Cafe Racer project

[Pem Brooke]

Bought a cheap Honda 250 Superdream as a bit of a winter project...early days, but coming on bit by bit.
I don't want a show pony, just a bit of fun....

Before



Ten days in...



More to follow!!

[MacV2]

Would have been aquicker bike if you had left it RED !

[VTRDark]

Wow that looks supercool but the only thing that stands out a little odd to me is the exhaust. You need to find some nice supercool exhaust to match it's new look. So what's to follow. What plans do you see for it.

[Pem Brooke]

Wow that looks supercool but the only thing that stands out a little odd to me is the exhaust. You need to find some nice supercool exhaust to match it's new look. So what's to follow. What plans do you see for it.

Yep, you're right Carl...it came with that Motard system...it's in good condition but needs to be changed. I'm thinking of keeping the headers but putting two megaphones on the same (right) side....

[cheekykev]

If the exhaust is stainless steel, why not just cut it mid section, shorten it, and crank it up slightly, that would have the desired effect and wouldn't cost much.
In my opinion a cranked up exhaust on a Cafe Racer always looks good, and also looks like some thought and effort as been put into it rather than just sticking something on that can be bought and just looks the same as many others.
To give you an idea of what I'm on about, here's a picture of mine.

[KermitLeFrog]

here's a picture of mine.

Now THAT is nice! I'd love to see how it went together. Have you got any build pics?

Just remember to take the placcy bags off the air filters before you start it up...

[oldburnthippy]

If the exhaust is stainless steel, why not just cut it mid section, shorten it, and crank it up slightly, that would have the desired effect and wouldn't cost much.
In my opinion a cranked up exhaust on a Cafe Racer always looks good, and also looks like some thought and effort as been put into it rather than just sticking something on that can be bought and just looks the same as many others.
To give you an idea of what I'm on about, here's a picture of mine.

Num nums

[fabiostar]

great bike those for messing about on. somebodies put the front mudguard on back to front?

[Pem Brooke]

great bike those for messing about on. somebodies put the front mudguard on back to front?

Yeah, that's off now!! 'Orrible!!

[Pem Brooke]

[quote="cheekykev"]If the exhaust is stainless steel, why not just cut it mid section, shorten it, and crank it up slightly, that would have the desired effect and wouldn't cost much.
In my opinion a cranked up exhaust on a Cafe Racer always looks good, and also looks like some thought and effort as been put into it rather than just sticking something on that can be bought and just looks the same as many others.

Yeah, that's a good option...the pipes are in good nick, but I like your idea of wrapping them anyway, like yours....

[sirch345]

Good luck with the build, I haven't seen one of those little Honda's for years,

Chris.

[fabiostar]

last time i rode one of those i had to pull it out of a field lol.. ouch lol

[Pem Brooke]

last time i rode one of those i had to pull it out of a field lol.. ouch lol

Haha! I know what you mean! The seller was bombarded with folks wanting his Dream as a field bike, but it's way too nice for that. It has a rebuilt engine, sounds and runs dead sweet and the frame and forks are nice. It's a good start for my first CR project. Didn't want to buy a minter of any make then start fudging around. Need to get an idea of how to fandangle various bits before I upgrade to another project!