Which do you prefer?

shmike · 01-22-2009, 04:28 PM

Chopper, without question.

Cafe is cool but there are better bikes to use (CB750 anyone?).

A street tracker was cool when noone else had one or when you converted an old Harley racebike. Now they are played out.

OneSickPsycho · 01-22-2009, 04:34 PM

Honestly... a bike like that... I'd just hack off the seat into a solo seat, take off the front fender, and rock some drag bars... Fin.

I voted Chopper.

OneSickPsycho · 01-22-2009, 04:35 PM

I guess I'd also hack the exhaust off right at the mounting bracket.

Corey · 01-22-2009, 04:59 PM

It'd be a toss up between the Cafe and the Street Tracker, but I'm leaning Cafe. But you couldn't go wrong with a Street Tracker either.

PhiSig1071 · 01-22-2009, 08:33 PM

I like the chopper best, but to do it right I'll have to completely disassemble the bike and send it off to have a hardtail put on it. That's BIG money. But I love the look of the rigid frame, and I love the idea of a suicide shift, it's not hard at all, but it freaks people out.

I might do a quick cafe job on it until I can save up the cash to have the frame done or I blow up the motor and have to pull it out to rebuild it.

This is of course predicated on the assumption that I buy the bike instead of dumping the money into turning the KTM into the baddest tard on the planet.

Maybe that's the poll I should do.

No Worries · 01-25-2009, 12:41 AM

They look cool, but I rode a stocker once and wasn't impressed. As I remember, it was slow and vibrated. If I was looking for an older bike to modify, I would get one with some grunt. If it had to be a Yammi, it would be the excess 11 (XS1100). Or a GS1100E, CB900F, Ninja 900, FJ100, etc.

PhiSig1071 · 01-25-2009, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by No Worries

They look cool, but I rode a stocker once and wasn't impressed. As I remember, it was slow and vibrated. If I was looking for an older bike to modify, I would get one with some grunt. If it had to be a Yammi, it would be the excess 11 (XS1100). Or a GS1100E, CB900F, Ninja 900, FJ100, etc.

I actually have a friend that has three excess 11's, the first time I ever saw a XS650 was at a XS rally that he invited me too. I've ridden his XS11 Midnight Special and it's a fun bike. Another reason I'm kind of leaning toward the chopper is because it's very suited to this bike, it's a copy of the old brit twins that got chopped a lot. If I turn it into a tracker or a cafe it's always going to be underpowered, if I turn it into a chop it's not a problem if it's slow and vibrates.

View Poll Results: Which One?
Stocker	1	4.55%
Street Tracker	11	50.00%
Cafe Racer	7	31.82%
Chopper	3	13.64%
Voters: 22. You may not vote on this poll

01-22-2009, 04:59 PM	#4
Corey AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Florida Moto: Not a damn thing Posts: 2,612	It'd be a toss up between the Cafe and the Street Tracker, but I'm leaning Cafe. But you couldn't go wrong with a Street Tracker either. __________________ Half man, half horse, half motorcycle. All awesome. "Your game is shit, your company is shit. Activision ruined you! Activision ruined you." - Francis

01-22-2009, 08:33 PM	#5
PhiSig1071 Let go of my ears. Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL Moto: '03 GSX-R600, '04 625SMC Posts: 1,394	I like the chopper best, but to do it right I'll have to completely disassemble the bike and send it off to have a hardtail put on it. That's BIG money. But I love the look of the rigid frame, and I love the idea of a suicide shift, it's not hard at all, but it freaks people out. I might do a quick cafe job on it until I can save up the cash to have the frame done or I blow up the motor and have to pull it out to rebuild it. This is of course predicated on the assumption that I buy the bike instead of dumping the money into turning the KTM into the baddest tard on the planet. Maybe that's the poll I should do. __________________ Entia non sunt multiplicanda necessitatem

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01-22-2009, 04:28 PM	#1
shmike Follower Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5,549	Chopper, without question. Cafe is cool but there are better bikes to use (CB750 anyone?). A street tracker was cool when noone else had one or when you converted an old Harley racebike. Now they are played out.

01-22-2009, 04:34 PM	#2
OneSickPsycho Ride Like an Asshole Join Date: Feb 2008 Moto: nothing... Posts: 11,254	Honestly... a bike like that... I'd just hack off the seat into a solo seat, take off the front fender, and rock some drag bars... Fin. I voted Chopper.

01-22-2009, 04:35 PM	#3
OneSickPsycho Ride Like an Asshole Join Date: Feb 2008 Moto: nothing... Posts: 11,254	I guess I'd also hack the exhaust off right at the mounting bracket.

01-25-2009, 12:41 AM	#6
No Worries Keyboard Racer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mile High City Moto: Old Superbikes Posts: 1,016	They look cool, but I rode a stocker once and wasn't impressed. As I remember, it was slow and vibrated. If I was looking for an older bike to modify, I would get one with some grunt. If it had to be a Yammi, it would be the excess 11 (XS1100). Or a GS1100E, CB900F, Ninja 900, FJ100, etc.