Looking over the photos it’s the smaller details that really make his bike special. The W650 features a spattering of custom made and modified parts from other bikes including a tail light from an old Vincent, Triumph gas cap, Bonneville T140 gas tank and even a headlight stone guard off an MG sports car.
The list of mods are extensive so take a deep breath and cop a load of this…
- Tail light from old Vincent motorcycle now w/LEDs
- headlight mount from Daytona in Japan
- headlight stone guard from an old MG sportscar
- Progressive fork springs
- Hagon shocks
- Fenders cut down with hacksaw and chromed
- Kuryakyn turn signals
- German seat base – modified mounting system and shape
- Custom seat from a local shop
- Rear brake torsion bar drilled and polished
- Took off lots of paint and polished aluminium parts
- Buchannan stainless steel spokes for wheels
- Front hub powder coated
- Front brake painted to match engine
- Polished Superbrace fork brace
- Finned bevel drive cover from Japan (E-bay)
- Clip ons fully adjustable
- Gas cap from old Triumph
- Tank strap custom made
- Brake lines Galfer
- New chain, brake pads, bushings, etc
- Clutch & throttle cables Motion Pro
- Frame reworked for the battery tray, welds ground down
- Electronics now under the seat on a custom base
- Lots of rewiring and new cables
- Stock pipes coated by Jet-Hot and wrapped
- Pipes drilled out
- Uniflow custom red foam air filters
- Crankcase Breather
- Dyno tuned w/ new jets
- Engine repainted
- Aluminium engine side covers semi polished
- Odessey battery
- Frame painted BMW silver
- Tank, seat, light Ferrari red
- Headlight holes closed and one opened
- Rear footpeg mounts ground off
- CRG bar-end mirrors
- Triumph Bonneville T-140 tank modified to fit
- Custom fuel valves/lines
I was recently contacted by Dave from New York regarding a post on the site. Dave shared a couple of pics of his w650 Cafe Racer and my jaw dropped. His attention to detail is top notch and as a result, his Cafe Racer is an absolute work of art.
