Officine RossoPuro ‘Eroica’
Most of the leading custom builders work on commission—they get a brief from a client, a direction is agreed upon, and 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.
Triumph TR6R cafe racer by Tricana Motorcycles
Minimal, elegant and beautifully finished, this is one of the best Triumph cafe racers we’ve seen for a long time. It comes…
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The Valentino: Dustin Kott’s Honda CB750 DOHC
Dustin Kott is what you might call a builder’s builder. From his base in California he specializes in Honda CBs, turning out…
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Cafe racer Ducati by Walt Siegl
There’s a steady demand for Walt Siegl’s café racer Ducatis. And looking at these images of his latest Leggero, it’s not hard…
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Moto Guzzi 1000 SP
There are three brands I always associate with the glory days of motorcycling in the 1970s: Honda, Triumph and Moto Guzzi. Four…
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Class Act: Noah Blum’s 1980 Honda CX500 custom
The Honda CX500 is a stern test of any builder’s skills: although it’s cheap and readily available, it’s not an attractive starting…
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Officine RossoPuro Moto Guzzi Bellagio
It’s quite common to see manufacturers getting into bed with custom builders these days. We’ve seen BMW hooking up with Roland Sands…
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Honda CB350 cafe racer by Gasser Customs
Gasser is a custom and vintage bike shop in Southern California that we haven’t come across before. But it’s a name to…
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Honda CB450 K1 resto-mod
What, another Honda CB ‘cafe racer’? Rest assured this one is different. Apart from a nut-and-bolt mechanical overhaul, it’s sporting subtle upgrades…
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A stunning 1969 Norton Commando from Australia
We first happened across this amazing Norton Commando eight months ago. It’s now gracing the pages of Tank Moto, a super-stylish magazine…
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1979 Honda CB500 by Anvil
Anvil Motociclette is the kind of shop that is catching the attention of younger riders in mainland Europe. Their designs are raw…
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SuperStrada: A Honda CB cafe racer by Classified Moto
Some custom bike builds are completed in days. Others take weeks or months. But this new build from Classified Moto, a postmodern…
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