Cafe Racer Magazine Readers Ride-In Bike Show
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Cafe Racer Magazine Readers Ride-In Bike Show
Cafe Racer Magazine had their annual Readers Ride-In Bike Show today.
Was at their headquarters in Sewickley, PA, which is a few miles west of Pittsburgh.
Something like 50 bikes were entered & Suzuki two strokes were well represented.
Suzuki GT750 & T500. Owned by two friendly guys from Ontario, Canada.
Wild Suzuki T500 with sidecar.
Suzuki GT550.
Video made before I showed up. There were quite a few more bikes after this video was shot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi3GwfJJuLU
Was at their headquarters in Sewickley, PA, which is a few miles west of Pittsburgh.
Something like 50 bikes were entered & Suzuki two strokes were well represented.
Suzuki GT750 & T500. Owned by two friendly guys from Ontario, Canada.
Wild Suzuki T500 with sidecar.
Suzuki GT550.
Video made before I showed up. There were quite a few more bikes after this video was shot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi3GwfJJuLU
BAS (Bike Acquisition Syndrome) - too many bikes but have room for more
Suzuki:
GT750 2x75
GT550 72 & 75
GT380 72
T500 69 project & 73 project
T350 69 & 71
Honda 85 CB650SC & 86 CB700SC
09 Triumph Bonneville SE
Suzuki:
GT750 2x75
GT550 72 & 75
GT380 72
T500 69 project & 73 project
T350 69 & 71
Honda 85 CB650SC & 86 CB700SC
09 Triumph Bonneville SE
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Re: Cafe Racer Magazine Readers Ride-In Bike Show
Thanks for posting the photos,I really like the GT750...very nicely done...looks pretty,nice lines
Cheers,
Roger
Cheers,
Roger
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Re: Cafe Racer Magazine Readers Ride-In Bike Show
+1 on that being a nice GT750.
The GT750 & T500 have swingarms for other bikes that were adapted to fit.
Here is a pic of the T500 swingarm:
The GT750 & T500 have swingarms for other bikes that were adapted to fit.
Here is a pic of the T500 swingarm:
BAS (Bike Acquisition Syndrome) - too many bikes but have room for more
Suzuki:
GT750 2x75
GT550 72 & 75
GT380 72
T500 69 project & 73 project
T350 69 & 71
Honda 85 CB650SC & 86 CB700SC
09 Triumph Bonneville SE
Suzuki:
GT750 2x75
GT550 72 & 75
GT380 72
T500 69 project & 73 project
T350 69 & 71
Honda 85 CB650SC & 86 CB700SC
09 Triumph Bonneville SE
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Re: Cafe Racer Magazine Readers Ride-In Bike Show
That swingarm on the T500 is off of a Yamaha Seca 400.
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Re: Cafe Racer Magazine Readers Ride-In Bike Show
Part of what made the event a good show was the opportunity to chat with the owners about their bikes & the mods they did.Flywheel wrote:That swingarm on the T500 is off of a Yamaha Seca 400.
The swingarm on the GT750 was an easy fit that needed lower shock mount brackets fabricated & welded on.
The tank is from another bike & there was no room for a petcock with the stock airbox, so he used a manual Seadoo petcock mounted on the right carb.
Those sharp-looking exhausts are Jemco 3-into-3s that he had chromed.
I think you are right about the donor parts for the T500 being from a Seca 400.
Wheels & parts look like those in Seca 400 pics.
The owner mentioned where they are from but I don’t remember that detail at the moment.
The T500 has unusual pod filters & exhaust tips, but I didn’t think about asking about them.
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Was a good weekend for events.
This event was on Sunday, and Mods & Rockers was in Millville on Saturday.
Excellent weather and both were reasonable rides from your place.
Definitely worth considering for next year.
BAS (Bike Acquisition Syndrome) - too many bikes but have room for more
Suzuki:
GT750 2x75
GT550 72 & 75
GT380 72
T500 69 project & 73 project
T350 69 & 71
Honda 85 CB650SC & 86 CB700SC
09 Triumph Bonneville SE
Suzuki:
GT750 2x75
GT550 72 & 75
GT380 72
T500 69 project & 73 project
T350 69 & 71
Honda 85 CB650SC & 86 CB700SC
09 Triumph Bonneville SE
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Re: Cafe Racer Magazine Readers Ride-In Bike Show
Isn't that 550 known as RedZone?
Lane
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If you stroke it more than twice; you're playing with it.
Too many bikes, too much time, ENOUGH SPACE, FINALLY! Never enough money.........
Too many bikes, too much time, ENOUGH SPACE, FINALLY! Never enough money.........
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Re: Cafe Racer Magazine Readers Ride-In Bike Show
That's correct. Its RedZone.rngdng wrote:Isn't that 550 known as RedZone?
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BAS (Bike Acquisition Syndrome) - too many bikes but have room for more
Suzuki:
GT750 2x75
GT550 72 & 75
GT380 72
T500 69 project & 73 project
T350 69 & 71
Honda 85 CB650SC & 86 CB700SC
09 Triumph Bonneville SE
Suzuki:
GT750 2x75
GT550 72 & 75
GT380 72
T500 69 project & 73 project
T350 69 & 71
Honda 85 CB650SC & 86 CB700SC
09 Triumph Bonneville SE
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Re: Cafe Racer Magazine Readers Ride-In Bike Show
Funny you mentioned Mod & Rockers, soon as I posted about the swingarm yesterday I thought to myself "wonder when Mods & Rockers is?" Got on their website and saw it was Aug 22. Oops ...Kinda late.jabcb wrote:—-Flywheel wrote:That swingarm on the T500 is off of a Yamaha Seca 400.
Was a good weekend for events.
This event was on Sunday, and Mods & Rockers was in Millville on Saturday.
Excellent weather and both were reasonable rides from your place.
Definitely worth considering for next year.
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Re: Cafe Racer Magazine Readers Ride-In Bike Show
Two more pics:
Was a sunny day & my cell phone camera couldn't handle the contrast.
The 2nd BMW isn't yellow, its orange.
The orange on the Bilt helmet is closer to being correct & the bike was painted to match the helmet.
Was a sunny day & my cell phone camera couldn't handle the contrast.
The 2nd BMW isn't yellow, its orange.
The orange on the Bilt helmet is closer to being correct & the bike was painted to match the helmet.
BAS (Bike Acquisition Syndrome) - too many bikes but have room for more
Suzuki:
GT750 2x75
GT550 72 & 75
GT380 72
T500 69 project & 73 project
T350 69 & 71
Honda 85 CB650SC & 86 CB700SC
09 Triumph Bonneville SE
Suzuki:
GT750 2x75
GT550 72 & 75
GT380 72
T500 69 project & 73 project
T350 69 & 71
Honda 85 CB650SC & 86 CB700SC
09 Triumph Bonneville SE
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Re: Cafe Racer Magazine Readers Ride-In Bike Show
A few more pics with a better camera than I had.
From the Cafe Racer magazine website:
Janus is a small company located in Indiana:
From the Cafe Racer magazine website:
Janus is a small company located in Indiana:
BAS (Bike Acquisition Syndrome) - too many bikes but have room for more
Suzuki:
GT750 2x75
GT550 72 & 75
GT380 72
T500 69 project & 73 project
T350 69 & 71
Honda 85 CB650SC & 86 CB700SC
09 Triumph Bonneville SE
Suzuki:
GT750 2x75
GT550 72 & 75
GT380 72
T500 69 project & 73 project
T350 69 & 71
Honda 85 CB650SC & 86 CB700SC
09 Triumph Bonneville SE
- jabcb
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Re: Cafe Racer Magazine Readers Ride-In Bike Show
Moved pics to Flickr.
Suzuki GT750 & T500. Owned by two friendly guys from Ontario, Canada.
CRM_2015-08-23_GT750_t500 by jabcb, on Flickr
Wild Suzuki T500 with sidecar.
CRM_2015-08-23_T500sidecar by jabcb, on Flickr
Suzuki GT550.
CRM_2015-08-23_GT550 by jabcb, on Flickr
The GT750 & T500 have swingarms for other bikes that were adapted to fit.
Here is a pic of the T500 swingarm:
CRM_2015-08-23_T500swingarm by jabcb, on Flickr
Two more pics:
CRM_2015-08-23_group2 by jabcb, on Flickr
CRM_2015-08-23_group1 by jabcb, on Flickr
Was a sunny day & my cell phone camera couldn't handle the contrast.
The 2nd BMW isn't yellow, its orange.
The orange on the Bilt helmet is closer to being correct & the bike was painted to match the helmet.
Suzuki GT750 & T500. Owned by two friendly guys from Ontario, Canada.
CRM_2015-08-23_GT750_t500 by jabcb, on Flickr
Wild Suzuki T500 with sidecar.
CRM_2015-08-23_T500sidecar by jabcb, on Flickr
Suzuki GT550.
CRM_2015-08-23_GT550 by jabcb, on Flickr
The GT750 & T500 have swingarms for other bikes that were adapted to fit.
Here is a pic of the T500 swingarm:
CRM_2015-08-23_T500swingarm by jabcb, on Flickr
Two more pics:
CRM_2015-08-23_group2 by jabcb, on Flickr
CRM_2015-08-23_group1 by jabcb, on Flickr
Was a sunny day & my cell phone camera couldn't handle the contrast.
The 2nd BMW isn't yellow, its orange.
The orange on the Bilt helmet is closer to being correct & the bike was painted to match the helmet.
BAS (Bike Acquisition Syndrome) - too many bikes but have room for more
Suzuki:
GT750 2x75
GT550 72 & 75
GT380 72
T500 69 project & 73 project
T350 69 & 71
Honda 85 CB650SC & 86 CB700SC
09 Triumph Bonneville SE
Suzuki:
GT750 2x75
GT550 72 & 75
GT380 72
T500 69 project & 73 project
T350 69 & 71
Honda 85 CB650SC & 86 CB700SC
09 Triumph Bonneville SE