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I flew down to Melbourne last week & checked out the Cafe'd bike. It was everything the photo's promised, & more. It ran sweet, & I took it for a nice long ride, before deciding to buy it. I had the transport organised, which was on the way back to the airport. So I had the whole thing done & dusted in 4 hours, & I was back at the airport with an hour to spare, & home the same day.
The bike arrived yesterday, without a scratch (wrapping it in bubble wrap probably helped there). But the 6 boxes of spares are still to show up (should be here by the end of the week). & it's taken the place of my old Norton, as a Lounge Ornament, until the old bike gets blinged up with all the shiny bits in the 6 boxes, & it can resume Lounge Queen duties. I'll put the Cafe bike on the road then, though I still won't be able to ride it much until I've recovered from the shoulder replacement I'm due to get later this year.
I am having trouble starting the bike though. The original owner assures me it's usually an easy starter, & it certainly fired up easily for me in Melbourne (from cold). So something's happened on the trip. I've checked for loose wires, with no joy. The float bowl overflow pipe on the Mikuni does dump fuel on the floor, if the petcocks are left on. So I'm thinking a stuck float might be the culprit. Any other suggestions?
She arrived gift wrapped.
My Babies.
My new Lounge Queen
The fairing's off an 02 Ducati SS 1000, which has had it's oblong headlight blanked out, & the twin headlight's cut into it. I love it! It's drop-dead sexy!
The bike's a 71, with matching numbers. But the motor's been recently professionally rebuilt to Combat specs. It was nice & tight, with plenty of punch, when I rode it in Melb
The gear lever's been reversed, which reverses the pattern. I initially didn't like the rear set ride position, but once I sat forward into the tank, & tucked my knees into their tank recesses, it felt both more comfortable & a lot more controllable.
It's a nice clean unit. I'm very happy with it, & I'll be even happier when I can hear it run again.
The bike arrived yesterday, without a scratch (wrapping it in bubble wrap probably helped there). But the 6 boxes of spares are still to show up (should be here by the end of the week). & it's taken the place of my old Norton, as a Lounge Ornament, until the old bike gets blinged up with all the shiny bits in the 6 boxes, & it can resume Lounge Queen duties. I'll put the Cafe bike on the road then, though I still won't be able to ride it much until I've recovered from the shoulder replacement I'm due to get later this year.
I am having trouble starting the bike though. The original owner assures me it's usually an easy starter, & it certainly fired up easily for me in Melbourne (from cold). So something's happened on the trip. I've checked for loose wires, with no joy. The float bowl overflow pipe on the Mikuni does dump fuel on the floor, if the petcocks are left on. So I'm thinking a stuck float might be the culprit. Any other suggestions?
She arrived gift wrapped.
My Babies.
My new Lounge Queen
The fairing's off an 02 Ducati SS 1000, which has had it's oblong headlight blanked out, & the twin headlight's cut into it. I love it! It's drop-dead sexy!
The bike's a 71, with matching numbers. But the motor's been recently professionally rebuilt to Combat specs. It was nice & tight, with plenty of punch, when I rode it in Melb
The gear lever's been reversed, which reverses the pattern. I initially didn't like the rear set ride position, but once I sat forward into the tank, & tucked my knees into their tank recesses, it felt both more comfortable & a lot more controllable.
It's a nice clean unit. I'm very happy with it, & I'll be even happier when I can hear it run again.