The companies actual beginning came about when a widowed mother invested her families equity into their garage business in an...
Europe’s largest Cafe Racer event, the Glemseck 101, just took place in Stuttgart, Germany. Now in its 5th year, the...
The custom motorcycle world has been full of collaborations in the past few years. Manufacturers have recognised the influence custom...
I’ve seen enough BMW cafe racer builds to last a lifetime. That doesn’t mean I don’t want to see any...
Sometimes techniques for overcoming adversity are found in unexpected places. Scott Campbell found the solution to his battling his demons...
Nostalgia can be a powerful motivator. For Joe Loss of Fremantle, Western Australia it started in his teenage years when...
On the dawn of a new year there’s plenty to get excited about. You’ve got another year of riding adventures...
If you’re considering attempting to turn any kind of tourer into a cafe racer you’re going to have your work...
The bike started out as a fully faired stock ’95 BMW R100 that Junior agreed to customise for his newly...
BMW struck a chord in the custom motorcycle scene when they released the R Nine T. Powered by a bulletproof...
Hugo Eccles and the Untitled Motorcycles team are capable of building pretty much whatever they can dream up. Their custom...
Everyone has their favorite things in life but only a few of us get to enjoy a career working with them....
Stumbled across this 1961 BMW R69s Cafe Racer named “The Bull” today. It’s a strange combination of parts but it...
For more than a decade I’ve stayed true to this websites cafe racer theme. I can assure you this was...
I am Nigel Petrie from Engineered To Slide and I want to share with you my new BMW R Nine...
“As the story goes my first word was ‘car’ rather than ‘mummy’. I’m not so sure whether this is the...
Ok I know it’s getting ridiculous now. Yet another BMW based Cafe Racer. This is the last one for...
Perth’s Kaylan Galloway is a guy who likes to do things the hard way. Probably because he can. A welder...
After months of hard work and seemingly endless nights of writing, issue 2 of Tank Moto is ! Just like...
After a 70mph spill this BMW Boxer was in no state to be ridden. The bikes wheels, forks and engine...
I once said that the 1934 BMW R7 was one of the most beautiful motorcycles ever made, and I still...
From building show cars to display at the hallowed halls of the Las Vegas Sema show to tinkering on Honda...
The Katze is finally out of the Tasche. BMW Motorrad has unveiled its highly anticipated R18 concept. As we all...
“We had never transformed a bike with such complex technology before!” Along with having to deal with the bikes modern...
37-year-old Degano developed an interest in BMWs from a young age. His father was a member of the French police...
It’s been less than 6 months since we featured the Le Bouterollier BMW R60/7 and Jean-Pierre is back with yet...
There’s no denying that classic BMW motorcycles make great looking Cafe Racers, but if you’re looking to build a modern...
Some people profess to being obsessed by a brand because they own 2 or 3 things said brand has made....
Remember in school when you had an exam and there was always that one kid who consistently finished before everyone...
This lovely BMW R 100 named the “Earl Grey” is currently up for sale through Urban Moto in Germany for...
There’s no denying that Guzzis and BWMs have the biggest, bulkiest looking engines of all the motorcycle manufacturers (not to...
Building custom motorcycles is all about solving problems. This could be working around a modern electrical system, extracting additional horsepower...
“I had been looking to build a clean, minimalistic BMW cafe racer for a couple of years. The less on...
“The Diva project was inspired by BMW motorcycles of twenties, taking their class and elegance and blending it with modern...
Growing up in India the Sinroja brothers, Rahul and Birju, developed an out of the ordinary love for motorcycles. In...
The majority of the weight dropped from the Saline R9T can be attributed to the use of aluminium. Saline’s new tail,...
Another cool motorcycling video brought to you by The Selvedge Yard. If you can get past the Bourne Identity-esque erratic...
Big thanks to Collin Christenbury for sending in these shots he took at the Vintage Motorcycle Races & Show in Elkhart Lake...
The cafe racer in BMW’s R nineT heritage series won hearts with its sleek styling. However, motorcycle journalists brought a...
I love a good concept bike. An open brief and an aim to push the boundaries, breach new territory and...
This great video featuring musician/songwriter/producer Butch Walker was pulled together by Mann-made Pictures for Cafe Racer TV. Butch talks about...
This happens when one of the world’s most creative custom workshops decides that they need to customise their shop bike....
When someone describes a bike as a clean build you usually expect it to be something pretty special and I...
Austria’s NCT Motorcycles are this week’s ‘talk of the town’ with 3 of their awesome builds appearing on custom motorcycle...
A few years ago, James would hear his neighbor start up his old BMW, and after numerous conversations, he was...
Customer requests and customer needs are two very different things. UK’s Sinroja Motorcycles are always happy to oblige with customer...
Don’t get me wrong, the BMW thumper is a great utilitarian machine. The reliability of the simple 650cc Rotax engine...
The 2012 Bonneville Speed Week is wrapping up for another year. Thankfully it looks like we’ll be seeing a lot...
The Johnnie Wash R Nine T series features 3 different models of which the Brown is the most extensively modified....
I recently became acquainted with Maximiliaan van Kuyk of Maverick motorcycles. Max and his brothers stumbled into the Cafe Racer...
Years later I managed to scrape together enough to buy my first road bike, get my license sorted and I...
With 30 years of custom motorcycle building under his belt, Wolfgang Batz isn’t about to be influenced by other people’s...
Tank Machine was established by Clement Molina back in 2015 following his 18 years of experience working in the motorcycle...
It all began when Hieronymus spotted an MC club member’s BMW boxer parked on a sidewalk in Paris. Sitting in...
“Let me start by saying that this is not a restoration and it’s not a replica either. Nor is it...
For many years the United States was the biggest source of inspiration for custom motorcycle builders around the world. Then...
Back in 2012 four like-minded friends decided enough was enough. Driven by their desire to build and ride custom bikes...
Our friends over at Cognito Moto have been toiling away on their latest custom BMW R75 project. The project was...
“I thought to myself, if I can fix and maintain a 40 million dollar yacht, then I can build a...
I’ve always loved the use of wood in cars. When I was young a neighbor converted an old ’30s Chevy into...
There are few motorcycle engines as iconic as BMW Motorrad’s flat twin ‘Boxer’. Renowned for their bulletproof reliability the Boxer...
Established in 2010 by Daniel Cabral and Pedro Oliveira, Ton Up Garage is a custom motorcycle workshop dedicated to build...
Of all the bike reviews I’ve done, handing the keys back for the BMW R Nine T has been the...
When it comes to customising older BMW motorcycles the R series airheads are the most popular weapon of choice. Fuss-free...
The compact, muscular R1200R with it’s classic, flat twin engine and naked design was the perfect starting point, but it...
As the lines blur between the different styles of custom bike building and builders become more adventurous, it’s getting much...
Last year I had the pleasure of attending the Mooneyes show in Japan. The builder that took out best of show...
It’s been a couple of years since I first featured one of Kevin Hills custom builds. Since then under his...
Who can resist the beauty of BMW’s boxer engine? Their unorthodox horizontal head configuration and shaft drive has always intrigued...
The Eleven by Kevil’s Speed Shop in the UK. One of the latest BMW Cafe Racers to roll out of...
The quality of the home built Cafe Racers being submitted by our readers continues to astound us. This exceptional bike...
As BMW Motorrad put it, the R9T Racer is “Style in the fast lane.” It’s a fitting statement for this...
Nitro Cycles are a relatively new workshop to the Spanish custom scene and this BMW K100 RS Cafe Racer represents...
In our opinion there’s nothing better than when a talented photographer turns his camera’s attention to classic motorbikes. These shots...
If there’s one thing every builder should strive to achieve when they customise a motorcycle it’s to improve upon its...
Last month Deus Ex Machina in Camperdown, Sydney unveiled their stunning R Nine T Cafe Racer, the ‘Henirich Maneuver’. Unfortunately...
The Interceptor may be an unexpected development from Radical Ducati, but it certainly isn’t a disappointment. They’ve created a high...
It’s not every day you find yourself handing out an award at one of the world’s most prestigious custom automotive...
Unless you’re living in one of those rule-free American states where they let tipsy 13-year-olds ride drag bikes on public...
Experiences from our youth can have a profound effect on what we do later in life. For Jean-Pierre, it was...
Here’s a little something to get you through another night glued to the couch. Our latest instalment of the Sunday...
Established in 2002 the K-Speed business is spread over 12 stores around Thailand with its head quarters in Bangkok. Eak...
Back in 2013 BMW Motorrad celebrated the 40th anniversary of the legendary BMW R 90 S with the unveiling of...
Hot on the heels of my recent post about Les Ateliers Ruby’s leather jackets UK based, custom workshop Kevil’s Speed Shop,...
Giorgio De Angelis of ‘De Angelis Elaborazioni’ prides himself in turning old BMWs into performance focused customs. Throughout his childhood,...
Why let a little Snow stop you from getting out on your motorcycle? Here’s Blitz motorcycles solution to your winter blues....
Twin Shock Division (TSD) Motorcycles is a tiny shop located in the Ukranian capital of Kiev. Headed by the talented...
Could a motorcycle be any more beautiful? This is a fully restored 1934 BMW R7 and it’s the only one...
This Benelli 250 replica is as close to the companies original 1968 racebike as they come. The bike was pieced together...
Kyohey Sugimoto, owner of Berrybads Motorcycles works out of a modest space in Ōtsu, the capital of Japan’s Shiga Prefecture....
As 2014 comes to an end I thought I’d take a (close up) look at some of the incredible work...
Trevers father, John Scales, was a 2 stroke road racer during the 1970s. “I heard so many stories from my...
After just having the pleasure of pretending to own an R Nine T for the past few days (keep an...
Brazillian workshop Retrorides is the result of forty years of hard work by two generations of the Lourenço family. Nestled...
Well, that wraps up yet another year of amazing cafe racer builds from custom workshops and backyard builders around the...
I’ve never had the urge to eat a motorcycle before but this latest build from Jerikan looks delicious. For some...
“The most elaborate and beautiful K100 we have ever built” For this unique collaboration, VTR Customs ironically chose a...
