WHY I HATE BUILDING BIKES FOR PEOPLE!!!
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2023
- Seat upholstery on a Cafe Racer Start to finish.
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You can’t build a bike without staring at it for hours, its part of the build process👌
Couldn't agree more 👌
100 %
So, I am not alone in this after all!😂
Right there with you all.
100%
Hi, come back to the build Christal, you'll never regret it. Im 55 years old a I do it as a hobby/ therapy too and I love to see things when are finished and enjoy it and more when it took a long time of thinking and building. All the best !!! Gus
Honest and true. I never build bikes for others. I've tried and...well, I'm not doing it again. What was agreed upon upfront changes during the process. So to this film of yours, all I can say is Amen! Spending hours just looking. Thinking and planning. Many things tried out ending in the bin.
In this case, the seat. I would have done the not-diamond-part at the rear instead of the front. But that's me! And that shows what you say in the film, that if I were your "customer" we would disagree. And who should pay for the "mistake"?
Building bikes for recreation (a very good word for this!) will not go hand in hand with money or a customer who don't know that much about the process (hence they are a customer) It's only creating worries and mistakes. Stay away!
Thank you Dan! Cheers!
Yes mate you are 100% right and the reason we went the front instead of the back is because Is more unique and less like every other seat others build or what you can purchase on the market. Im not saying I wont ever build a bike for someone again I just wanted to show the downside to this. This is not a paid job for me, It's costing Crystal only the parts we use on her bike.
Dude that seat came out soooo good!! Definitely a feature. Also, crystal, you have to finish the bike before you leave you can’t leave us hanging!!!! We want to the see it finished 😊
So much time sitting, staring at the motorcycle. I use to think it was wasted time, and it took me a while to realize that's when I come up with my best ideas and solutions for the build. It also cuts back on the number of times I have to do something over because I dont like the look or functionality of something I just didnt put enough thought in too. Thanks for the video my friend!
100% mate and the best lessons are sometimes our failures :)
Definitely not alone! I think any creator who enjoys their craft spends almost as much time staring and envisioning what the final product should look like. Then, on the flip side, staring at your completed project either in awe or mentally disecting everything you think you could have done differently or better. At least thats me every damn time! 😂
Bravo, though! You are an amazing builder and share your knowledge with us novices, which is priceless! THANK YOU A THOUSAND TIMES!
Thank you so much mate, I appreciate your kind words
From a mistake comes a gem that works! I do
Like that transition 👍🏻
Thank you mate
I would have preferred it the other way around, could have put a slight raise to look like a rear cowl or left flat but that’s my opinion
Thanks mate, She didn't want a raised hump its more of a scrambler than a cafe racer but I do know what you are saying.
Staring at your bike and imagining it coming together is vital for building and enjoying it! Way to go man! Cool stuff! Great content!
The seat looks awesome Dan. The bike needs to be finished before/if Crystal goes no doubt about it. I sit looking at my bike build for hours on end only to end up wishing you pop round and help me. My bike build was and still is a form of therapy, it helped me get out of a dark hole and gave me a reason to focus on something else.Keep up the great work Dan.
Wow that's amazing bro Im so glad it pulled you through, the comments like this one make it all worth the work that goes into each video, Im still working on her bike slowly but I do have other projects that I need to focus my time on so hopefully we will see her in more videos soon so we can get more done.
I am currently turning many boxes of motorcycle parts back into a 1975 Triumph T140. I am one of those who ponders and looks. Sometimes a solution to a roadblock is easy, sometimes it just takes time to figure out a suitable and engineeringly pleasing fix. On frustration. Some years ago I was asked to rescue a BSA A65 Lightning which had been under a tarp for a long time. The customer had very little spare cash and the bike was utterly worn out and knackered so everything needed work. With the exception of the paint, I did absolutely everything myself and visited auto jumble after jumble for good used parts as new parts were out of the customers price range. Nine months solid work later I rode the bike into a car park at the customers work and his only comment was.... "nice paint"!
Nicely said ❤
Also goes for house renovations, furniture making, everything!!
Hi from Ireland 🇮🇪
As far as the seats go, do people ever complain about not having a back rest on the cafe style racer seat?! I have a le pera and man do I need a higher flat back rest! Anyway, awesome video, Brother! You're absolutely right. Sometimes, you can sit and stare and go over ideas as far as the next task for the bike! Never rush the artist!
Back rests are not really a thing on bikes of this style. Yes i agree, never rush an artist :)
@CafeRacerGarage right on, chief! Ride safe! 💯
Great looking bike. Wires case scenario get a mate to store it till she gets back from OS. Could be a few years could be back for a holiday in two. It would be great to see how happy she is after her first ride. I had a smile a mile wide when I first rode my project bike.
Great Idea and I know the smile you speak of:)
Great message! It definitely takes longer than you expect but it's the process that matters. I started my first build writing a blog post titled "building a custom bike in 121 days"...now it has been two years but I absolutely love the process. I have learned so much and met great people along the way. Thanks for all your videos! And...the seat looks super nice. Great job figuring out a solution!
Thanks brother and I couldn’t agree more.
Dealing with the public is difficult, sell what you are doing, paint the picture, have answers for objections. Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance.
Great storytelling! I really liked how you mixed the two stories and kept the suspense all through the video. Very cleverly done, made the video very entertaining 😊👍 The seat turned out very cool as well 😎😊
Thank you mate. It’s nice you noticed the extra work that goes into videos as a UA-camr yourself
Love the beard and the way the seat came out. Crystal, get your arse in the garage to finish your bike and bring it with you overseas.
Thanks mate
it would be cool to see you do a build on a newer bike or even a bike that isnt traditionally a cafer racer/old school bike like a ninja 250 or something and convert it to a tracker/scrambler/cafe etc. :D
Making the best of a bad situation is the work of a true artist/craftsman,well done sir.
Thank you mate
Yep! I'm one of "those guys". lol Creation comes from visualization!
100%
Im currently building a cafe bike from a 1982 Kawasaki KZ440 A3. Complete frame strip build. I love the idea of knowing this will be a one off motorcycle, and that i will be responsible for most of it.
I think it turned out quite nice considering you had to adjust on the fly. I’m not sure how I feel about the lip on the tank where the seat meets it tho.
Thank you mate.
Haha, sounds familiar to me.
Sitting having a beer and just imagine how it's gonna look.
Now almost finished my Suzuki sv650s( it's a street tracker now)
Currently building a scooter (honda joker) for my wife.
Nice content!
Greetings from the Netherlands
The seat looks very good, I think it is unique. As far as staring at your bike, I think half of shop time is in thought.
100% mate and thank you
Great idea on salvaging the cover it really does look fabulous. Yes I'm sure most of us building something sit for hours staring and pondering and wondering if how and what with any part being changed .
I'm sure crystal will be able to appreciate the comments and get her butt in to the shop to continue helping out and finishing it off as soon as she can and I hope if she does take the job the bike can go with her and she can enjoy it . Great vid as always Dan and yup it's a Sunday brekkie vid cheers
Thanks Gary, I always appreciate your comments
My butt will be back on the 19th 😂
@@crystalpalmer9199 im sure your gonna be pleased as much as we are on camera . Great to see ya coming back in..
The seat came up better than what you were originally going to be doing to it in my opinion.
Nice having the different material to break it up.
Also that integrated tail light looks mint!!
Thanx brother always appreciate your comments 😁
I’m so happy with how my vision has played out!
because of your channel i got my first bike and have now spent 200 hours staring at a 1981 xs650. lmao
Thanks fantastic, now turn the clock off and just enjoy the build :) Haha
I have had days where I don’t touch the bike, I just sit on my stool staring at it making choices or wanting to change things. It is just the way it is. Always love the content keep it going
Everything you said is 100% true!!
I read that building a bike was better than riding. I was skeptical until I built my first bike.
But riding a bike you built is the best experience
Seat turned out great. Building requires overcoming problems and making something unique.
Crystal!! Get your butt in the garage and finish that bike!!
If crystal cannot, maybe a giveaway in the future???
Yes mate I think you are right and id also love to do a giveaway bike
Great recovery on the seat. I call that "accidental genius". It's something I survive/thrive on. And it usually comes about from a stare and bevy session at the end of the day.
Love your work.
Stu. Melbourne
Thank you mate you are 100 % right
I am already more than two years bussy on one bike, of course the move from Belgium to France came in between. That is still taking me away of finishing my bike projects, but the house and health comes first.
Nice video Dan, great save with the seat mate and yes totally agree, always sit and look at your bike + the time you think it will take to do any job, just double it and you will be about right LOL. that how builds go. Hey Chrystal you need to get this build done and you will have one cool ride. Ride safe and take care. Cheers
Awesome thanks mate :)
Have l/had 3x CB400 in my Shop, I’m working on the second right now. Even if in Germany it is not legal to cut the damper section. I loved to watch the series and was wondering why it took so long.
So CRYSTAL pls get back to the workshop!
IM GETTING MY BUTT IN THE GARAGE ON THE 19th - I didn’t take the position 🎉🎉
Dan would murder me in 20 different ways before I leave the country 😂😂😂
I haven’t lost interest. I’m as keen as ever to get this lil fella off the shop floor and around corners!!
Love you Dan!!! 😉😉
Seat looks a lot better than I thought it would when it was being sewn. I'm glad you could save it. Projects have enough unexpected expenses
So true and thank you mate
Sitting on a chair & watching your bike is often more time consuming, than working on it 🛠️
So I totally understand!
I wish I could have seen this before statrting my café racer project..
tI´ve "bult" a bunch of roadracing bikes, but that i mostly replaicing part for better ones, a custom bike build is very different.
You spend hours looking at the bike to solve a problem or making a part fit as nicely as possible.
After you got that one part just right and in place, you discover that it now occupies the space needed for the next part....
Just finding the right clip on handlebars that will fit within the cut out of the fairing without clashing with the instruments is a challange.
I´m very close to complete my VTR1000F care racer inspired bike, but it ha taken, as you say, about 3 times longer then planned.
Doing it with just hand tools have limited what I can do, but visually it looks nowhere close to a standard VTR1000, so I´m happy with it, for now at keast.
I like how you think about the worst critic which is yourself, and at the moment I only see the flaws that could have been done better, but I´ll take your advice and let others tell me what´s good or bad about the bike--+
You're an inspiration bro.
I can relate with staring my bikes and just plan, think how it looks whit this way or that way. Many times I just find my self dreaming about how it will look when Finished! 😂
That sitting and staring thing? I’ve written over 30 fiction novels, and often I spend more time thinking about the story than I do writing it. Funny how creatives operate similarly, no matter the medium.
totally agree. always sit and look at mine it is therapeutic
I stare at mine as I went gung ho first few months now it's sat for ages. Because I'm scared and don't know what I'm doing so couple of issues need to sort with wiring etc one day I'll ride it I hope. Oh and yeh crystal get this bike done!. The seat came up heaps nice!
Thanks mate. Yes you are on the money
Thanks!! I promise I’m back on the tools shortly!!
I really enjoy your videos...
Bud i fully understand what you go through mate, personally i would have sent the material back and let them fix their mistake, not what was asked for, not what i payed for. I'll send you some pictures of the bikes i build here in South Africa, maybe we can do a collab when my shop is up and running...stay motivated and punch out the next one can't wait to see what you come up with next, new subscriber....Jonathan
i sit for hours looking at work done and even go back next day with clear eyes and reaccess
I’ve been in the workshop for hours just letting the idea grow. Sitting, stearing, walking around the bike, looking at it from all angles…. It’s just how it works so, you’re not alone mate. We all do it 😂
Hi Dan dig your projects think she looks amazing. I’ve been busy on mine for over 5 years she’s up and running but find myself looking at her and making small changes which is fine I know all part of the Journey . But lately I’ve been noticing little chips and scratches it’s so disheartening . It’s a true rollercoaster ride ups and down after all the money we throw at it . Anyways I’m sure we all feel the same thanks Arnold
try and look at them as giving the bike character instead of disappearing chips. as we get older we either get wrinkles or character lines, its all the the way you look at it brother :)
This build is coming on great and it would be a crime not to finish it. You're doing an amazing job and Crystal should stay to get it finished, please?
Thank you mate and yes I think so to.
I really like the seat because it’s different to all the others I’ve seen.
You are 100% right and its why we went this way
Thanks for your comment. Finished product is exactly how I wanted it!
I call my stool the “ Thinking chair”, my wife comes into the garage, I’m sitting there “What are you doing?”…….thinking I say……she’ll roll her eyes and walk out😬
😂
nice one buddy. are you going to use the original carbs. if so what jetting and filters you using. if not what you using instead.
man just build another cool bike like your scrambler...i am always waiting for another bike build series . that'll be worth it .
I'm a woodworker... we have the same perks and foibles as bike builders!
Staring happening here 😊
Haha, dude I’m 12 month’s in to the hornet now, but I reckon 6 of that has been looking at it 😜🙈 Come back Chrystal 👍🏼
100% mate
I’m on route for the 19th!!
Seat look great. But id probably put the Diamond all way front. Kinda like oposite. But then i dont even know How to do it. Love your videos you do fantastic job
Thank you mate, its all a learning curve
YOU ARE DEFINITELY NOT ALONE ON THAT.
i feel you... i myself is currently in awaits for my customer to show up. and it's been more than 6 months since we started the project on his bike last year. it is very very very disappointing and stressful. i've contacted him several times, even visited him at his house, but still nothing 😠😓😡😤 aaaaargh...
Staring and mulling is part of the creative process. It's done when it's donel
So true thanks mate
The seat looks great, that sucks about her bike though. If anything buy it from her so you can finish it.
Thanks mate
I like the material used on it looks backwards though
Hi there, nice builds, staring at your build and envisioning it, go´s with the process of a (good) build (any build).
The mistake often made (in my opinion) is building a bike on a table.
Offcourse it works easier, but the view on your future project is not the one that you will have when standing next to it.
Allso "size matters", you have small and big riders, slim ones and some are not slim at all.......
Some (big) riders, look horrible on some bikes/caferacers, allway fit the bike with/to the customer, than you are a bike builder ( this is no criticism of your work !)
When building a expensive seat, it should be flush with the gasoline tank.
If there is a welding edge visible from the tank when the seat is mounted, i would take that off....... ; ) keep hammering.....
Do you have some kind of fabrication course? I'm really considering a change in my career, and get deep dive in motorcycle world is on my sight and heart. :)
It’s like “men who stare at goats” in my garage!
I spend more time looking at and visualizing my builds than I do building them 😂
haha yep I get that, I sometimes take action and make mistakes that get me to the next part of a build haha
Do I stare at my bike for hours??? Yes absolutely. I mock things up temporarily, sit on the bike, feel how it feels, tear it apart, make changes, put it back together and do it all over again until I’m happy with it. I’m currently working on a bike that will be my wife’s first bike and I’ve done this a half dozen times and I’m not even half way there.
The bike to be spoken of: 1982 Kawasaki KZ 750 that I’m doing up as what I call a “Bratty Scrambler”… kind of a dual sport-esk sort of brat with a flat seat, moto style bars with risers, 70/30 tires… Yet trying to retain the stock body panels at the same time with modern electronics.
thats awesome mate, keep it going.
🤘 I'm one of those people.
IT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR THAT SOMEONE NEED TO GIVE SOME THING MORE THAN THE BIKE TO CRYSTAL. 😍🥰
Wait, if they sewed diamonds in wrong direction why you didn't return it ? They should be ones fixing it
Yeah dealing with public is a pain,
Nice but if it is brown colour it will be perfect, but anyway GD job👍👍
Yeeep!
I'd say 80% of a build is just staring and planning. I just finished building a road legal mini cafe racer with a 2013 cbr250r engine swap. I have a short video on my yt
My son and I were involved in making custom car parts. Top end cars or high performance vehicles so people with disposable income. Some were OK but the majority were a pain in the ar$e. Never happy. The nature of the materials meant a high scrappage rate. What's more there was always someone in China willing to make parts cheaper out of 'chinesium'. Even had some ar$eholes ask to repair chinesium parts. The result, my son is working in art and making more money for lovely people who appreciate skill and creativity.
Like the seat except it would’ve looked 100 times better in grain or distresses leather. Just my two cents😊
We are all different and that's why this is so awesome and we have so many interesting incredible bikes out there :)
My Problem is... I stare more than I build and it takes for ages😂
It will click eventually and then there will be no stopping you on the tools. :)
Seat looks cracking like that
Thanks mate
eu sou uma dessas pessoas
Nice job stay Chrystal enjoy your bike build more really good seeing a woman in a man dominated field
Thanks mate.
Dan does look cute in a bikini too!
Ive done car full restoration, people ask how much,i say how far do you want to go?? $20 k will get micky mouse paint job,full restoration starts at 50k
I am no expert, but someone got "Friend Zoned" hard.. 😅 Whats Crystal's Phone number?, asking for a friend.. lol
Haha Yep, we are friends as I mentioned and nice try!
0405……….. 😂
Promo>SM 💕
Seat looks good. Shame the chick is baling on you. I guess that’s life, you cannot rely on people to follow through.
I’m not bailing… 😂😂 I’m on route to finish this.
just build a bike and sell it to whoever wants to buy it...if they want their own custom bike, make it +$10,000 LOL
Toomuch talking less work
Dan is a dusty foot philosopher! Loves a good chat. Should see him on the tools though 🤌🏽🤌🏽🔥when he picks them up and puts them down ooooft
yeah man, i love sitting and looking at my bike whilst blazing my wake and bake!! i get mad ideas doing this lol
Go for it bro sometimes the best ideas come from crazy moments
I’m getting rinsed in these comments Dan 🥹
Sounds like you really really like Crystal 🫣.
I was waiting for someone to go there, haha, You guys crack me up!!!
@@CafeRacerGarage 🤭
I don’t blame him. 😂😂