The CB1100R was Honda’s first homologation special, an exotic, road-legal sportbike built from 1981-1983. Based off the CB900F, the single-seat CB1100R offered 115 horsepower and 72 lb-ft of torque, and was intended to homologate Honda’s […]
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Honda Street Cub by Revolt Cycles
You meet the nicest people on a Honda. Such was Honda’s original US advertising campaign for the Honda Super Cub, an underbone motorcycle that’s been called a “step-thru,” a “scooterette,” or even a “moped.” The […]
Yamaha R1 Cafe Racer by Vintage Addiction Crew
We are big fans of Vintage Addiction Crew (V/A), having featured their XS400 cafe racer and DR600 scrambler. One of our favorite things are the shop is that they don’t rely on the same platforms […]
BMW R80GS Scrambler by De Angelis Elaborazioni
Giorgio De Angelis of De Angelis Elaborazioni is the man who built this incredible BMW K1100 cafe racer, which easily made our list of last year’s best cafe racers. Now Giorgio is back with another burly […]
Fallen Land Released in Paperback!
Here at BikeBound, we are mainly interested in steeds of the wheeled variety. However, our founder and lead editor, Taylor Brown, has written a novel — Fallen Land — featuring a steed of most serious […]
Triumph Legend TT Cafe Racer by XTR Pepo
Pepo Rosell of XTR Pepo continues turning out incredible builds at a staggering rate, each of them with its own history, influences, and homages to racers and builders of both past and present. Now Pepo […]
Kawasaki ZX-6R Streetfighter by Wrench Kings
The Wrench Kings of Holland have quickly become one of our favorite builders. Their uber-sexy CB750F cafe racer was a huge hit with our readers, making its way onto our list of the Best Cafe […]
Honda CX500 Cafe Racer by LV Custom
The Honda CX500 is experiencing a big renaissance these days. Who would have thought that the “plastic maggot” would become the darling of custom builders the world over? This particular specimen is the work of […]
Honda CB550 Tracker by Herencia Custom Garage
Argentina has been turning a staggering array of customs in recent years, mainly trackers and scramblers. At the cutting edge is Herencia Custom Garage, run by our buds Federico Cubik and German Karp. These guys […]
Best Cafe Racers of 2016
We decided to follow up our list of 2016 Best Custom Motorcycles with a cafes-only list. Some of these were real darlings of social media, accruing thousands of likes on Facebook and Instagram, while others […]
