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 open this week’s proceedings with a modern Kawasaki Z900RS with miles of retro style, before pivoting to a Ducati Frankenbike with a gleaming paint job. We also examine the new Ducati Multistrada V4, and take a peek inside Shinya Kimura’s workshop, courtesy of the fine folks at Prism Supply.
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The German boutique motorcycle manufacturer Krämer blasts onto the page this week with the lightweight Krämer APX-350 MA race bike. Also on offer are a retro-fabulous Ducati 848, a Yamaha Virago café racer, and Thornton Hundred’s hopped-up Triumph Bobber.
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An outlandish new creation from Bandit9 rolls onto our pages this week, followed by a BMW K100RS from the heart of Bavaria, and a zany Indian FTR 1200 supermoto. Finally, a crated Harley-Davidson Sportster reminds us of a time when Sporties were air-cooled and affordable.
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By day, Shawn Lin creates concept art for the gaming industry—a space where fantasy and science fiction reign supreme. But the motorcycle he rides in the real world is cut from a different cloth. While Shawn’s designs are edgy and futuristic, his bike is a decidedly classic—and may we say elegant—Honda CB350 café racer. Shawn…
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We open this weekend’s proceedings with an elegant Moto Guzzi 1000 SP café racer from Italy’s North East Custom. Tamarit delivers a…
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We’ve cast the net wide this week, with a selection of tasty motorcycles that are worlds apart. Purpose Built Moto kicks us…
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Although the BMW R nineT was originally designed as a throwback to classic BMW boxers, it’s always had a modern edge. That…
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We all have our inclinations, preferences, and particular predilections. In custom motorcycle circles, a BMW boxer or Triumph Bonneville are considered mainstream…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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