Yamaha TRX850 Enthusiasts Forum

Here are a few pics of my TRX to Cafe conversion. Its a work in progress when Im not at work, so getting there.....

Here's a few more pics from the latest work over this weekend. I shortened the front fender by a few inches and wrappd it in a textile, sprayed it with 1 and half cans of matt black to see what the effect would be, different, yes or no?

More to come.

fair play to you.

keep at it and thanks for the photos.

that textured finish on the mudgaurd is pretty damn cool. nice touch.

Here she is, finally got the chance to get some photos on.
Still not finished... next suspension upgrades and blue spot callipers. (I wonder how many TRX/Café racers are in QLD?)

Sweet mate here in QLD are ya? South East?

Just north of Brisbane (Redcliffe)

will wrote:Just north of Brisbane (Redcliffe)

Hi will, what a neat idea painting the two colours..i can imagine diong the same to a car...and the colours chosen really suit the cafe ..

those bar end mirrors suit it too....e-bay ??

Yours is the third cafe conversion that i know of , Kims,Stanks and yours...congrats

intravert.. extravert...doesnt matter.!

Nice job mate. I have a cafe too,and just over the bridge from you at Bracken Ridge. I will keep an eye out!

sweet sweet bike love the cafe racer look great job

Good job...that 2 tone reminds me of the Harley homologation racers...very nice What did you do with the Akropovics?

Thanks for the thumbs up and feedback

(keeping the old exhausts for another rainy day project)

What speedo did you use, and what bracket did you use to mount it?

I'm just starting to dismantle my TRX and would love to naked-ise the front at the very least to start it all off (will be getting the frame straighted and valve clearances done etc) .... sticking point is finding a decent speedo (like Acewell etc) and especially a bracket to hold it ....

The bike you've naked-ise looks good ....

It`s either an Acewell unit or the cheaper Chinese copies that can be found on Ebay, they both come with mounting brackets by the way.

Not my cup of tea but I can appreciate the work that went into it. And I like the way you have mounted the rear indicators on the frame rails - very clever

aranciata-oz wrote:What speedo did you use, and what bracket did you use to mount it?

I'm just starting to dismantle my TRX and would love to naked-ise the front at the very least to start it all off (will be getting the frame straighted and valve clearances done etc) .... sticking point is finding a decent speedo (like Acewell etc) and especially a bracket to hold it ....

The bike you've naked-ise looks good ....

Thanks mate. The speedo is an Acewell that comes included in the kit from Ian (TT Café Racer in Victoria. Here's the link; http://trx850caferacer.com/2011/01/09/naked-cafe-kit/)

The speedometer came with its own mounting bracket and I mounted it directly to the top yoke.
You can order the yoke as part of the kit from Ian, where the preparation has been made to accomodate the speedo (see Stankflappers Cafe).
The reason I didnt change my yoke is so I could keep my steering lock.