Speed Read: A retro sportbike Yamaha XSR900 fairing kit and more
Ducati and Yamaha share equal billing this week. We start with a Yamaha XSR900 fairing kit from Taiwan and a Ducati Multistrada…
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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.
Lime green dream: A zesty custom KTM 690 Duke by 46Works
There’s something special about Shiro Nakajima’s work, and it’s painted all over the elegant lines of this custom KTM 690 Duke. Nakajima-san’s…
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Speed Read: A fully-faired Royal Enfield Interceptor and more
Our weekly selection of motorcycle news and customs is bookended by two Royal Enfields; a fully-faired Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 from Malaysia,…
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Ultraleicht: A custom BMW R65 trimmed with wood and aluminum
If you’re going to name your custom-bike-building side hustle ‘Atomic Contraptions,’ the machines that you create better be imaginative enough to warrant…
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Shine On: A gleaming Triumph Street Twin café racer from Vietnam
Building a custom motorcycle that loosely resembles a café racer is easy enough. But building a café racer where every part harmonizes…
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Speed Read: A Paul Smart-inspired Ducati Monster S2R and more
Our friends at Australia’s Purpose Built Moto lead the charge this week, with a stunning custom Ducati Monster S2R that recalls the…
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The Archer: An evergreen BMW café racer from a new Polish team
It doesn’t take just a sharp eye or a deft pair of hands to build a great custom motorcycle—it takes both. The…
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Remix: Tamarit’s best designs in one Thruxton café racer
Tamarit Motorcycles has enough parts in its catalog to transform a stock Triumph Thruxton into a passable café racer, with minimal fuss.…
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Unstoppable: The CB750F café racer build that almost wasn’t
We’ve heard countless stories of custom motorcycle projects stalling, but the tale of this Honda CB750F café racer takes the cake. Its…
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Aerodinamica: Kaffeemaschine’s minimalist Moto Guzzi café racer series
Our good friend and accomplished motorcycle designer, Ola Stenegärd, has a favorite saying; “It’s very simple to keep it complicated, but very…
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End of an era: The Triumph Thruxton Final Edition
One of Triumph’s most adored motorcycles—and one of the best factory café racers you can buy—is about to retire. The Triumph Thruxton…
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Speed Read: A super-rare MV Agusta 750S America and more
If you’ve got money to burn, there’s a super-rare MV Agusta 750S America with your name on it this week. But if…
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