Blowing it Up at One Moto: Jeff Freeman’s Pro-Link CBX… The Honda CBX1000 had its roots in Honda’s six-cylinder Grand Prix bikes, the legendary RC166 and RC174 that Mike Hailwood rode to four world titles […]
Tag: Cafe Racers
Norsaki: Norton Dominator x Kawasaki Two-Stroke Triple!
From Davmomoto: 1955 Norton Dominator Meets 1974 Kawasaki S3 Mach II… Yes, you can believe your eyes. What you see before you is a 1955 Norton Dominator with a featherbed frame mated to a 1974 […]
Bigger Than Bikes: Ducati 749 Custom
Race-Inspired Ducati 749 from Bigger Than Bikes… In 2003, the Ducati 999 appeared as a complete redesign of the company’s flagship superbike. The outgoing 916/996/998 series, designed by Massimo Tamburini, had become nothing short of […]
Handbuilt Show 2026: Cafe Racers and More
On the last weekend in March, the city of Austin, Texas played host both to the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas and the 2026 Handbuilt Motorcycle Show — one of the largest, most prestigious […]
La Numéro 24: Suzuki GSX1100 Café Racer
Big-Bore Café Racer from Xavier Uhl… When the Suzuki GSX1100 (aka GS1100E) hit the market in 1979, it was the world’s quickest production motorcycle with a quarter-mile time of 11.1 seconds at 120 mph — […]
Ferrari 900: The One Motorcycle Ferrari Allowed
No Joke: The Prancing Horse on Two Wheels… Ferrari has built some of the most iconic machines in automotive history — V12 grand tourers, Le Mans legends, Formula One champions. But there’s one thing Ferrari […]
Aluminum Wonder: Triumph Thruxton 1200 RS Café Racer
Aluminum-Clad Thruxton RS from 2020 Motorcycles… The Triumph Thruxton 1200 RS is the company’s top-tier neo-retro café racer, blending classic 60s styling with modern superbike-spec components such as Öhlins suspension and Brembo brakes. The 103-hp […]
Kláwn Dara: Honda CX650 Eurosport Café Racer
Highly Customized CX650 from Irishman Daragh Heffernan… In recent years, the Honda CX series has become an unexpected darling of the customs world. With its transverse liquid-cooled pushrod V-twin, the CX was a bit of […]
Fighting 31: BMW R NineT Neo Café Racer
Inspired by the VFA-31 “Tomcatters” squadron… The BMW R nineT might be the commonly customized modern bike of the last decade. BMW intentionally built the 1170cc air/oil-cooled retro roadster as a “blank canvas” for custom […]
Eastern Spirit: Moto Guzzi California 1100 Café Racer
Eastern Spirit Guzzi: Heavyweight Cruiser to Sport Machine… Eastern Spirit is a boutique workshop near Warsaw that turns out some of the world’s most striking two-wheeled creations. Their bikes are artisan-built machines that, beyond their […]
