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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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Sekhmet: A BMW boxer café racer with an 80s vibe
It’s amazing how versatile the classic BMW boxer is is. Do you want a long, low and mean drag bike? A rough…
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Gleam Machine: Rodsmith’s Ironhead Sportster café racer
A sleek frame, a mechanical aesthetic, a distinct lack of plastic and a lot of polished metal. This Harley-Davidson Ironhead Sportster café…
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Fresh angle: Giving the Katana 1100 a retro racer vibe
Some aficionados believe that the only way to design an attractive motorcycle, is to maintain a perfectly horizontal foundation line. But the…
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KM37: A custom Moto Guzzi SP1000 with Alfa Romeo paint
There’s no denying that I’m a huge fan of Axel Budde and his custom motorcycle outfit, Kaffeemaschine. Axel flew onto my radar…
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The perfect steak: a custom SportClassic from California
Like any good factory café racer, the Ducati SportClassic doesn’t beg to be customized. It’s stunning in stock form—and, with a 992…
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Playing the angles: An edgy Ducati Monster 600 cafe
A few years ago, a café racer was usually a classic bike, modified with sleeker bodywork, a tuned engine, and a stubby…
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