Birth of a Cafe Racer - Part 1

Way back in 2007 is when I decided to buy a motorcycle for my daily commute to our office at Anggono, Rizal.  I needed a reliable bike that I could ride the 6 km trip to work daily and for long rides to Las pinas on the weekends.  After a thorough search I came upon a 2005 Kymco Pulsar 125 basically a clone of the Honda CG125.  The fella i bought it from and I were members of a popular local online motorcycle community so I was assured of his credibility as a seller. Pictured below is what the the stock form of the bike looks like, except mine was black.

Did some minor mods: removed the stickers and added reflectorized racing stripes, removed carrier rack too

And a diy fiberglass headlight cowl 

The bike was awesome to say the least and frustratingly reliable.  After a year of riding it,  I wanted a fresh new look so I researched possible aesthetic customization's I could do with it.  I was surprised to know that Kymco released pulsars with fairing's in Europe.

 I thought this would be an easy bolt-on part that would make it look more unique on the road.  Well that didn't happen after a disappointing conversation with a Kymco parts supervisor telling me that they cant import & sell me the part for numerous reasons...On to plan B.

Plan B was to try to copy the look of this sexy beast; the Triumph Speed Triple. I learned this style was called Streetfigher, a style that got its roots from the 60's Cafe Racers.  I took a liking to the cafe racer design and delved deeper into its interesting culture.

To be continued...