Your complete guide to cafe racer motorcycles, from classic bikes to modern-day specials.
Here you’ll find everything from traditional Triumph and Honda cafe racers to the latest BMWs, Ducatis and Yamahas from new wave builders. Discover the cafe racer parts, seats and performance upgrades that’ll take your own cafe racer bike to the next level.
We all have our inclinations, preferences, and particular predilections. In custom motorcycle circles, a BMW boxer or Triumph Bonneville are considered mainstream choices, while unlikely donors present a more left-field option. Yamaha’s Virago is one such machine—but it’s not enough of an outlier for Jimbo Turner. Jimbo reserves his fervor for only one variant of…
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Like many custom workshops, FCR Original has cottoned on to the fact that modern classics are much less hassle to work on than vintage motorcycles. That’s why they have a catalog of build-to-order templates for bikes like the BMW R nineT, Triumph Bonneville, and Royal Enfield Interceptor, along with a shop full of aftermarket parts.…
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Sci-fi-themed motorcycles are often a visual disaster, but we’re digging this Mandalorian-inspired custom Ducati Streetfighter from Jerem Motorcycles. We also feature a classy Moto Guzzi Le Mans from the United Arab Emirates, a modern Sportster with vintage looks, and the new Moto Morini Calibro and Calibro Bagger.
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The Ducati 750 SS is criminally underrated as a candidate for customization. Sure, the oft-maligned Supersport is unlikely to win any beauty contests, and its 748 cc L-twin motor manages a barely adequate 64 hp. But it also weighs a paltry 183 kilos [403 pounds], comes with decent suspension and Brembo brakes, and has a…
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We kick things off with a feel-good story of a botched Ducati 996 custom job, rescued by a talented garage builder. Then…
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Another week, another limited edition from a major OEM. This time, it’s Triumph teaming up with Breitling on a special Speed Triple…
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Ducati teams up with the iconic streetwear label Supreme, an F1 exhaust engineer builds a rowdy Triumph Thruxton café racer, Purpose Built…
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No motorcycle encapsulates the vibe of 90s BMW sport tourers quite like the BMW K1100RS. It had everything—three-spoke wheels, triangular bodywork, and…
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The Ducati SportClassic is the most beautiful motorcycle that the Italian marque no longer makes. It remains the benchmark for modern factory…
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Since the dawn of Grand Prix motorcycle racing, the 125 cc class has served as a proving ground for factories and riders…
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Kevan Cahyadi is the type of guy who has fully embraced the eclectic nature of Indonesia’s custom motorcycle scene. His shop, Solace…
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Is there no end to AC Sanctuary’s brilliance? We profile a Kawasaki ZRX1200R from the masters of Japanese muscle, then pivot to…
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