The best middleweight naked bikes from Yamaha, KTM, Honda, Ducati, Suzuki, and Triumph

Hang it Out: The Bike EXIF guide to middleweight naked bikes

10 MONTHS AGO / FEATURED BIKES

Motorcycle designers of the early ’80s probably ponder how we got here, a time when street bikes with exposed frames, unshrouded headlight assemblies and flat handlebars have become commonplace. The phenomenon started at least 30 years ago, and one possible explanation cites the re-styling of wrecked sports bikes in Europe as the cause. Some call…

A vintage Kawasaki and a new Z650 RS in green.

8 Cool Retro Cafe Bikes That Won’t Break the Bank

2 YEARS AGO / Comments Off on 8 Cool Retro Cafe Bikes That Won’t Break the Bank / FEATURED BIKES

CUSTOM CAFÉ BIKES get our blood pumping. But we get it: not all of us have the time and energy to devote to a full café racer build. Luckily, manufacturers are here to oblige with off-the-shelf café and vintage-inspired bikes that have the looks of old bikes, yet they have modern amenities like ABS and…

A vintage cafe racer from PAAL Motorcycles of Sweden

Swedish twins: A pair of vintage café racers from PAAL

6 YEARS AGO / Comments Off on Swedish twins: A pair of vintage café racers from PAAL / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES

For some people, building custom bikes is a sideline—an after-hours escape from the daily grind. For others it’s purely a business, with success measured by income and Instagram likes. And then there’s the third type: the guys who are so passionate about the scene, they’d mortgage their house to keep going. Malmö-based Fredrik Pål Persson…