Boxer Racer: North East Custom’s BMW R1150R Rockster
Does anyone remember the BMW R1150R Rockster? It was an attempt by BMW to inject some edginess into their capable but somewhat…
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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.
Supersonica: A rapid Ducati Panigale from Jett Design
How many custom builders can squeeze the last ounce of performance out of a modern sportbike and give the aesthetics a jolt…
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Radikal Klassisch: Moto Essence’s BMW R80 roadster
Every style of custom motorcycle has a clear-cut formula, but we like it best when builders tear up the blueprint and blur…
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How RYCA used augmented reality to design a cafe racer
A decade ago, the Californian outfit RYCA Motors cracked an almost impossible code: they figured out how to turn the Suzuki Savage…
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Lightly caffeinated: A CB400F from Mokka Cycles
For a bike that was only on sale in the US for a couple of years, the Honda CB400F had a massive…
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Back In Black: A Ducati 900 SS from Belgium
The motorcycle designer Pierre Terblanche is famous for his Ducatis, but not always in a good way. Most folks would give the…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 9 August, 2020
A jawdropping modified Ducati 1000SS, a very clever custom BMW R1100GS, a rare (and running) BMW R57 that could sell for $70,000,…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 2 August, 2020
A slammed Royal Enfield Interceptor from K-Speed, a gleaming Yamaha TX750 cafe racer from Chicago, a BMW GS given the supermoto treatment,…
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The Apprentice: A Honda Egli returns home for restoration
Most businesses need a succession program. And if you’ve been operating for more than half a century, training up the next generation…
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Giant Killer: Honda CB400F ‘Raptor’ by Ripple Rock Racers
It’s a long time since we’ve featured what you might call a ‘traditional’ café racer. The term is used very loosely these…
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Monza: WalzWerk’s best BMW cafe racer yet?
Most custom builders are low-volume guys. It’s often a sideline to a day job, or part of a wider operation selling parts.…
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Super Six: A Honda CBX 1000 from France
Despite the fact that motorcycles seem to keep getting bigger, the six-cylinder engine layout has never really caught on. Only a handful…
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