Your complete guide to cafe racer motorcycles, from classic bikes to modern-day specials.
Here you’ll find everything from traditional Honda and Triumph cafe racers to the latest Ducatis, Yamahas and Moto Guzzis from new wave builders. Discover the parts, seats and performance upgrades that’ll take your own cafe racer bike to the next level.
How much custom work can you cram into six weeks? If this stellar Royal Enfield racer is anything to go by, quite a lot—as long as you have the right team, a little luck and a whole lot of motivation. This brand new Continental GT 650 went under the knife as an entry into Royal…
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The world’s most prestigious motorcycle calendar is back. The 2020 edition of the famous Bike EXIF wall calendar showcases 13 incredible new customs, including Walt Siegl’s Ducati superbike, K-Speed’s Honda Monkey cafe racer and the custom Energica from deBolex Engineering.
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The annals of motorcycling history are filled with ‘tweeners’—motorcycles that improved upon outgoing models, but eventually fizzled out to make way for the next generation. Just like the Honda CBX 750 F. The CBX 750 F was an update on the beloved (and indeed iconic) CB750, but it wasn’t nearly as popular, and wasn’t really…
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Ironwood Custom Motorcycles get frequent requests for their signature R-Series BMW bobbers. But when a regular client rolled in with a unique donor, shop boss Arjan van den Boom knew he had to up the ante. The bike in question was a 1982 BMW R100—but with a very special motor. It was packing a full…
Read more »Pepo Rosell’s work is easy to spot, and we mean that as a compliment. If it looks fast, has a killer livery…
Read more »The S4R has got to be one of Ducati’s greatest hits. The water-cooled Monster used a retuned DOHC 996 engine with eight…
Read more »There’s a reason we don’t see many BMW K-series customs, and it’s because they’re tough to work with. The K is physically…
Read more »You could call it a mongrel, or a parts bin special—but we reckon this unusual Ducati is one of the cleverest and…
Read more »Building a custom motorcycle isn’t exactly a walk in the park. But turning customization into a viable full-time business is even harder.…
Read more »Not one but two incredible BMW builds, plus a wild Honda dual sport scooter, a rare Egli-Triumph track bike, and a muscular…
Read more »We’re always intrigued when design professionals customize a bike — and even more so when when they’re automotive specialists. This long, low…
Read more »If there’s a style of bike resistant to trends, it’s the classic Honda CB café racer. If you keep it simple, avoid…
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