Renard Speed Shop’s Ducati cafe racer
The custom world is dominated by studiously cool and monochrome bikes, so this bright and breezy little Ducati cafe racer is 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.
BMW Boxer by Officine Rossopuro
With the BMW R-series becoming the platform du jour for custom builds, it’s getting harder to create something new—without simply being ‘different’…
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CMBL Yamaha SR500 ‘ZedCat’
Surfing and custom motorcycles are two cultures that, when combined, often produce radical results. For example, the ZedCat: a delightful Yamaha SR500…
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Mule’s fiery red Triumph café roadster
Man does not live by street-tracker alone, tasty as that diet may be. Even Richard Pollock, acknowledged Tracker King (he’s built more…
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Jan Sallings’ Honda CL 350 cafe racer
Every now and then, it’s good to go back to the blueprint. And this is as good as you’ll get. It’s a…
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Moto Guzzi V65 cafe racer
One of the most evocative paint schemes in motorcycling is the red and lime green of Moto Guzzi’s iconic V7 Sport. It…
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Dustin Kott’s CB550 cafe racer
When Dustin Kott turns his hand to a CB, you can be sure it’s going to come out special. The Californian builder…
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Honda 750 Nighthawk by Ad Hoc
Right now, the epicenter of the European custom scene is Spain. The Iberian Peninsula is already famous for its petrolhead culture, which…
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Cafe Racer Dreams BMW R100RS
Sensible isn’t a word you’d normally use to describe a custom motorcycle. But as this BMW R100RS from Cafe Racer Dreams proves,…
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How to build a Harley cafe racer
A few weeks ago our article How To Build a Cafe Racer struck a chord with many readers. The response was overwhelmingly…
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Guzzi Le Mans by Kaffeemaschine
If you grew up in the 1970s, you probably look back fondly on the Formula One cars of that era. The Marlboro…
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Kawasaki cafe racer by AC Sanctuary
The economics of the custom business in Japan are very different to what we usually see in the west. Most of the…
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