Son of Time: Ironwood’s Yamaha XSR700 Cafe Racer
Ironwood Custom Motorcycles’ slogan is “Turning scrappy metal into gold.” And we saw the proof just last week—with a sharp-edged BMW cafe…
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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.
Custom Bikes Of The Week: 18 June, 2017
A muscular Honda CB750 cafe from Belgium, a factory custom program from MV Agusta, a striking debut build from Motoism of Munich,…
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American Story: The Fuller Moto x Motus MST-R
Motus is one of the most interesting stories in the motorcycle industry right now. In a factory at the old Barber museum…
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The Mutant: An Angry BMW R80 by Ironwood Motorcycles
There’s no sign of the popularity of the BMW R-series waning. It’s been massaged and twisted in every direction, and just as…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 11 June, 2017
A drop-dead gorgeous Honda CBX cafe from Canada, a new Yamaha HL500 replica from Husky Restorations, a subtly brilliant custom Moto Guzzi…
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The real deal: A stealthy CB550 cafe racer from Hookie Co.
Ten years ago, Honda CB cafe racers were a huge part of the custom renaissance. Low slung CBs were everywhere, ‘brat cafe’…
Read more »Modern Manx: Blacktrack Motors’ custom Thruxton
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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‘Distinto’: Ducati’s greatest hits in one sublime racer
If you could cherry-pick parts from different models of the same marque, what would you build? For Kris Reniers of Belgium, the…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 21 May, 2017
This week, we’ve got three classic cafe racers, a Honda Dominator scrambler, and a fire-breathing Voxan. Which one would you put in your…
Read more »Obsession: Mark Johnston’s 11th BMW is this R100RT cafe
When your garage is packed with eleven BMW motorcycles spanning seven decades—and you have no car—it’s safe to say that your hobby…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 14 May, 2017
A Moto Guzzi with more titanium than a spaceship, a limited edition (and street legal) Ducati tracker, and a Cagiva Elefant 350 bored…
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Nifty Two-Fifty: Hookie Co.’s Honda CB250 cafe racer
It’s more fun to ride a small bike on the limit than a brute at half throttle. That’s the theory, anyway—and it’s…
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