Braaap Release New Cafe Racers

Braaap Release New Cafe Racers

With the warm weather coming there’s a whole new range of Cafe Racers coming from Braaap.

There have been many changes since the Mercury 250cc Cafe Racer was released 2 years ago. Mostly behind the scenes as the bike itself has not needed modifications. For one Braaap and Sol Invictus are no longer ‘partners’ in the distribution of this bike.

Both companies now offer their own models with slight variations. Braaap are calling their model the ST-250 and have decided to market 3 variations. They are the Shadow, Atlas and the Cadet. Certainly early reports show the Cadet to be overtaking the popularity of the Shadow (the Matte black Mercury for those familiar with the old lineup).

The Cadet is set to be Braaaps most popular release. As Mostyn was the biggest seller of aftermarket parts for Braaap we can confirm that one of the most popular upgrades was the seat to the ultra slim design. This now comes as standard fare on this model in the brown that matches the Army green paint job perfectly.

The next variation is the Atlas.

This same silver finish was available in the limited edition version last year. It also proved to be very popular among the new riders interested in the model.

Finally fans of the Marquee would already have seen the Shadow. This Matte Black version is the same as last years and outsold the Red and Gloss Black Mercury hands down. If you’ve seen these bikes on the streets and it wasn’t customized then it was most likely the Matte version. Still comes with the single seat and Matte Black exhaust.

The lineup hasn’t changed other details. The wheels are still the 17 inch rims and the powerplant remains the same. The most noticeable change will be the new 450cc variation available in the next 2 weeks. In the past this was an upgrade possibility whereas now it is available from the factory as a standard feature.

We will have links available in the next couple of days to all the new models.