2 Stoke Cafe ?

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Laverda SF

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I had a Suzuki Cafe 500 Twin Titan - To me it had potential but got married and never had the time to reach her potential ?

Could it beat Spencer's Yamaha ? Granted I could never ride as good as Spencer !
 
The Titan I had looked very similar to this:
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Not polished like that one though.

She was previously modded for Cafe - Only paid $250 for her. What a price and what a shame I never got into her and sold her for the same price to hopefully a motorcyclist whom did her justice ;o(

Took her for a buzz around block and onto the HWY once - Lots of blue smoke and easily hit 100 mph. Ring a Ding Ding yet had supersizing torque for a 2 stroke.
 
The power hit on a Kawasaki 500 2 stroke triple fitted with "proper" expansion chambers is something which should be experienced. Probably a good job they don't go too far as the tank is small and the fuel consumption is somewhat wallet bashing! That and their reputation as widow makers.....

Rob
 
Freddie ;o)

Rode the Kawasaki H1 Mach III 500 - Really liked it - Fast and nimble - More predictable then the 750. Actually after mounting the 750, I refused to get back on the thing.
 
When I was 16 or 17 years old I bought a nearly new heavy tuned Kawasaki F11A 250 from an American soldier.

As I didn't had any papers I made some myself and registered the vehicle with them.
(I worked in the printing industry 8)).

It was certainly one of the first registrated enduro motorcycles in Northern Bavaria.

We had a lot of fun with the bike at the military training area in the neighborhood.

Thomas aus LAU

 
Here?s one I built for a mate, YDS7 frame, RD400 engine. Narrow power band and short wheel base it would wheelie out of corners, ultimately it would be its undoing!
 

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There were lots of RD 400's in my home town which did wheels down main street 24 hours a day !

Don't off Topic. I'm a talking 2 Stroke Cafe. You know high speed cornering a dragging your knees on the asphalt at 100 mph and such. Perhaps doing a wheelie outta sharp bin ;o)

Can't say the the RD 400 would make a good Cafe Ride - Great Light to Light street ride though. My 750SF would eat a RD 400 in Cafe.


 
You put a disc on the Yam as well.
The T500 never made it as a racebike as it couldn't really be made to rev to get the top end power it needed, but that mid-range was good for the street, big vibration though. They appear occasionally in my race class.
 
Thanks Tippie - I suspected that.

That RD350LC that Jo points out is a dream machine - Wish I were younger ;o(

How appealing is this vintage 71 Benelli 175 Cafe - I rather like it.
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... two strokes are cool! Here is a build up from an Austrian sheet metal working artist!
Ciao, Gert
 

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This is my Moto Guzzi 250 TS cafe racer I built a few years ago. Goes ok once you?ve got it wound up but doesn?t like traffic.
 

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Granted it probably would not have enough power to launch but once you reach speed, it would be a challenge and a blast to ride perfecting your cafe form to use on more powerful and heavier rides.

As a  a Cafe Rider, I don't think I could resist something like this ;o)

You ever notice the smaller engine is the bigger the expansion chamber or is just the size of the bike Vs the chamber - LOL

I would not surprised, with practice, if that thing could do 100mph and maintain it on a winding asphalt road !
 
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