CAFE GOLD : 10 Years in the making.

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Re: Gold CAFE Update 12/17 (New Pipes)

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Congratulations. I wasnt sure what to think about the gold engine cases at one time but the finished product looks Great. JB
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Re: Gold CAFE Update 12/17 (New Pipes)

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I'm another one that wasn't too sure about the gold engine, but judging by the finished product it works well. Nice bike, good attention to the details, congrats on BOTM you deserve it.
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Re: Gold CAFE Update 12/17 (New Pipes)

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Congrats!

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Re: Gold CAFE Update 12/17 (New Pipes)

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Re: Gold CAFE Update 12/17 (New Pipes)

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Yeah at first I was thinking gold engine??? How will that work?, but it's great and a bit creative.
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Re: Gold CAFE Update 12/17 (New Pipes)

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Congrats on BOTM.
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Re: Gold CAFE Update 12/17 (New Pipes)

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Thank you, :oops: I like to thank the acadamy of GL :mrgreen: and all the imput that I got here from others. I have few things that might still do to the bike but I need a warm day to do it (my shop is cold). frosty1 Also have been putting in alot of hours at work.
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Powerholic wrote:My old man had a saying. "When life gives you a lemon colored motor, Build a kick a$$ cafe racer." Or something like that. I see BOTM sometime soon in your future.
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Re: Gold CAFE Update 12/17 (New Pipes)

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looks good, your bike may cost me some money though i got an itch to get going on my '78 cafe
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Re: Gold CAFE Update 12/17 (New Pipes)

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Where did you get the white instrument gauge faces? And how did you install them?

Isn't messing with the odometer illegal or something like that, because there is a way to reset the miles that are shown on the bike?

I really like the white gauges and want to do that myself. Please show me how!!!

Love the bike :)

Ps. Where did you get the chrome filter on the bike's right side for the overflow hoses?
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Re: Gold CAFE Update 12/17 (New Pipes)

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If you go to the first page of the site and check Shoptalk I think Old Fogey shows how.
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Re: Gold CAFE Update 12/17 (New Pipes)

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Under what in ShopTalk?
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Re: Gold CAFE Update 12/17 (New Pipes)

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congrats on botm.
what are the pipes off of
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I guess it did not get in shoptalk. Try here.

http://www.ngwclub.com/forum/viewtopic. ... gey+guages
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Re: Gold CAFE Update 12/17 (New Pipes)

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McLeod wrote:Where did you get the white instrument gauge faces? And how did you install them?

Isn't messing with the odometer illegal or something like that, because there is a way to reset the miles that are shown on the bike?

I really like the white gauges and want to do that myself. Please show me how!!!

Love the bike :)

Ps. Where did you get the chrome filter on the bike's right side for the overflow hoses?

I got the white gauge faces from ebay. It comes with instructions but the gas gauge you have to order it separate from the guy and I had to make small cuts with a dremel tool on the back side to open it. Then I pilled the medal back then pull the gauge apart and then follow the same instruction from the speedo & RPM. After that you can put the face of the gauge on some soft wood and tap the medal back that was pulled back.
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