It’s all about racing lines this week. We kick off with a BMW K-series café racer, followed by a classy Moto Guzzi Le Mans II, a sharp Buell Lightning S1 and a rare Rau Kawasaki GPZ1100. We finish off with a quick look at a MotoGP docuseries that’s hitting screens soon.
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For most custom motorcycle builders, their creations are like their children: it’s impossible to pick a favorite. But sometimes there’s one project that stands out. For Luis Correia and his team at Maria Motorcycles in Portugal, it’s this immaculate Moto Guzzi Le Mans cafe racer. Luis is proud of how it turned out, as he…
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Most custom enthusiasts refine and tinker with their bikes. Sometimes it’s to keep them in line with changing tastes and styles. Sometimes it’s to improve performance. And other times, it’s to fix age-related issues or the ravages of time. In the case of this sharp-looking Moto Guzzi, it was for all those reasons. It’s a…
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Kaffeemaschine is one of the big success stories in the European custom world. Founder Axel Budde specializes in high-end Moto Guzzi cafe racers, with modern updates and immaculate build quality. Axel sticks to what he knows, and doesn’t reinvent the wheel with every build. As his reputation has grown, so has the Kaffeemaschine business: he’s…
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Read more »Death Machines Of London return with an aero-inspired Moto Guzzi. A BMW R 1200 ST gets the radical supermoto treatment. And a…
Read more »If there was ever a blueprint for the ultimate Moto Guzzi cafe racer, this is it. Kaffeemaschine’s latest build has the perfect…
Read more »Not every builder we feature works on motorcycles for a living—for many, it’s a hobby or a sideline business. But we’ve never…
Read more »Three flavors of Honda this week: A race-rep from France, a new wave cafe from Kuala Lumpur, and an insane CR500 tracker…
Read more »Thirty years ago, a young James Hilton went out for a bike ride with his uncle. The experience was unforgettable, and so…
Read more »On the list of Italian classics we’d love to own, the Moto Guzzi Le Mans ranks high. We’ll even forgive the questionable…
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