I love choppers and personally I believe that if it looks like one is sorta homemade and you wanna call it a chopper it’s probably a chopper. Others here on Reddit like in the good old [r/choppers](r/choppers) sub I always see the same thing:
Choppers derived from ww2 vets coming home and chopping all extra accessories and some of the frame off the bike. A chopper is usually a hard tail (don’t agree) and a chopper has to have the frame chopped in some way (don’t agree) has to have raked forks (I do agree that makes the whole chopper shape in my opinion) and probably a couple more things I’m forgetting. So in some respects depending on how you define a chopper wouldn’t cafe racers be considered the choppers of sport bikes? Yea? No? Maybe? Am I venturing in illegal culture territory? Figured I’d post here before I ask [r/choppers](r/choppers)

So this is an electric cafe racer build I’ve been doing.
So far I’ve done the following:
•removed pedals/crankset
•removed speed limiter
•custom fit front fairing
•custom recycled wetsuit hand-sewn seat
•lowered/dropped handlebars
•added rear pegs
•removed rear fender/bracket
•removed chain
•removed rear derailleur and shifting cable/shifter

I’m planning on buying a second battery and wiring it up so I can either have a reserve battery or draw power from both at the same time as well as upgrading the 1500w battery with a 6000+ bringing the top speed from (currently)35mph to 60+ and at some point I’d like to also fabricate some side covers. But that’s later.

What do you guys think?

I still want to add drop bars, a new seat, and a better set of mirrors.

Hello everyone,
I just bought my first motorcycle, it's a Yamaha virago 250 (1991) but it's totally customized like a cafe racer.
The previous owner bought it already like this so he doesn't know much about it.

I need to know what tank is this, I mean which bike it comes from to understand how some parts work.

I also need to replace the cap of the tank cause it's very old, hard to open and leaks, so I want something new and preferably with a lock and key.

Can anyone help me identify the tank and give me some suggestions for the cap?
Thank you!

The first step is done the disassembly! This Will be a performance oriented build so in the end the engine Will be bored out to around 700cc! I made a video of the process so take a look if you want!

https://youtu.be/4k_9pU-l48o

Felt like the project that would never end. It's not perfect, but I can say I built my cafe racer in my garage!

Fully custom front fairing and subframe. The seat was completed a few years ago with some help from a local builder to finish it.

-Rebelmoto high rise clip-ons and backlit switches

-Purpose built moto headlight and black box controller

-Highsider barend mirrors with the turn signals integrated into the stalk.

-Agostini rearsets

-New Nissin front master cylinder with the remote reservoir so I could clear the fairing

-HEL performance custom length brake cables front and part of the rear

-Domino throttle assembly with Domino build your own throttle cable kit, with some hard to find Venhill 90° throttle cable ferrules

-Venhill clutch cable

-Dime City Cycles clutch perch and lever

A couple things I'd like a do-over on for sure, but I won't. 😂

Hardest part was making the windscreen.

I'm sure I'm forgetting stuff, but that's my build!

After 3 days of chasing, why are I found the wire that's been having issues, Black/yellow was blowing a fuse 7A head light after disconnecting it the main dashboard turns on, but the inition switch won't start. I also disconnected the black/ red wire. Everything is aftermarket, and I just placed to horns, so I used a relay.The horns works.But the bike won't start

Looking for any recs on clip ons for a Thruxton RS. Anything that you all have tried and either worked well or not.

Looking for a bike that someone’s willing to sell don’t mind it being unfinished title preferred in NJ

Hi guys! Last time I posted my 1980 KZ650 cafe project, a few of you actually thought it was an AI-generated render because of the workshop lighting. Safe to say I took that as a huge compliment! 🛠️

Since the factory green covers and tank badges are gone, I wanted a subtle way to nod to the bike's roots. So, I just slapped on some custom tire stickers: 'KAWASAKI' on top, 'Z-TYPE' on the bottom for both wheels. Also chopped the front fender off and blacked out the fork lowers in gloss black to clean up the front end.

Next big headache (but not anytime soon) will be ripping out the factory wiring harness to wire up a MotoGadget M.Unit.

The stance is really coming together. If you want to see the actual metal shaping, the tank build, and proof that this thing exists in real life, I've been documenting the transformation so far on YouTube. Just search cafe.racer.garage.232 on YT to check it out!

What do we think of the tire lettering vibe?

CSC SG400 // Zongshen ZS400

Hi everyone. Some progress update with pictures. I’ve been MIA mostly due to work, and most of any “work” done on the bike at this point was literally just waiting for parts. Buy one thing, wait a few days, either turns out part doesn’t fit or work as I had hoped or find that something new is wrong and needs replacement. Rinse and repeat. Anyways, since the last update, I went ahead and chopped off the stiffening bar. Bike rides fine, Im not having any issues with wobbling. However, I was having issues with master cylinder not supplying enough pressure, didn’t want to spend $100 on rebuild so I ended up just buying a new one. Went with the rcs19…which now my crg lever no longer fits…🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ also went through a handful of cheap throttle housings from Amazon and cables just trying to find what fits or customizing my own cables followed by many mistakes. Eventually just threw in the towel and went with a motion pro rev3. Everything is looking good now. Have yet to test ride again so who knows what else will come out. Still have to ascertain a parasitic draw as my battery keeps dying after a few hours. Tried swapping with a new battery but still same issue. Also will have to configure the motoscope pro but at this point I’ll be adding it to my list of things to do during winter. Not very many riding days left here in Wisconsin. Lastly, still need to paint the tank and the seat cowl…whelp, that’s all of it. lol

I buy it in very bad shape, but with little love oldman is back on the road again 😎