Negan Rides: A Moto Guzzi California 1100 inspired by The Walking Dead
We don’t usually go in for themed bikes around here—but once in a while a custom builder nails a concept and piques…
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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.
The Bold Four: A 1976 Honda CB500F café racer from Brazil
Based in Caxias do Sul, a town in Brazil’s hilly Serra Gaúcha region, Caffeine Custom is fast becoming a regular on these…
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Lioness: CW Zon modifies the massive BMW K1600 GTL
Six cylinders, 1,649 cubic centimeters, 113 liters of storage space, and more electronic aids than you can shake a stick at; the…
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Editor’s Choice: An alternative Top 10 for 2024
Once I’ve completed the arduous task of poring over our statistics to compile our list of the year’s most popular custom motorcycles,…
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Tokyo Triple: A 2010 Triumph Street Triple 675 café racer from Japan
The mid-sized street bike market is one of the hottest on the planet, and the Triumph Street Triple is near the top…
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Two Peas in a Pod: Smoked builds a pair of neo-futuristic TVS customs
Headquartered in India, TVS Motor is one of the biggest motorcycle manufacturers that you may not have heard of. They sell a…
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B-Road Bomber: A 70s-style Ducati Monster M900 racer by 46Works
On the first weekend of December each year, the Pacifico Yokohama convention center is filled to the brim with highly imaginative machines…
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Design on Demand: JSK Moto’s slick BMW R nineT café racer kit
High-end custom motorcycles are a joy to ogle, but owning them is often beyond the reach of us mere mortals. Not everyone…
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T23: A sculpted Ducati Scrambler 1100 café racer by Auto Fabrica
Since they first hit the scene, Auto Fabrica has flirted with the concept of motorcycles as art pieces. The machines they build…
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The Escape Machine: A Mercedes-inspired BMW R100R from Brooklyn
With roughly 2.7 million people living in Brooklyn, New York, the serendipitous tale of this BMW R100R café racer stands out as…
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Speed Read: A custom Yamaha RD400 by Roland Sands and more
The smell of two-stroke oil lingers in the air, courtesy of Roland Sands Design’s razor-sharp custom Yamaha RD400. We also profile a…
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Aurora: A Porsche-green BMW R100R café racer from Texas
As the founder of Spain’s 72 Cycles Performance, and one-half of the collaborative outfit 72 HKG Performance, Antonio Rodriguez has developed an…
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