concept of cafe racing is the same remove what u can from the bike. its not a bike its a machine every cafe racer.and its for performance purposes only. u should check cafe bikes all over the world u will see no mirrors or horns or even electric start. cheers mate

1: U have got completely the wrong idea mera bhai. i appreciate your concern though. Our idea of safety is a little ddifferent what ever u do no body is completely safe on the road. there are so many regular commuters on the road who despite having a horn or mirror don't ride responsibly.


we in our group have a thing others 2: safety first our safety second. but to achieve that u don't need horns or RVMs. compared to your average commuter we are so much in tune with our surroundings. paying attention to every single nuance of the road and the traffic around us. so i guess we could agree to disagree. but dont think we dont think about safety. we r not there to look cool or to show off or pretending to be kings [ made me laugh this one]. no one is invincible.


what we have done to our 3: bikes is done in the pursuit of performance or what the owners wanted there bike to look like. and what surprises me how people look at this bike as a bullet.even on a forum like xbhp where i predict people to be extensively educated about bikes. continental gt must be the most misunderstood bike in Indian motorcycle history.i guess thats why so few people bought the bike and most of them sold it off. on 4: the other hand the bike was loved all over the world.
how can u call a bike with new chassis, new suspension, new bodywork and modified engine a bullet or even compare it to a bullet or the stigma that is attached with bullet owners.i guess stereotyping is just too easy to do.


5: In this country people don't know what cafe racers are whats the overall concept of the bike. You really need to educate your self on that only then u can understand what weight saving is and what difference it can bring to your bike.
but its all good bro. i like the concern that fellow bikers have for other bikers. thanks we will try to take some points in consideration.




6: We dont race on the road nor do we race on public road. but i will say one thing we dont live in a perfect world, no body is perfect too. we can only try.


i appreciate your concern brother but again your idea of safety is different from ours. no body is 100% safe on the road no matter what u do. thats not a excuse to ride like a hooligan though. we value human life more of other road users then ours infact. safety is about being sensitive about our environment while u r on the road. the horns or rear view mirrors wont do anything for u if u are not paying attention. so many people i see on the road not giving a damn about others. on the other hand when we ride we are 100 tuned into the riding. with the mods like no horns and RVMs yes u have to be much more careful and that we always try to be at the best of our ability. 7: the concept of cafe racing is understood by few in this country and 8: weight saving is a important aspect of that. until u have experienced it u wont know what i am talking about. every single garm adds up dont know man i guess we could just agree to disagree. but its great to see fellow bikers sharing a concern for other bikers. cheers mate


I appreciate your concern. 9: but no safety measure ensures 100% safety of anyone on the road. thats not a excuse for doing what ever u want and leave everything to the all mighty but we have a different concept of safety. its about your focus on the road other then how much safety goodies u have. none of these safety goodies are going to help if u are not paying plain attention. we have to take extra precautions offcorse as we dont have horns and RVMs. but we value the safety of others on the road over ours even. u have to 10: understand the concept of cafe racing that so few few people in this country are aware of. weight loss is a big part of it unless u have experienced or done it your self u wont know what i am talking about. but its all good. its good to see fellow bikers concerned about the safety of other bikers. biking community is one of the most positive and caring community as always. cheers

@HyperRetard - I know to a lot 30bhp sounds silly, but then a motorcycle & its performance is not about just bhp numbers. This is not a "Racing Performance" motorcycle, at best I'd rather describe it a sedate performer, fun & quick not outright fast. But if you're like me for whom going at about 80-90kmph is fast & safe & enjoyable enough without really stressing yourself or the motorcycle then this is very good mile-muncher.

hahaha... possible. Look it's with any motorcycle, there are guys who just take it a bit too far, Pulsars are very famous for such mods to call some hideous would be modest.

I saw quite a few people touting the "racer" badge & the low performance without even knowing that Cafe Racers were a type of motorcycle. Triton, Tibsa, Norvin etc were born out more in rat-rod avatar!!

Anyway if you really like Cafes checkout Racer TV channel on Youtube.

Well not much noise to this thread.. for obvious reasons !! Anyway..

Today completed 10 months of ownership & satisfying one to date! Done a few small trips - 100-150kms only, yet to get a chance to take the bike out for longer multi-day trips, that'll happen soon enough tough!

Yesterday changed the oil to Motul 5100 Semi-synthetic, can't say much about it as such but in the 2 short commutes & today morning's ride on the highway to office I could notice that above 3k rpm the engine feels a lot smoother and goes up faster. I could say that the vibrations also felt a tad bit lower but could simply be perception at play! I couldn't feel much heat too - but that will soon be tested on the return in jam-packed traffic.

The only issue I'm facing with the bike now is that the battery sign comes on a lot sooner even with the HUD-display light in standstill traffic! now will need to really sort out if it's a stator issue or a battery issue.

Also if any one knows about upgrading the bikes' stators to produce higher voltage on C-GT or regular Enfields kindly share the links.