Going Vintage for a change

[Cycleeric]

My name is Eric and just traded my DRZ250 for a Bridgestone DT175. Haven't decoded the VIN yet but was told this is a 1967 and it in ok condition. Im not looking to restore it and going with more of a Café Racer style for this little bike. I figure it would be awesome to ride around Barber Motorsports Park during the Vintage weekend and use it as a pit bike during my trackdays.

Here's how it currently sits in my garage


And here's the look that I hope to achieve in the end


I am in need of a few small parts like the carb boots but instead of using the stock airbox I plan on running small pod filters on each side. I may upgrade the factory headlight bucket to accept a HID unit or LED and will be using a small LED for the taillight.

[old smokey]

Welcome to the site.
Go get 'em!

[mqtsteve]

Welcome to the Bridgestone world!  Great goal, cafe racer looks sweet!  Go luck with your project.  Steve

[slawsonb]

Looks like a great find. Good luck with you project. Please keep us posted.
...bert

[Cycleeric]

This is my current project that is almost complete. I cant wait to ride it on track, especially Barber, Rd Atlanta, VIR and NCBike

[nate goralczyk]

Where did you get the expansion chambers for that beast?

[Cycleeric]

The café racer is just a picture I found via Google. I do have a local fab shop willing to build a couple chambers out of stainless for this 175 when I am ready