Your complete guide to Sportster cafe racer motorcycles, from classic Ironheads to modern-day Evolution-engined specials. Here you’ll find everything from traditional-style cafes to the latest cutting-edge restyles based on newer models such as the Iron 883. Discover the parts, seats and performance upgrades that’ll take your own Harley to the next level.
The market for modified Sportsters is crowded. Most builders of repute in the USA know their way around the venerable platform, and the array of aftermarket parts is dizzyingly large. It takes something very special to stand out—like this custom-framed, limited production special from Cohn Racers. The man behind the Florida workshop is Chet Perez,…
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Charity motorcycle giveaways are a dime a dozen, but this one is a cut above the rest. If you live in the US, it’s your chance to win a current model Sportster reworked by four top American builders: J Shia from Madhouse Motors, Cristian Sosa, Jay Donovan and Joe Mielke. Funds from the project are…
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We’re casting the net far and wide this week. There’s a brutal Aprilia Tuono V4 from Switzerland, a Harley cafe racer from Japan, and a new bike from the American small-batch manufacturer Janus. Plus Union Motorcycle Classics are raffling off a jaw-dropping Gary Nixon tribute Triumph.
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Deus cracks the style code for a Sportster cafe racer. Plus a custom Ducati Paul Smart owned by the principal of a WSBK team, and a flotilla of jaw-dropping scale models from Thailand.
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Harley-Davidson has just launched two new Sportsters: the Iron 1200 and the Forty-Eight Special. Both have throwback styling and graphics to commemorate…
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There aren’t many builders with a strike rate like Pepo Rosell. Since the early days of his Radical Ducati shop, he’s been…
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It’s usually a long time between builds from Deus’ L.A. workshop supremo Michael Woolaway—but they’re always worth the wait. Like this seriously…
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There’s no shortage of builders putting the ‘sport’ back into the Sportster. But if you live in the American Southwest, there’s only…
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A few weeks ago our article How To Build a Cafe Racer struck a chord with many readers. The response was overwhelmingly…
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Roland Sands is one of the more eclectic custom motorcycle builders in the USA. He’s built countless bikes in many different styles,…
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DP Customs are on a roll right now, and according to owner Justin Del Prado, this is their fastest and best-handling bike…
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We don’t often feature modern Harley customs, but this cafe racer is worth closer inspection. It’s the latest machine from acclaimed Japanese…
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