Turn your 600 Frazer into a cafe racer

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Turn your 600 Frazer into a cafe racer

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Couldn't hurt,could it?

https://www.bikebound.com/2022/12/14/yamaha-fazer/

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I really like the look of that, and I'm not an IL4 kinda guy. It looks way better than the original and has a very purposeful air about it, without a lot of the hipsterbollocks that normally accompanies these builds. Thumbs up and a 4.9 out of 5 from me.
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I've seen a few of these. The best was one done in classic Yamaha race colours, white and red.
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Reminds me of the original Bloor Triumph Speed Triple.

Not a bad effort.
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I like that, I also liked my Frazer it was a really good all round bike
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Re: Turn your 600 Frazer into a cafe racer

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Yup, like that.

Huge improvement over the original :thumbup:
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Works for me.
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Nicely done.
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Oooo nice, reminds of the original speed triple.
I have potential acces to a decent Fazer & a high mileage but well looked after Thundercat too 🤔
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That's pretty tidy.
All black is a bit if a cheat because it hides a multitude of sins but even so it's tricky to take a modern framed water cooled bike and make it look anything like 'classic'
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Lovely.Really lovely...
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I've got my auld Fazer so all i need is a set of blingy gold USD forks, some clip ons, a rattle can tin of satin black and a funny seat :thumbsup:
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Bigyin wrote: ↑Mon Dec 19, 2022 11:20 am I've got my auld Fazer so all i need is a set of blingy gold USD forks, some clip ons, a rattle can tin of satin black and a funny seat :thumbsup:
I did wonder if you'd see this and start getting ideas.... :D
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Re: Turn your 600 Frazer into a cafe racer

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Bigyin wrote: ↑Mon Dec 19, 2022 11:20 am I've got my auld Fazer so all i need is a set of blingy gold USD forks, some clip ons, a rattle can tin of satin black and a funny seat :thumbsup:
So?

Get her done already. :thumbup:
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Subframe and tail kit here: https://www.caferacerkits.co.uk/shop#!/ ... =121819023
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Re: Turn your 600 Frazer into a cafe racer

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Rockburner wrote: ↑Mon Dec 19, 2022 11:23 am
I did wonder if you'd see this and start getting ideas.... :D
Skub wrote: ↑Mon Dec 19, 2022 11:28 am So?

Get her done already. :thumbup:
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The bike sported a 599cc 16-valve inline four from the YZF600 Thundercat, making just under 100 bhp in stock tune
The Fazer is at least 10bhp down on that figure, would that be just because of the difference in carbs & airbox arrangement? ie are the engines exactly the same?
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