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How to make a Café Racer tail cowl

How to Fiberglass your own Café Racer tail cowl It’s the anchor point on many Café Racer projects, whether you Shape it in foam on the seat, Fiberglass it or...

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Mufflers for your Cafe Racer, Scrambler and Bobber

Discover the perfect stainless steel muffler for your café racer, scrambler, or bobber at Purpose Built Moto. Learn about exhaust sizing, back pressure, and how to enhance your bike's performance...

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Building spoked wheels

Re-lacing and trueing your spoked wheels If you’re chasing a properly vintage look on your project bike, one of the key parts of achieving that is a set of spoke...

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How to build a Scrambler- 8.5 points to keep in mind when building your Scrambler

Old Bikes…. Everybody loves them, they are outdated, rattly, and perform pretty horribly in comparison to modern motorcycles. Why is it so that you can’t get enough of them? PERSONALITY...

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Locky’s Yamaha R5 RD350 Cafe Racer- Bringing this 2 stroke Vintage race bike back to life

Some bikes give their owner’s a certain air of character, other bikes only gain character from their owners. In the case of Locky, the latter is definitely the case. I...