The last time we checked in with Blacktrack Motors, they’d just turned a bloated Harley cruiser into a svelte café racer. Their next project was a Porsche 964 Carrera 4 restomod—but they’re back onto two wheels now, and this time they’ve pulled out all the stops. The Blacktrack Motors BT-05 Cento is a track-focussed café…
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Blacktrack Motors have got cafe racer design down to a fine art. Their first build was one of the sharpest Honda CX500 cafes we’ve ever featured, and they followed it up with a pixel perfect custom Thruxton. Now they’ve tackled their most ambitious project yet, the BT-03—a cafe racer based on the Harley-Davidson Fat Bob…
Read more »You don’t have to be in your 70s to be moved by the sight of a Norton Manx. It’s one of the few motorcycles that can truly be called iconic, and influenced an entire generation of cafe racers. It wasn’t just a looker. Bred for racing, it dominated the mythical Isle of Man TT for…
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Who’d have thought that the humble Honda CX500 would one day join the CB750 and SR500 as a staple of custom builders? The poor man’s Guzzi—once loved only by despatch riders—has fast become the sweetheart of the cafe racer world. The CX500 works best when builders manage to straighten out its awkward lines. And who…
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