Dezmembrez Moto builds a high-tech XJR — and it’s for sale! If we had to choose one model of the modern era that we wished we received here in North America, the Yamaha XJR1300 would […]
Tag: Cafe Racers
Built from Zero: Yamaha XJ750 “Bathara”
“Low, Burly, Roaring” — Jowo Kustom’s scratch-built custom… Usually, when we ask a builder what bike served as the donor of a particular project, it’s clear that some major part of the original frame remains […]
A Leaner Bull: “Muccastretta” Ducati 999 Café Racer
Rind Performance streamlines the 999… In 2001, Ducati introduced their new Testastretta (“Narrow Head”) L-twin engine, featuring narrower 25-degree angles between the inlet and exhaust valves, which corresponded with modern F1 four-valve theory. The narrow […]
Budget-Built: Yamaha XJ600 Café Racer
Rascal Motorcycles builds an XJ / FJ600 shop bike… Introduced in 1984, the Yamaha XJ600 — sold in North America as the FJ600 — was a middleweight four-cylinder sports bike with a 72-bhp air-cooled engine. […]
Victory Moto Show 2022!
This past weekend was the 6th annual Victory Moto Show in our very own hometown of Savannah, Georgia. Since 2017, founder Anna Heritage Close and her team of “Moto Babes” have assembled each year to […]
Naked 999: 172-hp Ducati 999 Café Racer!
SaMi Motori builds a 172-hp Ducati Café Racer… In 2003, the Ducati 999 superbike appeared. Designed by Pierre Terblanche, it was an abrupt departure from the iconic 916 – 998 series and caused no small […]
Retro Superbike: Kawasaki Zephyr 1100 “Shōzō”
72 HKG Performance builds a ZR1100… Introduced in the 1990s, the Kawasaki Zephyr 1100 harked back to the mighty air/oil-cooled four-cylinder monsters of the ’70s and early ’80s — a time when riders like Eddie […]
Beast Café: Yamaha XJR1300
Hedgehog Motorcycles builds a beastly XJR… The Yamaha XJR1300 was a proper old-school muscle bike. The air-cooled inline four powerplant began life in the 1984 FJ1100. By the time it reached the XJR1300 in […]
The Cosmic Rider: Yamaha RD350 YPVS
For Sale: Blechmann’s Two-Stroke Stunner! Bernhard “Blechmann” Naumann is one of Europe’s most highly regarded builders, known especially for his metal-shaping skills. Hence his nickname, “Blechmann” — The Tin Man. Bernhard grew up in a […]
A Faster Brick: BMW K1100 “Eleanor”
Bulgaria’s Tossa R builds an Eleanor-inspired Brick… One of the most iconic movie cars of the 21st century is the 1967 Shelby GT500 “Eleanor” from the 2000 remake of Gone in 60 Seconds — a […]
