R65 = 650cc
R90 = 900cc, the bike is also a bit larger.
I'll be going for an R65 due to the fact they are LAMS approved and I want to build a small, nimble cafe racer; not a crazy fast one.
Awesome video. Will watch again.
that was a pretty interesting watch
adm ae86 now one hell of a project
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R65 = 650cc
R90 = 900cc, the bike is also a bit larger.
I'll be going for an R65 due to the fact they are LAMS approved and I want to build a small, nimble cafe racer; not a crazy fast one.
Awesome video. Will watch again.
Last edited by OniKyan; 23rd May 2011 at 05:47 PM.
Just had a look on ebay, damn they're not as expensive as I thought! Not a fan of bmw boxers though, don't know why I just don't.
For cafe bikes there are two roads to go through: japanese and european.
Euro is cooler as there's so much history to everything, I love hearing all of the old bike dudes talk shit at swapmeets and etc. It's also mighty expensive because parts are getting rare these days.
Jap is cheap as and plentiful.
This is relevant:
That bike is awesome. Looks good and sounds better. I'm a big fan of Suzuki and Kawasaki.
I'd say that these days, most older bikes are going to be expensive whether Euro or JDM. Part of the reason I'm so drawn to the BMW's for a Cafe Race project is the uniqueness. Not many bikes around use a drive shaft rather than a chain.
Yeah, I'm not sure with the driveshaft idea. Apparently it did odd things to the handling characteristics of the bikes but people liked it?
Friend's dad has a suzuki GS850 he might part with. I'd have to work it a lot to get it how i want it but it'd be cheap and would go SO hard.
Screw LAMS, I'll just put 550 build tags on. She'll be right.
Sorry to clutter your thread... Cafe racers are so so awesome though!
That is certainly one way around it, I guess. Police are probably too stupid to realize.
E30 M3 - Aero
Engine:
- Concept by Presho a.k.a. BOOST @ , built by 011 Racing Team: SAAB B234 2.3l, Trionic T5
engine management featuring automatic ion knock and boost control, individual Stage X tune by Fredrik @
Maptun Performance –
- Garrett GT35xxR hybrid @ 1.9bar
- RC Engineering 1000cc injectors, Intercooler with CO2 spray, fuel CO2 cooler, Mocal water/oil heat
exchanger, TIAL 44mm wastegate, Turbosmart 38mm Blow-off valve, Turbosmart adjustable fuel pressure
regulator, 2xBosch Motorsport fuel pumps, ATL Fuel Cell, Wizard of Nos direct port nitrous system with
progressive controller
- Power measured by Rototest: Wheel power - 472PS / 573Nm; Engine power ~550PS / 670Nm on 93
octane fuel. Power with 102 octane fuel: 650PS / 750Nm
Chassis/body:
- E30 M3 Evo chassis
- Sparco full weld-in roll cage
- Front strut brace
- Rear floorpan, diff mounts and subframe additionally cross-braced and strengthened
- Candy Red paint
Transmission:
- E36 M3 6-speed gearbox coupled to SAAB engine block
- SPEC full cerametallic clutch plate
- Carbonfibre propshaft by ACPT
- E28 M535 rear diff 3.07 ratio
- Quaife ATB limited slip
- PPF driveshafts
Brakes:
- Front: Compbrake 6-pot calipers, 340mm Powervane floating 2-piece rotors
- Rear: Compbrake 4-pot calipers, 315mm rotors from E36 M3 3.2
- Tilton hydraulic pedal box 6.2:1, non-servo
- Tilton Hydraulic handbrake
- Tilton brake bias adjuster
- Electrohydraulic linelock
Suspension:
- H&R Coilovers height adjustable
- KMAC adjustable camber/caster plates front
- KMAC adjustable camber/toe ki
- Aluminium rear shock mounts
- Aluminium control arms
- Polyrethane bushings front & rear
Interior:
- Sparco Pro 2000 seats
- Sparco 6 point harness
- Custom made alcantara upholstery + Dynamat sound and thermal insulation
Electronics:
- OMP electric fire extinguisher boot/cockpit/engine
- Power kill switch
- Defi Link BF computer controlled gauges: boost, EGT, fuel pressure, oil pressure, oil temperature
- Innovate A/F gauge
- Innovate datalogger
- Intercooler cold / hot charge temperature
- Wizard of Nos nitrous controller with nitrous-based turbo antilag system
- Custom made central panel – fan, nitrous, linelock, N2O, CO2, antilag
- Custom made dashboard
- Electronic cooling fan control
- 5000k HID headlights
- Engine oil pressurizing system for cold starts
- Oil & water recirculation system after engine shutdown to prevent turbo damage
Tires & wheels:
- BMW forged 18”
- Front: 8J/18 + 15mm spacers, Toyo R888 225/40/18
- Rear: 9.5J/18 + 10mm spacers. Toyo R888 255/35/18 or Mickey Thompson ET Street Radial 245/40/18 or
Mickey Thompson ET Street drag 26x10.5-15
Performance:
- 0-100: ~4.5s
- 100-200: 7s
- Max speed: over 320 km/h
mmmmMMm like this thread..
Why, this is of my interest!
I have one of these. Bone stock bar a 580cc overbore and 4-1 pipes. Was my uncle's, then Dad's, now it's mine.