Honda CB450 Café Racer from Mile Zero Racers… Back in 2022, we shared the first build from a young builder out of Rochester, New York: Thomas Manno of Mile Zero Racers. We were highly […]
Tag: Cafe Racers
“R” Treatment: Triumph Daytona 900 Café Racer
Hinckley Hero: Joe Pitman’s Triumph 900 Triple “CR2″… At the 1990 Cologne Motorcycle Show, Triumph Motorcycles returned with a bang, revealing a six-strong range of modern multi-cylinder machines built out of a new state-of-the-art factory […]
Aluminum Enfield: “Stellar” Interceptor 650
Interceptor 650 Café Racer from FrenchMoto… Few modern bikes lend themselves to customization as readily as the Royal Enfield 650 twins, particularly the Interceptor 650 (INT650). Not only is the barrier of entry quite low […]
Top 10 Café Racers of 2023
We’re following up our list of the Top 10 Custom Motorcycles of 2023 with the most popular café racers we featured this past year, based on traffic and social engagement. Your visits, likes, and engagement […]
Gulf RS: Triumph 1050 Café Racer
Speed Triple Café Racer from ETTO Motorcycles… Back in 2005, Triumph introduced the Speed Triple 1050, a factory streetfighter that packed a 128-bhp, three-cylinder gobsmacker of an engine. Here was a hooligan’s dream, just as […]
Unleashed Beast: Ducati Multistada 1200S Café Racer
Ducati Café Racer from STG Tracker… In 2010, the Ducati Multistrada 1200S appeared, a two-wheeled multi-tool packing the 1198cc Testastretta V-twin from the company’s 1198 superbike. For this application, the engine was tuned for smoother […]
God of Thunder: “Parom” BMW R100R Café Racer
For Sale: BMW Café Racer from Earth Motorcycles… The BMW R100R appeared in 1992, combining the proven chassis and flat-twin boxer engine of the GS with Showa suspension, Brembo brakes with floating discs, an electronic […]
Cosmic Café: Yamaha XS650 Café Racer
Space-Gray Café from MacVittie Motorcycles… Over the years, the Yamaha XS650 has earned a tongue-in-cheek nickname as “The Best British Bike Never Built.” Introduced in 1969, this Japanese parallel-twin owed much to the style and […]
Café Racer Kit: Yamaha XSR900 C-S
Café-Sport: XSR900 C-S Kit from Hóo-Bué… In 2016, Yamaha introduced the XSR900, which combined the highly-rated CP3 engine of the MT-09 with retro styling. Unlike most retros, however, the XSR didn’t hark back to the […]
“The Ideal Big Single” – KTM 690 Duke
Super Single: KTM 690 Duke “Road Sport” by 46works… In 1969, a Norton Manx piloted by Godfrey Nash was the last single-cylinder machine to win a 500cc Grand Prix. Even as multi-cylinder machines came to […]
