1976 was the year Suzuki introduced their first line of four-stroke street machines, the venerable GS series. The Suzuki GS550, which offered 49 horsepower from its air-cooled inline four, was a hard-hitting middleweight, beating both […]
Tag: Cafe Racers
Yamaha XS400 Cafe Racer by Vintage Addiction Crew
“To lead the orchestra, you have to turn your back to the crowd.” That’s the philosophy of Barcelona’s Vintage Addiction Crew, who built this mad little Yamaha XS400 cafe racer, sporting four-spoke mags and GP-styling cues.
The 750: CB750 Cafe Racer by Strapped MFG
Today, we are thrilled to showcase this ’74 Honda CB750 by Jordan Wiseley of the newly-launched Strapped Mfg Co., located in Los Angeles. So many of our favorite bikes are built by racers, and “The […]
Harley XR1200 Cafe Racer by Shaw Speed & Custom
Shaw Speed & Custom continues to turn out amazing Harley customs, well over 100 to date. The ones that light our fire are the kick ass Sportster builds, like the CRXR. Shaw Harley-Davidson has been […]
Yamaha XS850 Cafe Racer by Therapy Moto
Few of us would argue that building and riding bikes is good therapy. Not free therapy, mind you–but good. Lars Engelsviken of Norway’s Therapy Moto has taken that notion to heart. He says: “Therapy Moto […]
Honda CX500 Brat Cafe by Therapy Moto
Here we have one of the prettiest Honda CX500 customs ever, built by Lars Engelviken of Norway’s Therapy Moto. The “Poor Man’s Guzzi” is a tough bike to turn pretty, but Lars managed just that. […]
Honda CB750F “Street Racer” by Vintage Iron Club
During our Florida swing last year, we were fortunate enough to meet Daniel Newcomb–“Presidente Daniel”–of the Vintage Iron Club, which describes itself as follows… We are a vintage motorcycle riding club in South Florida that […]
Honda CB750F Cafe Racer by Wrench Kings
The Netherlands has become a real hotbed of custom motorcycle culture, and the Wrench Kings are right at the leading edge, turning out some incredible bikes. Now Bram and the boys are back with a […]
Moto Guzzi 850 T Cafe Racer by Moto Motivo
Today, we are hugely excited to showcase the bike that won Best in Show at the 2016 Cape Fear Kick Down in our hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina: this 1975 Moto Guzzi 850 T built […]
Ducati Monster Cafe Racer by XTR Pepo
Pepo Rosell, the master “bike constructor” behind XTR Pepo, is one of our favorite builders. He is a man who builds machines that consistently defy classification and convention, and this ’94 Ducati Monster 750 is […]
