Cafe'd Speedmaster!!!!

[cafenoir900]

This should get some yucks! A friend of mine bought the bike he thought he wanted... an '03 Speedmaster. Turns out what he really wanted was not a cruiser, but a Cafe Racer... so the modifications began...:headbang2:

 

[RonL]

Interesting.

What shocks are those and where'd he get that tail section?

 

[sweatmachine]

that's not a Speedmaster, that's an America. Interesting. The seat and handlebar risers look like they could use some massaging, but I like the package overall, kinda prostreet looking.

 

[RonL]

The seat and handlebar risers look like they could use some massaging, but I like the package overall, kinda prostreet looking.

I see what you mean - like shorter risers and a straighter bar. Yeah, it would give it a little more of a race or drag bike look.

 

[cafenoir900]

It is a Speedmaster. We swapped out the forks and wheels because he wanted spokes. The shocks are something he found on Ebay... very inexpensive but work reasonably well.
The tail fin is a custom one-off fiberglass shell, I fabricated a special frame to support the rear after taking off the structural stock rear fender. The seat is made from a hand beaten aluminum shell, made to raise the seating position from the stock gunfighter seat. The riding position is custom set by the owner... he finds it a very natural position. More photos at www.farleyandace.com

 

[nohawk]

A good example of working with what you got, if you can cafe a goldwing(been done many times) you can cafe most anything. Props to you and your buddy for giving it a go. So far,so cool.

 

[sweatmachine]

I'd love to see a pic of someone sitting on that bike with their foot on the pegs. I bet it's a cool riding position and looks good going down the road.

 

[cafenoir900]

Ask and ye shall receive. Just for fun we put a fin on one of his helmets... it's being painted to match the bike.:cheer:

 

[sweatmachine]

haha, man he needs to go on "what not to wear" hehehe. The bike looks good though.

Man-pri's: check
boat shoes: check
dress socks: check

 

[cafenoir900]

haha, man he needs to go on "what not to wear" hehehe. The bike looks good though.

Man-pri's: check
boat shoes: check
dress socks: check

Yeah, he makes his own kind of fashion statement... great guy, good soul and very funny...

 

[ssjones]

I saw this bike at Triumph Come Home in '08, it still had the stock seat. I like the current setup.

 

[cafenoir900]

Good to get some notice... yeah, that's the bike a year earlier. Always a work in progress.
Thanks for the addition.
Did ya' get to meet "Lou Danger," the owner...?

 

[ssjones]

Good to get some notice... yeah, that's the bike a year earlier. Always a work in progress.
Thanks for the addition.
Did ya' get to meet "Lou Danger," the owner...?

I think so, it was in the show field.

 

[RyanRobot99]

OMFG - No, just no. It's a cruiser for a reason... and should have been left as so, or made into a bobber.

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

Styles happen for a reason - When you try really hard to force styles that don't fit you end up with sht it this: http://www.youtube.com/user/cowboytroy

 

[DIRK]

beauty is in the eye of the builder

 

[KingBear]

Oh my, no. Most definitely no. :nono:

 

[Craigore]

All I can think of when I look at that bike is that it would have made a cool bobber.

 

[WaterTower]

Very Nice. It seems almost meant to be a natural way for this bike to look.
And I wish farleyandace were in New England