Dream Build Off Winner: Mitch Witkamp’s “Flying Brick”… The BMW K1100 was the final evolution of BMW’s so-called “Flying Bricks,” featuring a 1093cc inline-four with the 16-valve head from the K1. In 1992, the big […]
Tag: Cafe Racers
“Bell” Yamaha Virago 750 Café Racer
Handbuilt at Skidmark Garage: Brandon Jackson’s XV750 Cafe… In recent years, we’ve seen a rise in the number of community DIY motorcycle garages across the nation and world. These garages are not only a great […]
Handbuilt Show 2024: More Café Racers!
#HBSATX2024 photos from our man on the ground, Kody Melton! From April 12-14, our friends at Revival Cycles hosted the 2024 edition of the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show in Austin, Texas, paired as always with MotoGP […]
ALPHA: Kawasaki ZRX1200R Café Racer
Titanium-clad Zed from Alpha.Moto… The Kawasaki ZRX1200R remains one of our favorite machines of the early 2000s, a throwback muscle bike that took inspiration from the KZ1000R Eddie Lawton Replica of the early 1980s. […]
A-SPEC: Liquid-cooled Yamaha RD400 Café Racer
Armen Spec: Yamaha RD400(LC) from Armen Manougian… One of the bikes that stood out most to us at the 2024 Handbuilt Show was this stunning Yamaha RD400 from our new friend Armen Manougian — a […]
Penny: Honda CB750 Café Racer by The Hot Rod Shop
Car Fix’s Jeremy Bumpus builds himself a CB750… For many of the more mechanically-minded of us, weekend morning cartoons were eschewed at an early age for the hot rod, muscle car, and automotive how-to shows […]
Cafe Gixxer: Suzuki GSX-R750 Custom
Down the Rabbit Hole: Dwight Mason’s 1990 GSX-R750 Custom… In 1985, the original GSX-R750 revolutionized the world of sporting motorcycles, setting the superbike standard for years to come. The old heavy steel frames and comfortable […]
Custom Fighter: Honda Hornet 600 Custom
FVT 12: Twin-Seat CB600F from Francis Von Tuto… In 1998, Honda launched their CBR600F-powered naked bike, the Hornet 600. Built in Italy, the bike featured a re-tuned version of the last-gen CBR supersport engine, a […]
Handbuilt Show 2024: Café Racers!
From Handbuilt 2024: Café Racers, Sport Bikes, and Race Machines… This year marked the 10th annual edition of the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show in Austin, Texas, hosted by Revival Cycles during MotoGP weekend at Circuit of […]
Ill-Fated Kustom: Yamaha XS650 Café Racer
Yamaha XS650 from Calgary’s Ill-Fated Kustoms… There are those dark moments in life when misfortune strikes and fate seems against us, fixed and irreversible. But such moments, if we’re open to them, can also be […]
