Kohler Engined Cafe'

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wheelbender6

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I have seen industrial V-twins mounted on choppers and bobbers; but never on a cafe racer. Mating the Kohler to a Triumph tranny and a classic frame must have been tricky. Most builders use a CVT with the Kohlers and Vangards.
 

Ibedayank

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I have seen industrial V-twins mounted on choppers and bobbers; but never on a cafe racer. Mating the Kohler to a Triumph tranny and a classic frame must have been tricky. Most builders use a CVT with the Kohlers and Vangards.
not hard at all...
the preunit trans is connected to the motor by a chain and the clutch is part of the trans
 

motorhedfred

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Nothing against anyone who builds using a CVT, but I think it would be much more fun and sound much better shifting through a set of gears.

There's some nice looking custom cast pieces there too. I never realized how much those old Beemer frames look like a Norton Featherbed !

MHF