The BMW K100, otherwise known as the Flying Brick, certainly isn’t regarded as the prettiest bike created by BMW Motorrad’s engineers. The nickname derives from the blocky, 987cc inline four. However, the crew from Moscow’s […]
Tag: Cafe Racers
Yamaha RD400 Custom by Keith Carlson
There is nothing quite like the blood-singing mania of screwing the throttle of a big two-stroke. Sadly, there are few of these blue-smoking screamers still around. Even at their height, the suspension and brakes of […]
Turbocharged Kawasaki KZ650
We spotted this incredible 830cc, turbocharged Kawasaki KZ650 at The Handbuilt Show in Austin, Texas. Come to find out, it was built by Ezio Covelli of Magnum Opus Custom Bikes in our hometown of Wilmington, […]
BMW R80 Cafe Racer by Ironwood Custom Motorcycles
Arjan van den Boom of Ironwood Custom Motorcycles, based in the Netherlands, never ceases to amaze us with his custom builds. We have featured a number of his cafe racers in the past, and now […]
Kawasaki KZ650 Cafe Racer by Toby Jones
Here at BikeBound, we’re always on the look out for KZ650 customs. These “Sons of the Z1” always surprise with their rev-happy motors and eagerness to lie flat in the corners. Rick Brown, who runs […]
CB750 Nighthawk Brat Bike by Smith Cycles
Today, we’re proud to present this 1985 Honda CB750 RC04 (Nighthawk) brat bike by Sven Schmidt of Germany’s Smith Cycles. The RC04 was the German version of the Nighthawk. Though customs are a dime a […]
Suzuki GS500 Cafe Racer by So-Low Choppers
Lately, we’ve been featuring some incredible bikes by young builders, so we were thrilled to receive a message from Jay Ransome, son of Clive Ransome, who owns So Low Choppers of the UK. Though he’s […]
Yamaha Virago 250 Cafe Racer
Some of our favorite builders started as racers, and Matt Fuller of Land O’ Lakes, Florida, is such a one. A supermoto and flat-track veteran, he brings a purpose-driven focus to this ’97 Yamaha XV250 […]
BMW K100 “Jetfighter” by Expressmoto Design
John Camara of Austin’s Expressmoto Design has an ideal pedigree for a custom bike builder. He’s been riding and racing both on- and off-road bikes for nearly four decades, reaching the upper classes of the […]
Martin Cafe Racer by Lys Motorcycles
George Martin was the premier custom motorcycle frame/chassis builder in Europe in the 1970s and 1980s. He built approximately 5800 frames between 1972 and 1987 at his shop in Les Sables d’Olonne, France, utilizing both […]
