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.
Against all odds, the eternally goofy Honda CX500 has become a popular choice for custom projects. But it’s hard to get ‘right,’ as bike builder Patricio Germano now realizes. When it arrived in his workshop, this CX500 had already been worked over—but it was in dire need of a makeover. Patricio runs the Invader Cycle…
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We’re suckers for classic Moto Guzzi café racers. But we like it even more when someone messes up the recipe a little. As with this sleek and quirky 1000 SP from France—which mixes conventional and unorthodox styling cues to great effect. It comes from Samuel Aguiar, a multi-talented chap who designs furniture as well as…
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Every car enthusiast of a certain age knows the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL. It made roof-hinged ‘gullwing’ doors famous—despite being a design trick first seen on the Bugatti Type 64. And it’s one of the most iconic sportscars of the last century. The 300 SL has inspired the Alicante workshop Tamarit to create a limited edition…
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We kick off our first Speed Read of the year with a Ducati Scrambler kit from Hookie Co. with a strong 90s vibe. Then we look at a strikingly beautiful tribute to Arturo Magni, a Suzuki DR600 cafe racer from France, and the adorable 1940s Doodle Bug scooter.
Read more »A new build from Spain’s Bolt Motor Co. is always a treat. The Valencia-based workshop has a history of high-end racecar preparation,…
Read more »This time each year, we gather our web and social media stats and pick the ten most popular custom motorcycles of the…
Read more »Let’s face it—it’s been the year from hell for most of us. But builders kept on building, in sheds and workshops and…
Read more »The early 80s Honda CB900C is one of the most unusual bikes Honda ever made. It has a ten-speed gearbox: five ‘normal’…
Read more »The BMW K100 used to be one of those ‘awkward’ bikes that are difficult to customize, but that reputation is rapidly disappearing.…
Read more »Fredrik Pål Persson has faced a few challenges in his time. First, he switched careers from chef to bike builder. Then he…
Read more »Most custom projects are completed in a matter of months, or even weeks. But sometimes the story of a bike can stretch…
Read more »A Ducati 848 that pays homage to the classic 750 SuperSport, a lean, mean and green Triumph Thruxton RS, and an easy-going…
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