Kevin Murphy is a retired master mechanic who can’t stay away from GLs. We first met him at Barber Vintage Fest in October, where he had the GL650 cafe racer you see here. Later, he […]
Tag: Cafe Racers
Royal Enfield GT Cafe Racer by J&D Custom Co.
“Made like a gun, goes like a bullet…” India has one of the strongest motorcycle cultures in the world. In fact, a recent report from Pew Research indicates that 47% of Indian households own a […]
BMW R80 Cafe Racer by Ironwood Custom Motorcycles
The Netherlands never ceases to amaze us with custom after beautiful custom. Perhaps it’s that Dutch eye for design, paired with a culture that loves two wheels. After all, more than 31% of the population […]
“007” CB750 Street Tracker by Unique Fabricating
Today, we have a very special CB750 build from Mark Wasson of Oregon. Mark currently lives in Germany and works in Afghanistan, training Afghan commandos and special forces, and he wanted a CB750 street tracker […]
CB750 Tracker by Racing Smith
We’re very excited to showcase this mean green CB750 build from Racing Smith of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Believe it or not, we were seeking out the builder, Ben Smith, about featuring the bike the very […]
Suzuki GS450 Cafe Racer by Wrench Kings
Bram Boot and the crew at Wrench Kings, based in The Netherlands, spent a number of years in corporate management in Dubai. They had an enormous sandbox to play in, complete with big cars, road […]
Yamaha XS750 Cafe Racer by Backdoor
The Yamaha XS750 and XS850–both triples–don’t receive nearly as much attention from custom builders as the wildly popular XS650 parallel twins of the same era. However, the three-cylinder XS750 was lauded as a “Bargain […]
Classified Moto “CB836”
Nestled on Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh, North Carolina, is Devolve Moto, a custom motorcycle shop, retail space, and cafe/bar. Hard to think of a better combination, right? BikeBound made the pilgrimage last month, and we […]
CB550 Cafe Racer by GT-Moto, “CB605”
Today we’re excited to present a very special build: the “CB605” by GT-Moto, which was the first build to come out of this very special shop in Plano, Texas. GT-Moto: The Story GT-Moto is a […]
VTR Custom’s R80: World’s Fastest Police Bike?
BMW makes the bikes that are the most sought after by police departments around the world. Quick, compact, and fuel efficient, BMW motorcycles fit nearly every need a police officer could have while on patrol. […]