Your complete guide to Triumph cafe racer motorcycles, from classic Meriden bikes to modern-day Hinckley specials. Here you’ll find everything from traditional Bonneville and Thruxton cafe racers to the latest builds based on newer models. Discover the parts, seats and performance upgrades that’ll take your own Triumph to the next level.
We’re usually all about high-end customs here, but not everyone has the budget to put an extreme machine in their garage. And we know that many readers have lightly-customized daily riders—often older bikes that are subtly fettled without compromising practicality too much. Untitled Motorcycles have built customs at both ends of the spectrum, mixing commissions…
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We’re going from the sublime to the ridiculous this week, kicking off with a stunning Triton from Italy. We’ve also got a new XR1 from Bottpower, a $60,000 electric bike from the company formerly known as Confederate, and a long-lost Vyrus … all 50cc of it.
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For riders of a sporting persuasion, the first-generation Street Triple is close to the ideal motorcycle. It’s light and handles beautifully, and the 106 hp engine is an absolute peach. We love the iconic twin headlights that came with that model, but some folks don’t. If you’re not a fan, there’s inspiration right here for…
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We love sidecars, but they’re usually sedate rather than sporty. And a classic café racer with a chair? That’s even more rare. So we love the look of this most unusual combination from sunny Queensland in Australia. The ‘Cold Brew Cafe Racer’ comes from Tom Gilroy of Purpose Built Moto, and it’s built around a…
Read more »The Street Triple 675 is a damn good bike. Over the years, we’ve yet to meet an owner who doesn’t rave about…
Read more »Scramblers are still very much on trend—and the Triumph Scrambler is one of the coolest examples of the breed. But when Justin…
Read more »Calum Pryce-Tidd is one of the most methodical and thoughtful bike builders operating in Europe today. And his philosophy is spot on:…
Read more »As someone who spent his teen years with a skateboard under his feet, I see parallels between the skate and custom bike…
Read more »When Triumph pulled the wraps off the ‘new’ Bonneville back in 2016, they flew several journalists to London to attend the official…
Read more »It’s a familiar story: a treasured bike, a crash, and then a rebuild. Except this isn’t a streetfighter: it’s a low-slung Triumph…
Read more »New builders tend to slide discreetly into the scene rather than explode. But occasionally someone arrives with a bang—and so it is…
Read more »You don’t have to be in your 70s to be moved by the sight of a Norton Manx. It’s one of the…
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