2012 marked the 40th anniversary of Kawasaki’s legendary Z series of motorcycles. To celebrate the Zeds 4 decades of manufacture...
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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.
Fred Krugger (not to be mistaken with the wrinkly chapfrom the Nightmare on Elm Street movies) builds some fairly “out...
Is it just me or are Heiwa the epitome of ‘can do no wrong’ custom motorcycle building. Out of their tiny workshop...
Pinterest!? I thought it was all wedding photos and scrap booking, as it turns out there’s loads of dudes on...
It’s not often I receive two customised versions of the same motorcycle in less than a week. This second example...
It’s not often a well known custom builder sends me photos of his living room, but seeing as these particular...
I’m a huge fan of Ducati’s Sport 1000 and was disappointed to see them go when they ceased their production in 2010. The Sport...
Andy who is an Architectural Draftsperson by trade, built Express Post to compete in an annual event organised by a group of...
So you’ve decided it’s time to build a cafe racer of your own. Although you may be planning on fabricating...
When Frenchman Sebastien Beaupere wanted pay hommage to Norton’s legendary Manx he was always going to have his work cut...
The Brighton is the result of a collaboration between Streetmaster of California and Richard Pollock, owner of Mule Motorcycles. The classically styled ‘Brighton’...
First things first a new frame was required which Rene acquired from a ’76 Ducati 860 GT. To fit the...
For years now I’ve been receiving photos and stories from Return of the Cafe Racers readers showcasing their own custom...
Sweatpants Media have released a video of the Technics Harley Sportster Cafe Racer I featured a few weeks back. Built...
Of all the custom workshops in the USA there’s one that never fails to remind me of exactly why I...
The holidays are here. It’s the perfect time to get working on that Cafe Racer project! You’re going to need...
“It started out as a 1969 (70?) Honda CB350. It had the upswept CL pipes on it but the engine...
2013 is right around the corner so it’s time to start thinking about updating the most essential item in your...
It’s been a while since I read the story of the Ugly Duckling, but I’m pretty sure this conversion of...
This year EICMA celebrated the 70th instalment of the International Motorcycle Exhibition and as always it attracted some of Europe’s...
Since its first appearance at the International Auto Expo in Delhi, the Royal Enfield Continental GT Cafe Racer has been...
These days you don’t get much of a bike for 300 quid. Every now and then though you hear about...
For years I’ve been toying with the idea of releasing a Cafe Racer themed clothing. A few months ago I...
With the increasing popularity of the custom motorcycle scene, we’re starting to see some interesting and sometimes unlikely pairings between...
After owning a Kawasaki W650 for 5 years I can quite confidently say they are one of the best performing...
The Cafe Racer scene in Indonesia is alive and kicking. Despite the unavailability of large capacity motorcycles and the high...
When Moto Guzzi released the V7 Clubman Racer back in 2010 it made all of us Cafe Racer nuts sit...
If there’s one custom motorcycle workshop whose name is perfectly suited to their style of building it’s Radical Ducati. Radical...
Tim Kills BSA A65 Bobber On November 3rd & 4th I co-hosted a custom motorcycle exhibition in Melbourne named Oil...
There’s no denying that classic BMW motorcycles make great looking Cafe Racers, but if you’re looking to build a modern...
Not content with simply building a tidy Yamaha SR based Cafe Racer, the crew at Rocker Classic Cycles decided to...
If Sir Mixalot was here right now his Anaconda would be bitterly disappointed. This is Rewheeled #1, a Honda CB750...
For some time now I have considered the use of carbon fibre on many custom motorcycles as being rather clichéd....
Over the last few years, I’ve seen some amazing things happen in the world of custom motorcycle building, but the...
What a weekend! First up was the 2012 Motorclassica at the Royal Exhibition Center in Melbourne with Luke from Fuel...
Lopez was the owner of Mexican motorcycle manufacturer Islo. Typically Islo produced motorcycles referred to as “Tortilla bikes” which were...
Some time in the foreseeable future the advent of an apocalypse due to a zombie outbreak, nuclear war or perhaps even global...
The year is 1954 and 15 year old drag racer Bobby Sirkegian positions his ’51 Triumph Thunderbird alongside a souped-up,...
Kyle and Tyler Malinky of Low Brow Customs could still be considered the new kids on the block at Bonneville...
Nick Huber’s stunning ’79 Ducati 900GTS Cafe Racer that we featured back in July has emerged again with a fresh set of...
I’m a sucker for a W, so when the boys from Ton Up Garage in Portugal sent through their latest...
Moto Borgatoro is a Brooklyn based workshop specialising in the restoration, maintenance and customisation of classic Euopean and British Motorcycles....
By my definition an ‘attempt’ is usually when you try to do something and it doesn’t quite work out. I...
I’ve featured custom motorcycles from all over Europe and the UK, the United States, Australia and Indonesia but this is...
The Wrenchmonkees have just released details of the bike that represents a half-century of custom motorcycle builds from the Denmark based...
Yet another outstanding issue of Fuel Magazine is just about to hit the shelves. Grab a copy to see my...
The Ducati Monster. The backbone of Ducati’s sales figures. It’s the bike that Ducati designers imagined Brando would be riding...
Gentleman, button your collar and start your engines. The first ever Gentleman’s Ride will be happening this Sunday, 30th of...
There’s two ways you can build a custom motorcycle. One way is to have a design idea that’s laid out...
It’s not uncommon to hear people referring to a motorcycle as being bulletproof, but it’s not that often that it...
Here’s the latest custom motorcycle to roll out of Moto Hangar’s workshop, a tidy ’76 Honda CB750 Cafe Racer. While...
I’m an advocate of recycling. I separate my paper and plastic rubbish and I buy recycled products, so when I...
“I started building Cafe Racers for fun a couple of years ago, but in the last 12 months I got...
Earlier this year I ran a story on the “Big Chill”, an ’08 Triumph Bonneville Cafe Racer built by custom workshop Mean...
Anyone wanting to build a custom motorcycle and living in a home with limited space understands how frustrating it can....
Straight from one end of Honda’s CB range to the other. Yesterday it was a CB125 Cafe Racer from the...
“This thing (“Bowie” the Honda CB125s) was an impulse buy and was in pretty bad shape the day I took...
When it comes to unique custom motorcycles Carl Bjorklund and the guys at Super Rat seem to be the experts. I...
Back in April when I featured E3 motorcycles Honda CB550 Cafe Racer it created a clear divide of lovers and...
I will never again complain about my workspace. Check out this inspiring Royal Enfield Cafe Racer build from India. Working...
This post apocalyptic road warrior is Icon’s Kawasaki ZX-7 ‘Thunder Chunky’. It’s the latest addition to Icon’s series of custom...
I could now list off the modifications and parts used in the construction of the Fiddler but seeing as Deus...
If there’s one thing I love about the popularizing of custom motorcycles, it’s the outstanding photography that’s being shot and shared on...
What is it about small motorcycles that makes me smile so much? This awesome little AHRMA GP200 road racer is the Twin Cylinder...
This year at the Bonneville Salt Flats the Low Brow Customs team turned up with a dual engine Triumph named...
On the back of the 2012 Speed Week here’s a great story about one of the salts superstars, the Gyronaut...
If you’re a subscriber to Iron & Air magazine you will recognise this beautiful Guzzi from the cover of their...
This popped up on the Biltwell facebook page and I felt compelled to share. It’s a heavily customised ’84 Harley Davison...
Bosozoku biker gangs once ruled the streets of Japan, these days though they are more of a nuisance than anything...
Starting out with a base model which would have been lucky to produce 10hp the S&S team have increased power...
The 2012 Bonneville Speed Week is wrapping up for another year. Thankfully it looks like we’ll be seeing a lot...
Darrell Schneider of DS Restorations isn’t the kind of guy to shy away from a challenge. With 30+ years of...
The Guzzi was completely stripped and the gearbox and motor soda blasted. The motor and box were taken to Peter...
After more than a decade of being off our shelves, Bell Helmets are making their Australian come back! Rumour has...
The 9th annual Sturgis AMD World Championship of bike building (try saying that after a few pints!) has just wrapped...
Over the last few days the Wrenchmonkees have released a 3 part video series based on a trip they completed...
This might not be the first time you’ve seen the Pup by UK based workshop, Old Empire Motorcycles. It was...
Everyone has their favorite things in life but only a few of us get to enjoy a career working with them....
Next week the Salt Flats of Bonneville, Utah will play host to the 2012 Bonneville Speed Week, “the world’s fastest speed...
I finally had a chance to shoot some photos of my bike today, it’s a 2000 Kawasaki W650 Cafe Racer...
How many times have you walked into a dealership and been convinced by a salesman that their bike isn’t right...
I was watching a TV series recently and a waitress said something like “Free is the best thing there is....
To complete my coverage of the Tridays 12 & Tridays 12.2 custom Triumph Bonnevilles by Free Spirits Racing Components I...
The Honda Cafe Racer which started out as a rather sad looking scrapyard find, underwent a ground up custom rebuild...
Last week I featured the Tridays 12 Triumph Bonneville by Free Spirits Racing Components. What I neglected to mention in...
“We ran across this Aermacchi as we were sifting through piles of crashed bikes looking for a suitable donor bike...
The 2012 Fast Dates Calendar Motorcycle Show took place over the weekend. This years event organisers invited legendary custom builder,...
Not only do the Iron & Resin crew know how to design some pretty cool threads they also build slick...
Last month “The world’s greatest Triumph event!” Tridays, took place in Neukirchen, Austria. Over the course of 7 days thousands...
I’ve always loved the use of wood in cars. When I was young a neighbor converted an old ’30s Chevy into...
Another Harley? Yep that’s right two Harley’s is less than one week and both involved California based Chopper workshop, Brawny...
This custom Ducati Sport 1000 named the “Hill Climber” has been causing a bit of a stir on the internet...
Dan from the Speed Merchant dropped me an email the other day to let me know about their awesome 39mm...
It seems that Ritmo Sereno CEO, Shiro Nakajima can’t give up the idea of riding his Ambassador Guzzi to work...
On November 3rd and 4th 2012 Melbourne will be host to the first Oil Stained Brain custom motorcycle exhibition. Return...
What could possibly be better than owning a brand new Ducati? How about owning a classic one; or better still...
Unless you live under a rock (or you’re just not that interested in custom motorcycles) you would have heard plenty...
It’s not often that I feature Bobbers on the site and even less often that I feature custom motorcycles from...
As I mentioned there’s a lot going on at the Temple of Enthusiasm, in fact, there’s even more than...
How many times have you seen photos of a stunning Cafe Racer or custom motorcycle and been left day dreaming...
