Nobody builds bikes quite like the “master constructor,” Pepo Rosell of XTR Pepo. His bikes tend to take their inspiration from the realm of motorsport, with paint schemes and high-performance engines, suspension, and brakes that […]
Tag: Cafe Racers
Honda CL350 Brat Cafe by Sean Sallings
Motorcycles and family go hand-in-hand, and nothing demonstrates that more than this Honda CL350 cafe racer by Sean Sallings…whose parents were married in a Harley shop! Sean’s father is none other than Jan Sallings of […]
Honda CX500 Cafe Racer by Rolling Retro
Nothing we love more than a shed-built cafe racer — especially when it turns out as clean as this one. The Honda CX500 has become a favorite among builders, with its ‘Guzzi-style V-twin, stubby wheelbase, […]
Honda CB250 Cafe Racer
There’s nothing we love more than featuring the bikes of young garage builders, who don’t have professional-grade shops or an arsenal of high-tech tools. Today we have a 1973 Honda CB250 K4 cafe racer by […]
Yamaha XS1100 Cafe Racer
“The XS is a Rolls Royce with a blown Chrysler Hemi motor…” So said Cycle Magazine of the Yamaha XS1100, aka the XS Eleven or XS11. When it was introduced in 1978, the XS1100 was […]
Honda FX650 Cafe Racer by Iz Meccanica
We’ve been seeing a wealth of Honda NX650 Dominator customs in recent years. It makes sense: Honda’s big dual-sport is cheap, fun, and lends itself to customization. The lesser-known SLR650 was basically a more road-oriented […]
Suzuki TL1000R Cafe Fighter by Magnum Opus
Ah, the Suzuki TL1000R — introduced in 1998 to be Japan’s mighty V-twin Superbike, designed to rival the dominant Ducatis on the track and in the showroom. The TL1000R would fall short in World Superbike, […]
Honda CB1100R Restomod by dB Customs
The CB1100R was Honda’s first homologation special, an exotic, road-legal sportbike built from 1981-1983. Based off the CB900F, the single-seat CB1100R offered 115 horsepower and 72 lb-ft of torque, and was intended to homologate Honda’s […]
Honda Street Cub by Revolt Cycles
You meet the nicest people on a Honda. Such was Honda’s original US advertising campaign for the Honda Super Cub, an underbone motorcycle that’s been called a “step-thru,” a “scooterette,” or even a “moped.” The […]
Yamaha R1 Cafe Racer by Vintage Addiction Crew
We are big fans of Vintage Addiction Crew (V/A), having featured their XS400 cafe racer and DR600 scrambler. One of our favorite things are the shop is that they don’t rely on the same platforms […]
