For Sale: 700cc, 277-Rephased “Xcess” from Marty Coblentz… In the 1950s, Britain built one out of every four motorcycles globally. However, as the Japanese rapidly advanced into the big bike market, employing modern tooling and […]
Tag: Cafe Racers
Virago CR82: Yamaha XV920 Café Racer
Now for Sale: Lean and Mean Virago from Pit Lane Motos… Yamaha introduced its first V-twins in the early 1980s, with North American dealers receiving the Virago 750 and 920. The XV750 would be the […]
ArtRide 2026: Café Racers & Superbikes
We’re back with another segment from ArtRide 2026, the custom bike and art show at Wheels & Waves in Biarritz, France. It took place June 11-13 at Skatepark Biarritz, just a stone’s throw from the […]
BOLT #008: 1995 Honda CB750 Café Racer
By the mid 1990s, the Honda CB750 — aka the Nighthawk 750 — had morphed into a retro-style UJM with twin shocks and an air-cooled DOHC inline-four with 75 ponies at the ready. At the […]
Kinetic Art: Brough Superior RMB01
Brough Superior and Watchmaker Richard Mille join forces on a work of kinetic art… One of the most striking machines at ArtRide 2026 in Biarritz, France, was the Brough Superior RMB01. Built in collaboration with […]
Veloce Aperion: 280-BHP 1000cc Two-Stroke Café Racer!
Veloce Motorcycles unveils a 1000cc X8 two-stroke café racer! Built by Oxfordshire-based Veloce Motorcycles, the Aperion is a 1000cc, eight-cylinder, two-stroke naked bike — or perhaps more accurately, an engineering provocation with lights, wheels, and […]
MAEB #1: Honda CB750F1 Café Racer
“Two steps forward, one step back” — Matthias Ebenhoch’s 1978 Honda CB750F Super Sport… In the customs world, it can often be said that bikes are built of other bikes. Both in a material sense, […]
Bike Shed Moto Show 2026: The Café Racers
Ton-Up Time: 25 Café Racers from The Bike Shed Moto Show 2026… Back in 2013, a dozen motorcycle enthusiasts held the inaugural Bike Shed Moto Show under the railway arches in Shoreditch, London. There were […]
The Red Arrow: Husqvarna “Rödpilen” 701
A Blood-Red Vitpilen 701 Supermono from XTR Pepo… When the Husqvarna Vitpilen (“White Arrow”) first arrived in 2018, many commentators expected the futuristic-looking neo-retro naked bike might be more style than substance. However, they were […]
One Moto Show 2026: Café Racers, Salt Racers, and Super Hooligans
Earlier this month, the city of Portland played host to the The One Motorcycle Show — the 17th annual edition of the event, hosted as ever by lovely folks from See See Motorcycles. According to “Burt […]
