Euro Fighter: Lazareth’s crazy, futuristic Yamaha YZF-R1
It’s pretty common for a crashed bike to become a custom project. But how often does a bike get built for a…
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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.
This Aprilia-powered Brute is Not Your Average Shed Build
Not sure quite what you’re looking at here? Neither were we when this brute caught our attention in the magazine Performance Bikes.…
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More Racer Than Cafe: NCT’s stunning Ducati 848 Evo
Superbikes don’t typically make us weak at the knees—but if we had to spring for something racy, it would probably be Italian.…
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Killer K: Mike Flores’ BMW K100 Cafe Racer
Is this the year of the BMW K100? We reckon so. The earlier R-series boxers have held the limelight for long enough—and…
Read more »Custom Bikes Of The Week: 22 January, 2017
A classy Moto Guzzi Centauro from the USA, a racy BMW K100 from Japan, and a brawny Honda CB750 from Vietnam. Let’s…
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Make CBs Great Again: Justin Webster’s Honda CB750 cafe
Whenever we question the popularity of classic Honda fours, someone builds a CB that reminds us just how damn charming they can…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 15 January, 2017
Eleven hundred cc of Moto Guzzi muscle from Florida, a cafe’d Ducati Hypermotard from Germany, and proof from Jakarta that the Kawasaki…
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Fresh: The Bel Air 1200 Framer by Deus
It’s usually a long time between builds from Deus’ L.A. workshop supremo Michael Woolaway—but they’re always worth the wait. Like this seriously…
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Rocket Man: Triumph Legend TT by XTR Pepo
It’s hard to resist the sound and spectacle of a classic endurance racer. And no one knows that better than Pepo Rosell.…
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Major Fazer: Bad Winners amps up the Yamaha FZS600
Apparently, the hipsters are ruining motorcycles. At least that’s the mantra of the old guard, bemoaning every trend from tire choices to…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 8 January, 2017
Roaring into 2017: a reborn Suzuki T500 Titan cafe racer, a naked Ducati Panigale, and Christini’s new snow bike—complete with tracks front…
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Editor’s Choice: An Alternative Top 15 for 2016
Since 2009, we’ve dug through our stats at the end of every year to see which bikes our readers liked the most.…
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