Forged From Passion: A blacksmith’s take on the Z650
Building custom motorcycles often involves a radical career change, and we’ve seen some pretty strange jumps over the years. Tom Simpson’s background…
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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.
Setting the bar: UFO Garage’s BMW R100R custom
We’re always on the hunt for custom motorcycles that push boundaries. So if you’re going to tread familiar territory, you better do…
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Little Ripper! K-Speed’s Honda Monkey cafe racer
K-Speed is one of the greatest success stories of the modern custom scene. Like a hit factory from the golden era of…
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SS1100 Carbon: A rapid Ducati 900 SS from Moscow
We don’t see many customs from Russia. But Moscow-based Birdie Customs and their founder Ilya are doing their best to remedy that,…
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Icy Fresh: the Impuls x BSTN Ducati 916 ‘Concord’
If you’re a sneaker freak, you’ll know all about the Air Jordan XI Concord. Designed by Tinker Hatfield, it’s part of the…
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Two new vintage style motorcycles from 46Works
It’s around this time of year that all the top Japanese builders release their latest customs. Many workshops have spent weeks burning…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 2 December, 2018
A pair of Yamaha cafe racers from the opposite ends of the capacity spectrum, Roland Sands gets stuck into the Indian FTR…
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The Honda CB500 cafe racer that staved off bankruptcy
Building custom motorcycles can be a tough game. And the Swedish builder Fredrik Pål Persson was ready to throw in the towel,…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 25 November, 2018
A new Kawasaki Zed from the Japanese restomod kings AC Sanctuary, a retro-futuristic BMW R80 from Holland, and a $30,000 Yamaha WR450F…
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Two Scoops: Federal Moto’s gelato-inspired Honda CX650
Milwaukee’s Mama Tried Show is one of the most eclectic shows on the calendar. Choppers, flat trackers and café racers all vie…
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Solid Gold: Greg Hageman restyles the Yamaha MT-07
Wrap any decent Yamaha in a good King Kenny livery, and you’ve got an instant crowd-pleaser. But this Yamaha MT-07 from Greg…
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Billet Sting: DNA’s honeycomb monocoque BMW
In the world of custom building, the frame is the bit you leave alone—unless you really know what you are doing. Anyone…
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