Always Something: ICON’s radical Royal Enfield Shotgun 650
With its casual bobber styling and easygoing twin-cylinder motor, the Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 isn’t the type of motorcycle you’d expect the…
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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.
V-Racer: Mark Hawwa’s Harley-Davidson V-Rod café racer
Who would be deranged enough to commission a custom café racer with a Harley-Davidson V-Rod as a base? Only Mark ‘FKN’ Hawwa.…
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Speed Read: Kott’s Born Free Triumph Daytona bobber and more
Known for his classy café racers, Dustin Kott threw the rule book away to build a Triumph Daytona bobber for Born Free.…
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Stone-cold killer: A Honda CL250 café racer with 3D-printed bodywork
For the last few years, the modern custom motorcycle scene has presented major OEMs with a whole new market in which to…
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Simpatico: Solo Motorcycle’s Impeccable Norton Atlas Café Racer
The Norton Atlas has always been one of my forever dream bikes. This story started quite a long time ago, with the…
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Speed Read: Diamond Atelier’s BMW boxer track racer and more
Diamond Atelier impresses with an uber-slick BMW boxer built for the race track, while Japan’s Infiniti Motorcycle builds a stunning Harley-Davidson bobber.…
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Shhh: This BMW K100 café racer runs on batteries
Building a café racer with an older motorcycle usually involves two phases; getting the bike running, and customizing it. And if the…
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The Dark Knight Rides: A BMW R nineT fit for Batman
Batman swooped onto the pages of DC Comics 85 years ago, but it would take 19 years for the Caped Crusader to…
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Speed Read: A Kawasaki Z900RS café racer from Japan, and more
We open this week’s proceedings with a modern Kawasaki Z900RS with miles of retro style, before pivoting to a Ducati Frankenbike with…
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Speed Read: The lightweight Krämer APX-350 MA race bike and more
The German boutique motorcycle manufacturer Krämer blasts onto the page this week with the lightweight Krämer APX-350 MA race bike. Also on…
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Speed Read: A futuristic motorcycle concept from Bandit9 and more
An outlandish new creation from Bandit9 rolls onto our pages this week, followed by a BMW K100RS from the heart of Bavaria,…
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Just Right: An elegant Honda CB350 café racer from Taiwan
By day, Shawn Lin creates concept art for the gaming industry—a space where fantasy and science fiction reign supreme. But the motorcycle…
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