
kinda like seely, but with single downtube....

looks one off to me....???
Tony Bones said:
Yes, Chica built it and yes, it's completely senseless...a lot like a chopped Ducati :)
more like an egli vincent than a chopped duck

i like it, even with obvious departure from traditional cafe stuff like the rake and long wheelbase, which are glaringly intentional, and probably to a customer's spec......
doesnt do it for me that one but this is a cool harley cafe...

http://www.victorylibrary.com/tech/Frankenstein.htm

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That bike is amazing and makes Chica's look not so cool.
Hell yeah - gotta love Frankenstein!!
frankenstein kicks chicas ass...loved when i first saw it [damn thats like 3 cafe racers i like - im not meant to like them hmmmm...]
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