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XS919
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PostPosted: October 29, 2008, 2:37 am    Post subject: New Here
Hi All,

I just found this forum and thought I'd join.

I built a 650 Cafe racer a few years back. I've been working on other projects over the last few years so the 650 has sat in the back of the workshop under a sheet.

I pulled it out again the other day and thought I might give it a freshen up. Hopefully I'll get it back on the road or at least put it on display in the workshop somewhere.



Cheers

ichael
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PostPosted: October 29, 2008, 7:40 am    Post subject: Re: New Here
Very nice work you've done there.
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PostPosted: October 29, 2008, 1:37 pm    Post subject: Re: New Here
That thing is awesome. I am working on a cafe myself.
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PostPosted: October 29, 2008, 3:35 pm    Post subject: Re: New Here
nice bike! I like the fairing and tank.
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PostPosted: October 29, 2008, 4:37 pm    Post subject: Re: New Here
What kind of fairing is it? Ducati?

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PostPosted: October 29, 2008, 5:45 pm    Post subject: Re: New Here
dead sexy....
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XS919
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PostPosted: October 29, 2008, 7:10 pm    Post subject: Re: New Here
Thanks.

The Fairing is a Dunstall replica. The 900SS fairing is a lot bigger and didn't look quite right to me. The 650 is quite a bit smaller than a Ducati and the SS fairing looked to big. The tank is a genuine Rickman Triumph unit and it's made from fiberglass. I found it at a swap meet years back. It was in pretty poor shape but it restored OK.

I uploaded a few more pics to the gallery.

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