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.
Something for everyone this week: The classic perfection of a Moto Guzzi café racer, a stealthy R18 commissioned by BMW, and a slinky CB650R from Honda’s European dealer build-off. Plus a look at BMW’s very, very radical new CE 04.
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Many of us in the motorcycling world have a male relative to thank for getting us hooked on two wheels. It’s often a father who offered pillion rides, or a grandfather with a workshop full of tools. But in the case of esteemed bike builder Max Hazan, it’s female relatives who must take the blame.…
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We’re not precious about which motorcycles shouldn’t be customized. But we still feel a pang of sadness when a classic is butchered—and smile big when it’s done right. Most people wouldn’t fiddle with a Ducati 996, but VR Customs aren’t most people. They’ve tackled two already, and turned ’em into a pair of stylish cafe…
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Our weekly search has uncovered a Suzuki GSX 1200 dressed as a Honda, a Triumph Speed Triple cafe racer from France, and an impossibly low mileage MV Agusta 750 S. We also look at Super73’s newest e-bike, and a gnarly video from Icon Motorsports.
Read more »When this sleek Honda popped up on our email, it stopped us in our tracks. And then we got an extra surprise—it’s…
Read more »The Yamaha Virago is one of those bikes that just keep on giving. Yamaha’s V-twin cruiser first popped up in the early…
Read more »The Triumph Street Triple is one of those rare bikes that have been a universal hit with riders all over the world.…
Read more »Moto Guzzi turned 100 this year, and celebrated with a slew of special edition models. But the crew at Guzzi Motobox in…
Read more »Anyone who’s been doing a job long enough has probably made a few rookie mistakes. For Tiago Gonçalves and Luis Gonçalves at…
Read more »When a new custom builder hits the scene, there’s no way of knowing if they’re a one hit wonder, or if they’ll…
Read more »We’re racking up the air miles this week, with a stunning new build from the top Japanese workshop Hidemo, a new chapter…
Read more »There’s a definite formula for BMW airhead customs. A few years ago, European workshops like Café Racer Dreams in Madrid figured out…
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