Modenas Jaguh Cafe Racer

Custom made by Coral Cape Customs/SBM KL

Kawasaki GPZ 550 Cafe Racer

Custom made by Coral Cape Customs/SBM Desa Pandan.

FOR SALE : HONDA CB4 VTEC CAFE RACER

Selling cheap my Honda CB4 VTEC  converted to a Cafe Racer. Running condition. Boleh ride ke Art of Speed this weekend. Documents complete.(Singapore Registered) Asking for RM10,000.00 Nego. Call 0105465444 atau boleh dtg terus ke SBM/CBC Desa Pandan for viewing/testing.

FOR SALE : 1967 DUCATI 125 CAFE RACER

Selling cheap my 1965 Ducati 125 Cafe Racer. Running condition. Boleh ride ke Art of Speed this weekend. Documents complete. Asking for RM17,000.00 Nego. Call 0105465444 atau boleh dtg terus ke SBM/CBC Desa Pandan for viewing/testing.

SPORTSTER CAFE RACER

Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia, is not where you’d expect to find a 1960s-style cafe racer. But this Sportster-powered machine would look right at home in the parking lot of London’s Ace Cafe.

It belongs to enthusiast Faizal Yusop, who’s crammed a modified 1969 Ironhead motor into a Norton Featherbed Wideline frame. Which makes it both a ‘Sporton’ and a ‘Norley’, I guess.

The specifications are truly impressive. The Sportster engine has been bored oversize, and treated to big valves, uprated conrods and high-compression pistons. It’s also running an Andrews street/drag cam—a ‘Y’ grind with .425 of lift. The engine is now fed by a classic Weber 40 DCOE racing carb and breathes out via a Dunstall two-into-one exhaust system. Spark is courtesy of a Joe Hunt Magneto with a manual retard/advance lever.

“It wasn’t a case of just ‘bolt it together and go’,” says Faizal. “We’ve shifted the whole Sportster motor and drive train about 19mm towards the centerline, to make it a well-balanced bike. We made a motor mount from 1½ inch steel plates, which took quite a bit of machining for the right geometric balance.”

Other top-shelf components include 18-inch alloy Borrani rims, a handcrafted alloy Norton Manx five-gallon fuel tank (and central oil tank), 4-leading shoe brakes and Tommaselli hand controls. As befits a true cafe racer, weight has been kept to a minimum—a mere 180 kg (just under 400 lbs).

I’m not sure what the roads are like around Kuala Lumpur, but I hope they’re good. This machine must be an absolute blast to ride.

Images by Sollehim Abdulrahim.

Specification

Make: Norton/Harley-Davidson (the Sporton)
Model: Cafe racer / grand prix roadracer
Year: 1957

Engine and drivetrain
1969 Harley-Davidson Ironhead Sportster rebored 900cc XLCH motor, .30 thou oversize bore
CCI conrods
Oversize inlet and outlet valves
Silicone bronze valve guides
Oversize AMF Harley-Davidson high compression pistons
Andrews ‘Y’ cam (57-70) with .425 lift
Joe Hunt magneto ignition system
Spitfire silicon HT cables
Weber 40 DCOE race carburetor with custom jets, tubes and linkages
Custom intake manifold and aluminum rampipes
Ramair air sock filters
Lockhart 9-row oil cooler
Facet 4psi electric fuel pump
Braided fuel and oil hoses all around
Barnett kevlar 9-plate clutch with heavy duty springs
Stock Harley-Davidson 4-speed transmission with Andrews close ratio gears
Electric start and kick start

Chassis, brakes and suspension
1957 Norton featherbed wideline frame
Ohlins steering damper
Four-leading brake shoes, 4LS front hub (Suzuki GT750 model J)
Suzuki twin pull brake lever system
Suzuki GS550 rear hub
Borrani rims and Dunlop TT100 tires
Shortened Roadholder forks
Marzocchi AG Strada shocks
Tommaselli hand controls and clipons
Paul Dunstall aluminum alloy rear sets

Body
Norton Manx aluminum alloy petrol tank, oil tank and seat pan
Norton Manx steel rear fender
Triumph headlamp, Tommaselli head brackets and custom rear brake lights
Paul Dunstall Decibel Silencer exhaust system with custom exhaust manifold

Thanks to fellow members of the Mug Town Rockers, Ohio USA. A big pat at the back also to Pak Lah, Awe and Ramli Norton and also the original members of the Brit Iron Brothers Kuala Lumpur.

Cafe Racer by Coral Cape Customs

Cafe Racer is getting popular

the new trend in Malaysian motorcycles market, the cafe racer is getting more n more popular. Last week a rep from On the Road Magz is having a photoshoot with our local builder Kerkus..

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Anor Local Cafe Racer

Another superb project by Malaysian..

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CCC's Cafe Racer

Another masterpiece from CCC. Based from a 175cc Jaguh, it turned out completely different from its original looks.

Kerkus bina motosikal belakang rumah

Hobi yang bertukar menjadi kerja tetap

Ada yang mengatakan, dengan semangat dan keinginan, seseorang itu pasti dapat melakukan sesuatu apa pun yang dihajati. Itulah yang cuba dibuktikan oleh dua anak muda yang memulakan bengkel membina motosikal kustom, Kerkus Cycles, hanya di belakang rumah sahaja.

Nama Kerkus tersebut sebenarnya menggabungkan Keramat, iaitu tempat asal pengasasnya, Azree Ozari  serta Azahar Azman dan ‘Kustom’. Mereka bertemu secara tidak sengaja di sebuah kedai menggunting rambut di Keramat di mana pada waktu itu Azahar ternampak sebuah Suzuki Katana 400 tahun 1981 yang sudah diubah suai milik Azree.

Dari situ, mereka mula ‘melepak’ bersama dan melakukan kerja ubah suai di laman belakang rumah secara sambilan dan dianggap sebagai hobi. Tetapi, selepas Katana tersebut menarik minat ramai orang dan akhirnya dijual kepada seorang pelanggan dari Sarawak dengan harga RM20,000, Azree dan Azahar mendapati kerja tangan mereka mempunyai potensi luas.

Bagi menumpukan lebih perhatian kepada perusahaan yang baru bermula ini, Azree meninggalkan kerja sebagai jurujual kenderaan dan fokus dalam menghasilkan motosikal yang ditempah pelanggan.

Kerja-kerja yang dilakukan Kerkus merangkumi dari sekadar modifikasi bahagian-bahagian kecil sehinggalah binaan semula keseluruhan motosikal. Sekiranya ubah suai tersebut melibatkan kerja-kerja biasa dan kimpalan, ia akan dilakukan sendiri oleh Kerkus, tetapi jika ia memerlukan mesin khas, barang tersebut akan dihantar ke bengkel besi dan mesin profesional, seterusnya dipasang semula oleh Kerkus.

“Gaya yang kami cuba ketengahkan adalah minimalis seperti ‘Brat Style’, ‘Cafe Racer’ dan ‘Bobber’. Kami juga ada menghasilkan ‘street cub’. Namun jika pelanggan mempunyai rekaan mereka sendiri, kami akan cuba memenuhinya,” kata Azahar yang juga merupakan seorang arkitek.

Setelah beroperasi secara serius sejak November 2012, Kerkus berjaya menyiapkan tiga buah motosikal dan sudah dihantar kepada pelanggan. Kini mereka sedang mengusahakan dua buah motosikal klasik Honda C70 dan S90 yang akan diubahsuai menjadi lebih bergaya.

Selain membina motosikal, Kerkus juga aktif dalam memberi sokongan kepada acara untuk ‘menghidupkan’ lagi dunia motosikal. Antaranya adalah penganjuran ‘Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride’ di Malaysia.

Kerkus akan membuat penampilan di acara Art Of Speed 2013 (AOS) awal Jun nanti. “AOS ini merupakan satu platform yang baik. Bagi kami sendiri, kami dapat buktikan kepada orang ramai, kita di Malaysia juga mampu untuk menghasilkan motosikal seperti ini,” tambah Azahar. -Durrani Sharom

INFO
Facebook: Kerkus Cycles
Laman web: kerkuscycle.wordpress.com
Telefon: 0122887994 (Azree)

Temui Kerkus Cycles di acara Art Of Speed 2013 (AOS) yang bakal berlangsung dari 8-9 Jun ini di Citta Mall, Ara Damansara.

http://www.bhauto.my/kerkus-bina-motosikal-belakang-rumah/

Cafe Racer

Heres a product of CCC and belong to Mr Aman from Gombak. originally started as a retro Yamaha RXS 115, we stripped it down, rebuild the engine and turn it into a gorgeous cafe racer. Other customisation includes clubman hadlebar, new headlight and headlight bracket, Yamaha TZM's exhaust customised to fit the RXS, bigger profile tyres and rims, new tachometer, oversize block, skf c4 race bearing, oversize race carburetor, front n rear disc brakes, new gearbox and air filter, new engine rod taken from Yamaha RXZ, racing clucth plate and new wiring and lots more. The bike then painted to a very striking white, red, black combo including the frames.