Ktm 530 Cafe Racer
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I wish I could take credit for this build :smokin:
530 KTM Cafe Custom
Day 1
What started life as a530 Motocross bike was transformed into a no frills mid way custom somewhere between a café racer, a super single and a motocross bike. We always anticipated taking this project further and now that time has come. Welcome to flavor country my friends, welcome to the modern day café racer.
Day 2
Check out this video as Roland walks around this work in progress while talking about the build!
Day 10
Completed KTM 530 Cafe Racer less paint. Alpine Stars was cool enough to invite us out on track day. We had the chance to rip it up on this KTM at the streets of Willow. The bike is super fun to ride, it's light, agile, torquey and stylish. It does everything you want a good road bike to do….it just does it better.
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Nice find crispy. Nice looking bike. You fancying doing a winter project ?
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It's a cool looking bike but I don't think the wheels suit it at all. Looks much better in this video with the bare alloy rims:
YouTube - Roland Sands KTM 530 SMR
I like the Alpina rims, add a bit of colour to the bare metal. But in the interest of completeness...
I've edited my original post and added the video Lewis87 spied 
Nice find crispy. Nice looking bike. You fancying doing a winter project ?
I'd love to do a winter project but need a few things first like a donor bike, dispensable cash, garage, mechanical knowledge and a load of spare time
...as soon as I've got all these I'll be on it
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That is the schizz!! I love it, think an RFS would look just as cool.... now then.... this has really got me thinking.............. wouldn't use the original tank though...
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Oooh, wouldn't mind one of them - shades of one of the bikes I most enjoyed owning - only 100 times tastier :smokin:
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Interesting.
I like how he keeps the look of the cafe racer tank, but incorporates airflow for the rads.
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Interesting.
I like how he keeps the look of the cafe racer tank, but incorporates airflow for the rads.
Yeah, that's what i thought
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Of course you could always buy a kit and leave the fairing off.....
http://www.ngroadracing.org/pdf/GP45_supersingle.pdf
What's in the kit
Marzocchi USD forks. Various spring options are available.
Aluminium race wheels.
Span adjustable Brembo brakes including radial caliper.
Shims and spacers for rear shock adjustment.
Race base suspension settings.
Programmable digital dash display showing: rpm, rpm alerts, engine temperature management, built-in lap timer with optional beacon/receiver, engine run timer.
Complete pre-drilled fibreglass, white gelcoat body kit and screen. All fixings and mounting brackets.
Race clip-ons and aluminium rear sets suitable for road or race shift patterns.
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^^^
Oh FFS, my wallet is having an out of body experience again....... can feel £4.5k slipping out of my reach..........
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in the pics its a 530 motor, but in the video its a RFS motor, probably a 525?!?!
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Roland Sands makes something look so effortlessly `kool for skool`...
Man i would donor my 690r to have a cafe racer like that....nice...like Ben says,an out of body experience coming on for 2011 for thy wallet...haa-ha
Great for cutting around in L.A but shite for the W"est of Scotland most of the time.
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I don't like it.
Jesse Rookes stuff looks better to me.
Jesse Rooke Customs | Designs
Trust you
V's
...it is really nice but just a bit too blinging and polished for my tastes. Horses for courses and all that.
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Great for cutting around in L.A but shite for the Jakarta most of the time.
yeah you need something a bit more 'step-thru' out there dude......
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Love Rookes stuff! I am a tart tho
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Love the way the number plate has been cable tied to the subframe, very retro...
The whole thing looks a bit "garden shed build"
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That's the point init. It's what Jesse James did before the whole chopper thing kicked off
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Well, and I don't say this lightly, I think it's PROPER WANK . . .
Source: https://www.ktmforum.co.uk/threads/ktm-530-cafe-racer-custom.62932/
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