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Geoff launched Return of the Cafe Racers in 2006 as a place to document his very first cafe racer build. He has also worked as the editor of the independent custom motorcycle magazine Tank Moto, contributed to other online publication like BikeExif and co-hosted several Australian automotive events. Geoff also regularly visits custom bike events around the world as a special guest or media partner.
Ripple Rock Racers is now a motorcycle specialty company that creates Billet Aluminum Products for the custom motorcycle builder. We...
Rich its About taste an soul, Solo – Indonesia Brand all about fashion, Bike, Kustom Bike, Classic Bike, streat wear...
Thanks to a huge increase in the popularity of the custom motorcycle scene many hobby builders have turned a passion...
Revolt Motorcycles was formed to organise a motorcycle exhibition on the South Coast of England. The ‘Revolution Show’ was set up...
Motorcycles are our passion, and we are here to support this passion in our fellow riders. It does not matter...
“My first encounter with motorcycles goes back to when I was a child, maybe 8 or 9 years old. My...
RBC is a small motorcycle workshop based in Zagreb, Croatia. Our love for motorcycles pushes us forward and this is...
While a Motard style motorcycle may not seem like the obvious choice for a cafe racer conversion Jochen Diefke of...
Motorcycle repair and customization shop located in Beautiful So. Oregon. Specializing in Harley Davidsons. We have a Certified Harley Mechanic...
we here at the red max speed shop know one thing; bikes are cool – not all bikes, not all...
After creating 4H10.com with his friend Nico to highlight the broad and emerging custom scene in France, John got his...
Of iron forge custom motorcycles, faithful to the Made in Italy excellence. Designer and locksmith of special limited edition motorcycles is...
With a name like “Vintage Addiction”, it’s odd to see the YZF sitting in their build portfolio, but when the...
RealMotoCo was born when a commercial welder/fabricator and a graphic designer/illustrator came together through a shared appreciation for art and...
Meister Engineering Sàrl specializes in the modification and construction of prestige motorcycles. Each bike is restored and revisited to be...
Now despite the price tag, when it comes to storage there’s not much that the Speedway can offer over a...
In my hometown of Melbourne, we’re lucky to have a great cafe racer community. Thanks to clubs like the “Melbourne...
Back in the late sixties when everyone was saying reliable, large capacity 2 strokes we implausible, Suzuki had an ace...
Today’s quick update has been a long time in the making. As we’ve seen here before the Kawasaki KZ650 has...
As it happens, the first motorcycle I ever went on as a kid was a Norton Commando 850 and since...
After the dust from the sheet settled Andy went on to tell Ryan stories of his escapades on the bike....
“Six years ago I completed my first ground up rebuild of a 350cc Regal Raptor. I’d seen Shinya Kimura’s ‘Zero’...
With 30 years of custom motorcycle building under his belt, Wolfgang Batz isn’t about to be influenced by other people’s...
Meeting someone who makes a living from doing something they actually love is a rare phenomenon, and such is the...
Someone had sacrilegiously painted the bike’s frame in a past life, hiding the trademark Rickman nickel plating, so it had...
So how did KickMoto get started? Jeff: We all met through a mutual friend and hit it off because of...
When he’s not designing race-winning catamarans, French-Canadian professor in electronics, Sylvain Carignan likes to turn his hand to custom motorcycle...
In the world of custom motorcycles, one builder who has become synonymous with great-looking Moto Guzzi’s is Axel Budde. At...
Enter Ric Steele and his team at MotoMAX in Perth, Western Australia. Ric has been dealing Enfields in Perth’s north...
The ‘Legends of Speed’ series, which features 4 unique designs, were developed first as illustrations by Pedro using his trademark...
“I studied industrial design in university where I developed my own design aesthetic” explains Spencer. “During my studies I also...
Their 1996 Ducati Monster Cafe Racer may only be the third customer build the WNW team have undertaken, but the...
After spying the Yamaha XJR400 cafe racer on their website we contacted C-Racer crew member Antonis Kapetanios who was kind...
Like its predecessor the Corsaiola 02 is based upon a 1989 version of Moto Guzzi’s V75. The V75 was never...
As I said the Mojave boot is Roland Sands Designs first foray into footwear and they’ve done a commendable job...
Eicma 2016 has been and gone, but it’s left us excited about what the motorcycle industry has in store for...
Husqvarna have been producing motorcycles for more than 110 years. In 1903 they moved the focus of their business away...
Daryl Villanueva, the main man behind Bandit9 got in touch to tell us about this exclusive limited edition machine. “It’s...
Bomber jackets are all the rage and it seems that most streetwear fashion labels now offer their own interpretation of...
To Maurizio Carrero, founder of Imbarcadero 14 Venice in Italy, the Z1000 was more than an icon of motorcycle manufacturing.As...
“I acquired this 1980 KZ440 in bits from a friend who had lost interest in the project.” recalls 26 year...
Since moving to the States from Japan Kiyo has played an important part in the Californian custom scene working on...
“It all started with my toy bikes as a child. I would cut off parts with my scissors and colour...
In the Netherlands at a workshop named ‘Smokin Motorcycles’ an engineer and an industrial designer have taken things a step...
While Mik was left “exposed” (pardon the pun) in his bivouac that consisted of nothing more than a top sheet/motorcycle...
The smooth, clean lines of this remarkable machine are testament to the determination of the brothers, whose metal shaping skills...
Triumph has well and truly hit the nail on the head with their new Modern Classics range. The British manufacturer...
“We want to challenge the trope of nostalgic and aesthetically led custom motorcycles by encouraging others to experiment with the...
Well it’s probably because there are people out there who can afford to pay for it. Take for instance this...
Finding a good motorcycle bag is tricky. I tend to be the sort who uses one bag for everything –...
“Lex was very specific about his wishes.” says Bran. “As the owner of an advertisement company, he had a very...
How did you get your hands on the donor bike for this project? Gary: I found this bike in a...
The Buell XB platform is an unlikely hero for the cafe set – A torquey, Harley-powered, space-framed sports bike from...
“I am a South African that moved to the USA in 2005.” says Johann. “I started riding motorcycles at the...
Daniel cut his teeth on cars and bikes at a young age. “I drove my first moped at the age...
To start with can you tell us where the bikes name “Tramontana” comes from? Spartak: This is the bike’s name...
Earlier this month the first series of the Essenza 1/8th mile sprint challenge was completed at the Glemseck festival in Leonberg,...
A quick glance over the build portfolio of Iron Pirate Garage will reveal that they’re not afraid to make a...
As someone who has had countless trips along the windy, 172km pass Chris shares a few words of wisdom around...
“It’s incredible how the nature of this bike is changed!” exclaims Jody Basso of Officine Sbrannetti. Jody and his partners...
Can you imagine the horror at Moto Guzzi’s HQ when Honda unveiled their first CX500 in 1978? A Japanese manufacturer...
Bad Winners workshop owner Walid was exposed to working on motorcycles from an early age. Tinkering on bikes with an...
The success of the Studio Motor workshop has made Donny somewhat of a celebrity in the Indonesian custom scene. He’s...
Trevers father, John Scales, was a 2 stroke road racer during the 1970s. “I heard so many stories from my...
At it’s simplest, the bivouac is a cleverly tailored tarpaulin designed to use your motorcycle for support. Now that the...
A few years back I met Cliff Overton, a fellow cafe racer enthusiast, and backyard builder. When Cliff completed his...
The owner of the BMW came to the OSE workshop in search of a cafe racer conversion for his 2016...
For his incredible feat out on the salt flats of Bonneville Rollie was inducted into the motorcycle hall of fame....
The Glemseck 101 festival is on again this weekend in Germany and it’s geared up to be bigger than ever....
Greg Hageman, aka Hageman Motorcycles, aka Doc Chops may not have been the first to build a Virago cafe racer,...
I felt pretty spiffy in my fancy new boots, a little Nancy Sinatra even. Strolling through the airport the boots...
“Last year I received a rather sheepish email asking if there was any way I would ever build a café...
Icon 1000 has just unveiled their newest range of riding gear and with it comes a new website and more...
Converting a long haul highway cruiser into a cafe racer may not sound like the ideal undertaking, but the T3’s...
Growing up in India the Sinroja brothers, Rahul and Birju, developed an out of the ordinary love for motorcycles. In...
Vests haven’t previously played a role in my wardrobe of motorcycle gear. The fact that I spent most of my...
It was Le Corbusier, father of Modern Architecture who once famously described a house as ‘a machine for living in’....
The last time we spoke to Derek and Sven from Belgium’s Barn Built Bikes they’d just finished building their stunning...
“My bike is a 1976 Honda CB750K6. I have been working on it on and off for about a year...
Quad-Lock is the name given to the clever 4 point attachment system used across the company’s product range. It’s a...
After deciding to open their workshop back in 2015 this was the second custom build that the Wrench Kings undertook...
Jamie’s younger years were spent in the UK. He was bitten by the motorcycle bug at an early age after...
Revival Motorcycles ‘Handbuilt Show’ has quickly established itself as one of North America’s top custom motorcycle gatherings. With each new...
“We are inspired by the engineers, racers, tuners, and builders that have gone before us and brought the sport to...
For anyone who enjoys tinkering with motorcycles, there will come a day when you’ll need to invest in some real...
The Moto Guzzi Le Mans series began back in 1976. Sporting an 850cc version of their iconic longitudinal V-twin it...
Much like their Honda CB550 “SL” cafe racer the CB350 has undergone a comprehensive rebuild. “Marek rebuilt the engine completely”...
“As a child my father used to race enduro and motocross professionally but had to retire early because he had...
Today’s feature is about a different breed of Z. It’s a totally revised and, for lack of a better term,...
“The SEVENTYFIVE helmet is a tribute to a style icon of the 70’s. DMD has introduced a new replica of...
The project began after a client approached Officine 08 and, rather surprisingly, requested the bike be customised for their newborn...
There was always a motorcycle in our house when I was growing up, but my father’s real passion was collectible...
From time to time, you see something that makes it hard to believe your eyes. They call it cognitive dissonance;...
It’s winter down here in Australia and the first-morning ride I did wearing the Marauders was brisk, to say the...
These days the chance of anyone having the privilege of owning or riding an RC166 are slim to none, but...
It’s no secret that Honda’s CX series from the late 70’s has gone through a resurgence in the last five...
There was a time when it seemed that every other custom build to roll out of a workshop was built...
When an expert in form works with a master of function the results can be breathtaking. After being blown away...
“The customer brought me a donor bike that most would’ve considered a ‘lost cause’. The engine was far beyond running,...
