Stunning CX650 from MCafeGarage of Sardinia… The Honda CX650 was the last of the CX series, which began with the well-known CX500. The CX machines had a Guzzi-like engine layout, but that’s where the similarity […]
Tag: Cafe Racers
The Perfect Café Racer: Honda CB550 “Sapphire”
For Sale: Matt MacVittie’s 1977 Honda CB550 “Sapphire”… If you had to choose one vintage Japanese motorcycle to serve as the base for a café racer project, you’d be hard-pressed to improve on the Honda […]
Track Weapon: Moto Guzzi MGR 1400 “Tricolore”
1400cc Guzzi Café Racer from Radical Speedshop… Radical Speedshop has been at the forefront of Moto Guzzi tuning for nearly three decades. Run by the Bronold family of Germany, the workshop has earned a reputation […]
Best of Both Worlds: Honda “CB500R” Café Racer
Ellaspede EB1236: 1973 Honda CB450 x 2013 CBR500R… The Honda CB twins of the 1970s remain some of the most beloved Japanese vintage motorcycles of all time — and with good reason. They offered riders […]
Stibnite Super7: Scratch-Built 700cc Café Racer
“I couldn’t own the name of being a bike-builder until I really did build one from scratch.” We’re as guilty of it as anyone else. We often talk about bike “builds” and “builders,” when the […]
Flacheisen S: Moto Guzzi 1100 Café Racer
Reborn: “Flacheisen” (Flat Iron) from Radical Speedshop… For nearly 30 years, the Bronold family of Germany’s Radical Speedshop has been building, customizing, and racing Moto Guzzi machines. Truly, you can hardly speak of Guzzi performance […]
“Maximum Purification” — Zephyr 750 Café Racer
Zephyr Café Racer from Tumulte… Introduced in 1990, the Kawasaki Zephyr 750 was part of a 90s resurgence of air-cooled, twin-shock, retro-style standards with roots in the Universal Japanese Motorcycles of the 70s. In 1992, […]
Dealer Special: Royal Enfield Continental GT 650
Custom Continental GT from Container Garage… The Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 is the café-inspired version of the company’s 650 twin. The name dates back to 1964, when the original Continental GT 250 was hailed […]
High-Power Roadster: Triumph Thruxton RS
Thruxton 1200 RS “Classic Roadster” from FCR Original… Introduced in 2020, the Thruxton RS pushed the performance envelope of Triumph’s production café racer even farther, boasting 104 horsepower from the 1200cc “High Power” parallel-twin […]
Showstopper: Honda CB750 Restomod Café
A Show-Stopping 750 Super Sport from Never Ending Cycles… Ask anybody who builds custom motorcycles for a living, and they’ll tell you the client has a pretty significant impact on how much they enjoy a […]
