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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Honda GP250R Café Racer - Pipeburn - Purveyors of Classic Motorcycles, Cafe Racers & Custom motorbikes

Honda GP250R Café Racer - Pipeburn - Purveyors of Classic Motorcycles, Cafe Racers & Custom motorbikes

By guest writer Ian Lee.
Inspiration. It can come from so many sources, and affect different people in different ways. Some people take no notice of inspiration. Some people use just their surroundings for inspiration. And some people actively seek out inspiration, grabbing it by the collar and headbutting it into submission. Darrell Schneider from DS Restorations (DSR) is one of the latter. After more than 25 years in automobile restoration, Darrell decided he needed a change, and a challenge. A long history with motorbike riding, with no further thought than fueling them up and riding them, gave Darrell a basic idea of where he could start. The challenge brought up the bike we feature here today, the DSR GP 250R Café Racer. Built mainly around CRF250R components, with inspiration drawn from numerous bike builders, it’s proof that sometimes it’s worth it to challenge yourself, you never know what might happen…