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Cafe racers

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.

Custom Bimota café racer with Ducati engine

Foray: A Ducati-powered custom with upcycled Bimota parts

2 DAYS AGO / NO COMMENTS / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES

No one upcycles quite like Roland Groteclaes. Based in Belgium, he’s a multi-talented creative that splits his time between illustration, design, painting and sculpture. And the latter is almost always done using salvaged parts. This approach to his art is reflected in the custom bike he’s just built. Dubbed ‘Foray,’ it’s best described as a…

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BMW K75 café racer by 72 HKG Performance

The K: A sharp BMW K75 café racer built for a sushi chef

6 DAYS AGO / NO COMMENTS / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES

BMW’s K-series is legendary, but its legend was not made on racetracks or crossing deserts. No, the large block-shaped engines, lovingly known as ‘Flying Bricks,’ are shrouded in lore developed through millions of touring miles. There are stories of Ks reaching hundreds of thousands of miles without a rebuild, or even running without oil. BMW…

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Yamaha R3-powered RD350 tribute by Frateschi

RD Reissue: A Yamaha R3 engine powers this RD350 tribute

2 WEEKS AGO / NO COMMENTS / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES

Any conversation about the good old days of motorcycling will eventually include the words “they don’t build ’em like they used to.” And then someone will mention the Yamaha RD350. The fiery two-stroke was loved when it was released, got even wilder as it evolved, and has been missed ever since it was discontinued. Given…

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Custom Kawasaki Zephyr 1100, Honda café racer, Ducati Scrambler and Cake Åik e-bike.

Speed Read, January 15, 2023

2 WEEKS AGO / NO COMMENTS / LATEST MOTORCYCLE NEWS

Performance and utility are the words of the week. We kick off with a 1100 cc Kawasaki endurance racer, followed by a farm-built Honda mashup, a street-legal electric utility bike from Cake, and a Ducati Scrambler turned dreamy café racer from Motocrew.

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Custom Ducati Monster 1200 by deBolex Engineering

On a roll: Two custom Ducati Monsters from deBolex’s dB25 series

It takes a healthy measure of skill and talent to successfully run a custom motorcycle workshop. But even some of the industry’s…

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Custom Royal Enfield Continental GT650, Yamaha Ténéré 700 and Kawasaki W800

Speed Read, January 8, 2023

The first Speed Read of 2023 kicks off with a handful of parallel twins. Unit Garage debuts a custom kit for Yamaha’s…

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The best custom motorcycles of 2022

Revealed: The top 10 custom motorcycles of 2022

The numbers have been crunched, and the results are in. And as usual, our annual roundup of the most popular custom bikes…

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BMW R nineT café racer by Deus Ex Machina

Distilled boxer: A BMW R nineT café racer by Deus

Dieter Rams said that good design “involves as little design as possible.” Colin Chapman said “simplify, then add lightness.” Both principles are…

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Yamaha SR150 café racer by Twentytwo Custom

Made in Taiwan: Twentytwo’s Yamaha SR150 café racer

Made in Taiwan and only sold locally, the Yamaha SR150 was a hit among commuters and delivery riders. But it was a…

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Harley-Davidson Sportster Forty-Eight, Triumph Thruxton, BMW R80ST, Ducati MH900e

Speed Read, December 4, 2022

It’s all about café racers this week, with a Harley Sportster from Thailand, a Triumph Thruxton from Hong Kong and a BMW…

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1979 Ducati 900 GTS restomod by Moto Borgotaro

Functional design: Moto Borgotaro’s Ducati 900 GTS

Few shops know Italian classics quite as well as Brooklyn’s Moto Borgotaro. Owner Peter Boggia has been wrenching on Italian machinery for…

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BMW K100 custom kit by Motoism x Impuls

K is for Kit: A BMW K100 café racer from Munich’s finest

From the minute it hit the custom scene, the BMW K100 has been an underdog. With a brick-like motor, overly angled bodywork…

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