Building a Munt

TK4

TK4

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The Australians have a wonderful term for homebuilt (de)cafe street bikes - Munts.
What do you need to do to build one ?
1) Brown seat
2) Pipe wrap
3) Carlisle truck tires
4) No fenders
5) Absurdly high or low handlebars
6) Homemade wire harness with LED lights
7) Flat black rattle can paint
What have I forgotten?
:):):)
 
That's a really good example of how to screw up a bike.
The swingarm is at a negative angle... so every bump you go over will bounce the rear wheel off the ground, and put all that force into the rider's back. Cool.
... putting the virtual contact patch WAY behind the actual contact patch, so EVERY time you touch the rear brake the wheel locks up. Cool
... but more importantly it has slanted the frame so low that the motor is slanting backward... quite a bit... like as much as doing a wheelie all the time, so all the engine oil sits in the transmission and will cause oil starvation... even COOLER.

If you want to see more monstrosities: r/CafeRacers

I have a hard time with this "cafe racer" thing. I understand the desire to acknowledge and celebrate an era of motorcycling, but what does a Japanese UJM have to do with it. The Japanese UJM was the end of the "cafe racer". What was the point of trying to make your Brit bike "do the ton" when you could buy a Honda and "do the ton" on the way home from the dealership... and the Honda will probably start tomorrow (with an electric starter), the lights work and , even BETTER; the brakes work.
It seems to me all these 'cafe racers" are celebrating the DEATH of the "cafe racer"
 
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