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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.

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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Electric café racer by Sally's Speed Shop

Flying low: An electric café racer from British Columbia

In an era where everyone seems to be chasing their own tiny slice of internet fame, it’s refreshing to find someone that…

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Custom BMW R100 by WalzWerk

Four digit score: This BMW is WalzWerk’s 1,000th custom

Turning motorcycle customization into a sustainable business is hard enough, but Marcus Walz has taken it to another level. His company, WalzWerk,…

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Honda CBX 1000 café racer by Lys Motorcycles

Winning Recipe: A Honda CBX 1000 café racer from France

A year after he turned his custom motorcycle building hobby into a business, Dimitri at Lys Motorcycles figured it was time to…

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Speed Read, October 23, 2022

From a Cyberpunk-inspired Honda scooter, to a mind boggling Yamaha R1 café racer, we’ve got a little something for everyone this week.…

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Custom BMW R69 with BMW 700 engine

Perilous Endeavor: A BMW R69 with half a car engine

Old BMW airheads have always been easy targets for customization. The motors are simple and easy to work on, the bodywork is…

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Harton Sportster-powered cafe racer by Stile Italiano

Baked to perfection: A Sportster-driven Harton café racer

Building the perfect custom bike is a lot like the science of baking. You’re combining ingredients in the correct ratios to produce…

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Custom BMW K75 by Motocrew

Ice Kool: A custom 1985 BMW K75 by Motocrew

It’s no longer uncommon to see old K-series BMWs go under the knife. But that doesn’t mean that every custom K is…

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BMW R100 café racer series by Renard Motorcycles

Small batch: Renard’s stylish BMW R100 café racer series

Building one-of-one customs for a living would be most motorcyclists’ idea of heaven. However, like an author trying to write the sequel…

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The latest motorcycle news, classics and customs

Speed Read, September 25, 2022

A Honda CX500 headlines this week, resplendent in classic John Player Special colors. We also cover a 1957 Indian Trailblazer, a Magni…

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Honda CB450 café racer by Caffeine Customs

Café au lait: A Honda CB450 from the Gaucho Highlands

Nothing beats a quick early morning blast through the hills above my house. The air is fresh, the sun is usually shining…

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The latest motorcycle news, customs and flying bikes.

Speed Read, September 18, 2022

We kick this weekend’s edition of Speed Read off with two very different BMW K100 customs. Then we bring you a Yamaha…

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