Alchemy Motorcycles builds a show-stopping silver-grey CB… The Honda CB500 Four made quite the splash when it debuted at the London Racing and Sporting Motorcycle Show in early 1972. Described as “one of the “show […]
Tag: Cafe Racers
Marlboro Missile: Ducati 848 Café Racer
Motocrew builds an 80s-inspired 848 Evo… Introduced in 2010, the Ducati 848 Evo was a road-legal track weapon, boasting a 126-hp Testastretta engine, Brembo Monobloc calipers from the 1198R, and a non-adjustable steering damper: “This […]
Top Gun: BMW K100 Café Racer
Flying Brick to Top Gun: Jet-inspired K100 from Jerem Motorcycles… Introduced in 1987, the BMW K100 was quite unlike any motorcycle BMW Motorrad had ever produced — or any other company, for that matter. At […]
Two-Stroke Giant-Killer: Yamaha RD443LC Hybrid
Mark Goulding builds one wicked “Elsie”… In 1980, the Yamaha RD250LC arrived, a liquid-cooled 247cc / 35-bhp two-stroke street machine destined to become one of motorcycling’s great hooligan machines. In the UK, the “Elsie” satisfied […]
Turbofan V-Twin: Yamaha XV1000 “TR1-R”
Ortolani Customs builds a race-inspired TR1… Introduced in 1981, the Yamaha XV1000 TR1 was the biggest V-twin to roll out of Japan at the time, sporting a 980cc / 69-hp 75° V-twin. With the motor […]
French Design, American Muscle: Avinton “Black Swan”
Ortolani Customs transforms an S&S-powered Avinton… Avinton is a French motorcycle maker inspired by American muscle cars, particularly the 427 Cobra of Carroll Shelby: “The Avinton Collector GT is handmade in France based off of […]
Project Lethe: BMW R100 Cafe Racer
For many of us, building and riding motorcycles is crucial to our mental and emotional health. Whether it’s the ability to swing a leg over the saddle and crack open the throttle, letting the wind […]
Indigo Racer: Suzuki GS750 by Crows Performance
“Don’t Postpone Joy…Ride an Iron Horse!” This is the motto of Crows Performance, a workshop in Nasukarasuyama City, Japan, run by our new friend Yoshiki Sawamura. Though they offer a wide range of services — […]
Rare Alchemy: 1974 Honda CB750K Café Racer
“Chalk” — a minimalist CB750 from Alchemy Motorcycles… Back in 2018, we featured the ’77 CB550K “Grey Ghost” from Michel Valle of San Diego’s Alchemy Motorcycles — one of the most elegant, most memorable CB […]
Silver Wing: Honda GL650 Café Racer
Hand-built in Texas by Alpha Moto Co… For one year only, Honda offered the 1983 GL650I Silver Wing Interstate — a midsize touring bike powered by the transverse “twisted” 80-degree pushrod V-twin introduced in the […]
