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Mopar_Tony_SF
PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:11 pm 

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Hey guys, whats your opinion on this S1 cafe? Leading edge rat bike, or shade tree hack job? I have nothing invested in this bike or the company, but would like to know the expert's opinions!

http://new.twinlinemotorcycles.com/2011 ... %99-racer/
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scrambler73
PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:18 pm 
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I like it as far as bare-bones $100.00 rattlecan "restos" go. Has a nice stance and black bikes usually look cool.

It needs chambers, a hot S2 top end, disc brake front end and some tires and it would then actually be fun to ride. As it sits, a guy would get bored with the 20 odd horsepower pretty quick.
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Jim
PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:29 pm 
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Too bad about the premix. If you have room to carry a bottle of oil, you could hide an oil tank there and save a lot of grief.

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Zambia
PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:00 pm 
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I think it looks cool, but chambers, real brakes and some horsepower would be nice.
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Ja-Moo
PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:12 pm 
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Not quite a "hack job" but not a lot better.............. :roll:

Cafe boutique........... :banghead Cafe bikes were built for handling and speed, this has neither......

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Jim
PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:15 pm 
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Plus I recently saw a video that explained that café racers should be Hondas.

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Mopar_Tony_SF
PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:43 pm 

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Ja-Moo wrote:
Not quite a "hack job" but not a lot better.............. :roll:

Cafe boutique........... :banghead Cafe bikes were built for handling and speed, this has neither......


I think you summarized it perfectly!
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sawracer
PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:54 pm 

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Geeze, I'm putting together a RD special and now it just seems cookie cutter:(. Gonna have to lean harder on the TD TZ cues to keep it from being completely cheesy and contrived. A triple that runs is cool. That means we can still save it :thumbup: !
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Zambia
PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:08 pm 
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It reminds of this tracker on the Canadian board...I like this one!

http://triplescanada.proboards.com/inde ... hread=4446
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Ja-Moo
PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:35 pm 
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Zambia wrote:
It reminds of this tracker on the Canadian board...I like this one!

http://triplescanada.proboards.com/inde ... hread=4446


We all have different opinions....lol :lol:

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