{"id":62438,"date":"2024-07-11T13:18:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T17:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motorcyclemojo.com\/?p=62438"},"modified":"2024-07-23T15:10:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T19:10:44","slug":"a-cafe-in-calgary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motorcyclemojo.com\/2024\/07\/a-cafe-in-calgary\/","title":{"rendered":"A Caf\u00e9 in Calgary"},"content":{"rendered":"

An enduring friendship continued after this bike changed builders when one man couldn\u2019t finish it.<\/p>\n

For the money invested in this custom 1982 Honda CX500, Walter Loeppky says he could have purchased a modern-day, fuel-injected, factory-built caf\u00e9-racer style motorcycle. But, writing a cheque and riding off the showroom floor on a brand-new machine wouldn\u2019t have been as much fun \u2014 or anywhere near as meaningful \u2014 to him or his good friend, Greg Wigle.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m an unintentional motorcycle builder,\u201d Loeppky says from his acreage just south of Calgary. \u201cI never set out to build a caf\u00e9 racer from a CX500, but Greg did.\u201d<\/p>\n

Loeppky and Wigle met more than 30 years ago. They shared a common interest in carpentry and small-scale construction projects and often helped each other in their creative endeavours. Wigle was a motorcyclist, while Loeppky was something of a latecomer to the sport. Although he\u2019d always wanted to ride, he didn\u2019t do training and obtain his permit until 2011, when he was in his late forties. With his Alberta Class 6 licence in his wallet, Loeppky bought a 2004 BMW R1150R. It\u2019s a machine he\u2019s ridden ever since.<\/p>\n

Making the Commitment<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"He tells the story about making the decision to ride. \u201cOn June 1, 2011, I was at the U2 concert in Edmonton with friends,\u201d he explains. \u201cI turned to the friends sitting next to me, and told them that by July 1, I would have my bike license and a bike. I immediately registered for a two-weekend course, passed my test the day after I finished the course, found my bike at a dealer in Vancouver, bought a helmet and a one-way ticket to Vancouver, and rode the 2004 BMW home to Calgary on July 3 and 4, just missing my self-imposed deadline.\u201d<\/p>\n

Loeppky was also a competitive bicycle racer. In 2014, a member of his cycling club asked if he\u2019d be interested in buying a Honda CX500 she\u2019d inherited from her late father. At the time, Loeppky wasn\u2019t, but \u201cGreg asked what year it was, and I told him it was a 1982. Greg had owned a stock CX500 thirty-some years ago but sold it once kids came along.\u201d For $500, Greg brought home the \u201982 CX500.<\/p>\n

\u201cGreg is an electrician by trade, and he ran a renovation business and is a very decent mechanic,\u201d Loeppky says of his friend. \u201cHe is a Jack of all trades, and good at all things mechanical. He\u2019s built other bikes, too, and he\u2019d always wanted to get another CX500 and build a caf\u00e9 racer. He\u2019d built a chopper at one time, and always wanted to try different things. He\u2019d never built a caf\u00e9 racer before, but he was curious and eager to put one together.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Build Begins<\/strong><\/p>\n

Essentially, this is a build story in three…<\/p>

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