1981 Yamaha XV750SE Virago Cafe Racer
Cafe Racer project.
1981 Yamaha Virago XV750SE.
Rebuild into a sleek “Cafe Racer” style bike.
According to the paperwork, bike was first registered in Amerca in 1981 where it drove for 10 year before being exported to the Netherlands in 1991. There the new owner drove it for a couple of years before neglecting it.
It hadn’t run in 4 year when I bought it and imported it to Belgium.
At that point it was a complete basket case, but perfect for what I had in mind with it.
This was my first project build and took about a year to complete.
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Supernice mate!!!
I also want to build my own Caféracer in the very near future but am currently occupied with restoring a trackday bike for the upcoming season :p
Awesome stuff mate!
It looks like it’s just off the showroom, then I read ‘1981’. Wow, sweet bike :)
Great bike! What tank is that?
At the time I made my Virago cafe, those benelli tanks were immensly expensive. Now they are resonably priced reproduction ones on the internet. So I made the decision to try shaping my original one myself before having to buy an original benelli tank.
Use this link:
https://youtu.be/wkHcCz3kYwg
You won’t lose too much. Most of the fuel capacity is located in the front.
The back is amready just a slim reservoir because of the frame tunnel being so wide, so you’re not taking away that much space