Handmade Tale: Building an RD 200 custom from scratch
In the mid 70s, the Yamaha RD 200 delivered more fun than a small capacity motorcycle had any right to. A compact…
Read more »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.
In the mid 70s, the Yamaha RD 200 delivered more fun than a small capacity motorcycle had any right to. A compact…
Read more »It’s been a while since we’ve featured a classic Honda CB café racer. The custom scene has splintered and grown a lot…
Read more »We’re always impressed when a custom motorcycle design is so cohesive, it could easily be a factory effort. Or, at the very…
Read more »There are pros and cons to picking a K-Series BMW as a custom donor. On the up side, Ks are more readily…
Read more »You’ve probably heard the word ‘bitsa’ thrown around these parts if you’re a regular here. For the uninitiated, it’s a motorcycle that…
Read more »A beautifully modified Honda Dominator from Spain, a CB1000R commissioned by Honda Italia, a $58,000 Laverda SFC, and news of a collaboration…
Read more »In the lore of motorcycle racing, Battle of The Twins has few equals. First staged in the US at Daytona in 1981,…
Read more »After a while, a lot of custom designs tend to blend into a homogenous soup: variations on a standard recipe, slightly tweaked…
Read more »When Bike EXIF lit a fire under the custom scene ten years ago, Honda CB750 cafe racers showed up everywhere. And there…
Read more »A stunningly beautiful custom MV Agusta F3 from Switzerland, a fire-breathing KTM Super Duke R built for the Erzberg Rodeo, a vintage-inspired…
Read more »How much custom work can you cram into six weeks? If this stellar Royal Enfield racer is anything to go by, quite…
Read more »The annals of motorcycling history are filled with ‘tweeners’—motorcycles that improved upon outgoing models, but eventually fizzled out to make way for…
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