Photo Contest: Cafe Racer, Dune Buggy, Beezer & more!

Above: Frank Caruso's 1979 Kawasaki KZ750 Cafe Racer, a.k.a. "the Green Goblin." South Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

Frank shares the story of his cafe racer-inspired Kaw...

"This being my first restoration project, I started a year ago not knowing anything about KZ750s or even the process of restoring and customizing an old motorcycle. But with the help of a few knowledgeable friends, and plenty of blood sweat and anger, it is nearly finished.

"It has the original tank on it that has been hand pounded down, the tail piece was fabricated using another KZ gas tank. I refurbished a speedo from an old CB600 and center-mounted it using brackets. Clip-on handlebars with integrated blinkers give it that aggressive forward cafe look. The old school military trial tires actually lifted the bike an inch, so i had to modify the stand.

"There are only a few things i would still like to do with it. The open header is somewhat deafening so a custom exhaust is in the works, and possibly a new setup of high-performance brakes instead of the original ones. This being my first attempt at customizing anything, my goal was just to create a bad-ass cafe that I can mash around Lake Tahoe... SUCCESS!"

A badass rocker helmet and attire might be appropriate :)


Above: Fred Bartsch sent this great family photo.

Fred writes, "My favorite family shot, taken at Heppner OHV Park in 2005: my daughter, her husband and son, and my girlfriend and 3 of her 4 kids and her 4 grandkids. I'm 75, on the far right on the old Bultaco motorcycle, bike hauler and mechanic deluxe. The smallest in the front row dearly loves dirt bikes. Last ride she informed me - Grandpa, dirt biking's in my blood. She is now 8.

We all ride together as much as we can, and usually include some friends of someone. My daughter and family live in Layton, Utah, and come to meet us. The rest of us live in Richland, Washington. We usually meet at Heppner and spend 3 days riding and camping. A great place to recreate."

Very cool! The family that rides together...


Above: Luke Smith of Sumter, South Carolina, built this dune buggy himself in 1990. It has a title and is street legal.



Above: Marco Centeno of Mexico sent us a couple of pictures of his 1958 BSA Super Rocket. He did all the restoration work himself.

And a fine job he did!



Above: Larry D. Hudgins of Sacramento, California, sent these photos of his 1969 Ford Country Sedan Wagon, which he purchased because the model year is the same year he graduated from High school.

Sounds like a good reason to us!