Hello to all,
I have just bought my first 14 and im looking forward to getting out on it soon and modifying it into a cafe racer...... tips and pointers gratefully received
Abe
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Gidday Abe & welcome along. Café Racer 14 eh? Bit of a big ole heavy lump for that isn't it? Or you just like that style?
Welcome - Croeso :)
Welcome Abe!
Nice one Abe :cheers:
Street fighter hell yes!
Cafe racer only if its B& W :whatever:
welcome to our loverly home all 1402 love and great bikes :onya:
Eyup,
Anyone remember Moonie's cafe racer 14 years ago? I think it was the one he got off Ciderman on the old Org.
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To all things 1402
Have a good look around as loads of great info here .
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Welcome aboard Abe. Think the 14 is a bit more suited to touring than Cafe racing, but each to their own & will be interesting to see the end result :cheers:
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I'm not sure its the right bike to café BUT it's about what YOU want.
Have a look on bikexif and search Yamaha xjr1300 (given they were sold until recently, there are many more of those) as well as gsx1400. You'll get some inspiration / ideas from there for sure.
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Welcome to the forum Abe. :onya:
Welcome Abe :cheers:
Welcome :onya:
Thank you all for the welcomes and comments, on reflection cafe racer may not be right so i have decided instead it should be a muscled up version of a Bonneville.
I have a seat and sub frame and someone much wiser than me to make it all fit. What engine mods if any would you all recommend first?
I have read through and see a PC3 and PAIRS removal seems favorable.
Abe
Welcome! Advice: don`t read to many threads....makes you want to make a whole lot of changes :)
I'd recommend getting used to the bike before anything .
Then do the quick stuff
4°ignition advancer and pair's removal.on both my k2 and the later k5 and k6 much smoother running(no power gains)
Then if your looking for more a full exhaust system and powercommander v (the pc3 is no longer available new)around 115bhp)
On my old k2 these mods made a massive difference to the bikes running(smother) and with exhaust mods slightly more power and better fuel economy.
On my later k5/6 they made it slightly worse on fuel but gave a little more power .
You'll only need a powercommander if you do any exhaust changes.
Once I fitted the yoshi cams the bike fully came alive and it what I think it should have always been from day one.(136bhp)
Loads of info here
Good luck
Seth
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