Chris,
Strictly my opinion - I was raised going to car shows looking at
restored original pieces - hence a bit of a bias - the 'make it stock'
mentality was drilled into me from a young age.
That having been said - later when my Dad purchased a hot-rod and I
began looking at Custom Truck mags - I began to be impressed by the ability
to customize something and tailor it to a purpose.
Its your bike - we aren't going to judge you if you decide to hack
it to pieces and turn it into a Cafe - although you might hear the
occasional comment about 'thats not what I'd do'.
If it were me - and I was looking for a Cafe project, I think I'd
start with a bike that wasn't in pristine condition - perhaps even a bare
frame - and build it up the way I wanted to from the start, as opposed to
starting with a running bike and stripping it.
Just my thought on the subject.
-Joey
On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 10:26 AM, Chris <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hello, I have a very decent example of an 83 nighthawk 550. Its really
> in nice condition, but I want something else. What concerns me is
> chopping into a perfect example of japanese bike niceness, to make a
> really nice example of a cafe racer. I have some pics of the bike, and
> some ideas but what I want to know is how the bike community feels
> about such a thing. Why I am posting is to see if anyone out there
> thinks the bike is worth something as a fully restored nighthawk, as a
> cafe racer, so long as its nicely done. Let me know what you think,
> also let me know what you hate about the nighthawk, or about the cafe
> racer movement. Opinions welcomed, and constructive criticism even
> more welcome. Plus, if you know a good place for me to blog, maybe
> your blog, or a friends blog so I can post some pics, and some
> ideas, I am all ears.
>
> Thanks for your time
>
> Chris
>
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