New seca cafe

I'm picking up a seca in a couple of weeks and decided to fo a cafe racer build. This is my first build, so I'm open to advice. I'm not sure where to get a cafe seat from, and I have seen alot of people cut their frame. So I guess if anyone has suggestions please let me know. I plan on posting pics durring my build.

 

http://www.xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic ... irago.html

Hey Smokey !! Welcome
If I were building a Cafe, I would closely follow this one.

Even the rims and hidden battery.

Check your brake shoes and tire date codes !

 

Aaahhh them Spaniards have a good eye, so much great art has come from there, that's a very nice cafe, hope xjotero1 is doing well. Liked it th first time I saw it, thanks for reminding me.

 

Thanks all for your post, that will definitely help. Once I get back from my trip I will pick it up and start stripping it down. I will start posting pics once I start thanks again.

 

If I read the Spaniard build right, he used a Virago's wheels for the front and back? Would that be a direct swap? would it work on a SECA 750?

 

Little update, the stupid AF finance douche bags tried to screw me out of $2500. I have to wait an additional 3 months for them to do their job. So I won't be able to buy a seat cowl tires or other pieces until I get paid. I will however start posting the tear down and clean pics once I pic it up next weekend.

 

I think you have to bring along the Virago brake backing plate, and there may have been a minor issue with trimming the spacers (???).

Good luck Smokey !

 

If you're only swapping the wheel and keeping the (cool as shit) Seca forks, brakes and anti-dive then in depends on year and of course the virago only has one disc.
On the rear the virago is the same as the maxim so you get a 16" rather than the Seca's 18". Gears it down for more accel and less top speed cruising.

On the earlier front setups the rotor is dished rather than flat so if you're mixing years there are standoff and clearance issues with the caliper and/or disc mountings. Later on (don't know when) they rearranged things to accommodate a flat (easier to manufacture=cheaper w same quality) disc.
On my bike the right side discs are comparatively a dime a dozen (cuz they come off Viragos and Maxims) but the lefts are few, far between and spendy.

If I had a good virago and a junker Seca I'd put the Seca parts on the Virago. Not the other way around. Then again if you've got a *mostly* good Seca and some Virago parts laying around, ya do what ya gotta to get on the road but seriously, It's the kickass (for the early 80's) suspension that separates a Seca from a Maxim and it's the kickass motor that separates a Maxim from a Virago.

 

Check it out - -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1PrRC2b ... re=related

The front end has no anti-dive, dual brakes, dual, or maybe 4 piston calipers with custom mounting plates.

The bike also has rearsets and tons of other tricks.

 

Ok so here is a noob question but why do people cut the frame when installing a cafe seat and where on the frame do they cut.