Axel Budde’s work is impossible to miss. His shop, Kaffeemaschine, focuses solely on classic Moto Guzzi models, turning them into elegant machines that are impossibly cool, highly refined, and built to be ridden. Based in Hamburg, Germany, Kaffeemaschine recently buttoned up this monochromatic charmer for a client who wanted one of the workshop’s signature GT…
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Our good friend and accomplished motorcycle designer, Ola Stenegärd, has a favorite saying; “It’s very simple to keep it complicated, but very complicated to keep it simple.” Kaffeemaschine subscribes to the same philosophy. Their Moto Guzzi café racer builds are impossibly minimalist—but it takes a wealth of experience and countless man-hours to make them that…
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There’s no denying that I’m a huge fan of Axel Budde and his custom motorcycle outfit, Kaffeemaschine. Axel flew onto my radar many years ago, and has continued to impress with his elegant interpretations of classic Moto Guzzis. Today we’re looking at KM37—a 1981 Moto Guzzi SP1000 wrapped in an Alfa Romeo-inspired livery. The SP1000…
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Axel Budde believes that motorcycle travel should be done in style. He’s the founder of the Moto Guzzi specialist shop, Kaffeemaschine, who have just built the third machine in a limited series of Guzzi 850-based Grand Tourers. And just like everything else they’ve produced, it’s impossibly elegant. Kaffeemaschine’s GT series was conceived last year, when…
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From burly adventure bikes to baggers, just about every major OEM has at least a couple of touring-focused models in their arsenal.…
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Kaffeemaschine is one of the big success stories in the European custom world. Founder Axel Budde specializes in high-end Moto Guzzi cafe…
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If there was ever a blueprint for the ultimate Moto Guzzi cafe racer, this is it. Kaffeemaschine’s latest build has the perfect…
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Three flavors of Honda this week: A race-rep from France, a new wave cafe from Kuala Lumpur, and an insane CR500 tracker…
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Every now and then, we profile a bike designed for a builder’s own use: It’s always interesting to see what happens when…
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If you want a modern Moto Guzzi, the V7 and V9 models capture the spirit of yesteryear in a modern package. They’re…
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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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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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