The decision whether to customize a pre-eighties Honda CB750 or not is becoming a tough one to make. There was...
Honda Cafe Racer
Honda is currently the largest motorcycle manufacturer in Japan. In the 1960s they became a household name in the USA thanks to their “You meet the nicest people on a Honda” advertising campaign. By the 1980s, they produced upwards of 3 million bikes a year. The Honda CB750 has been credited with being the world’s first superbike and has become the poster child of the modern cafe racer scene.
“My bike, Paula Dean, was based on a ’76 Honda CB550k that cost us $500 in May of 2015. Work...
If you’re looking for the ultimate toy for your motorcycle obsessed kid or something ultra-cool to sit on your office...
Neall Dollhopf, co-owner of Heartbreak Cycleworks in Ypsi, Michigan, is a sentimental kind of guy. His custom Honda CB550 holds...
One builder who perfectly blends race track styling into his road-going motorcycles it’s Pepo Rosell of XTR Pepo. However, to...
After spying these new shots of the Cafe CB750 by Whitehouse and Motorimoda on the Bikeexif facebook page, I thought I’d share...
The motorcycle above it’s a custom Kawasaki Ninja 250r from Donny in Jakarta, Indonesia. The time it takes to build...
This project began last September. I had just sold my ‘79 Honda CB750 named ‘smooth sailing’ to a famous NFL...
“The ’73 CB350F came to the workshop as a reasonably well-done cafe racer with a quite tidy tail section and...
Here’s an episode from Two Guys Garage giving us a sneak peek at the Honda CB500 they are building which...
From his ‘Tannermatic’ workshop in Hull, Massachusetts, Matt Tanner restores and fabricates composite parts. An average day at Tannermatic consists...
Unikat, which translates to ‘Unique Piece’, opened its doors a mere 18 months ago. It all began when Grzegorz completed...
“The idea we discussed was to make a simple, beastly motorcycle,” Fre recalls. “A clean and pure machine that was all...
Honda’s evergreen Hornet has been sold in the tens of thousands since its release in ’98. As a result, there...
Ironically, this journey began with a puncture. A nail to the rear tire a few weeks into owning my Honda...
The Honda CB750 first came into production in 1969 and made a major impact on the motorcycle industry by being...
2020 has been a tough year in many ways. On top of all the terrible things attributed to the outbreak...
Skateboarding and motorcycles go hand in hand in the United States. Many pro-skaters like Caballero ride motorcycles and some, including...
I’ve been following the Stories of Bike video series since it began and had the pleasure of meeting its creator Cam Elkins...
Shortly after moving to New Braunfels, Texas we became friends with Karly Kothmann and her husband Tanner. Blake and I...
After months of hard work and seemingly endless nights of writing, issue 2 of Tank Moto is now available! Just...
One of Edi’s latest achievements is this 1981 Honda CB900 cafe racer. It’s one of two new builds to roll...
ChopperTown Nation are holding their 3rd annual backyard build contest and Return of the Cafe Racers are on board to...
We knew that this Honda project would be a challenge for us. When we received the motorcycle it was almost completely disassembled....
If you’ve been following Return of the Cafe Racers on Instagram or Facebook you’ll have seen that I recently attended Kustomfest in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The show...
“I have a habit of going cheap at the start of a project and then blowing it out of proportion.”...
This bike is the daily commuter of BCR crew member Doinker. It’s a 1978 Honda CB750F Super Sport modified to...
Honda’s Moto Guzzi-Esque CX500 has been enjoying a huge resurgence in the custom scene. It seems that ever since the...
If you love your 2011 Bike Exif calendar as much as I do then get ready for the 2012 edition....
As 2014 comes to an end I thought I’d take a (close up) look at some of the incredible work...
Let’s take a closer look at them… Kawasaki Z900RS Café Kawasaki had already unveiled their stunning new Z900RS at the Tokyo...
“We wanted a fully customized bike with modern cafe racer styling and bulletproof reliability,” says Iñaki. “Because of that, we...
There are only a handful of automotive films that I regard as truly great. Sitting at the top of the...
As the world’s largest producer of motorcycles, it comes as no surprise that Honda cafe racer builds are commonplace here...
In the winter of 2001 M3 Racing factory in Hawley, Minnesota hand built 4 replica Honda CR750 racers. Each of the...
Makes me want to tear down the freeway tonight… lossaengineering.com...
Earlier this month I ventured to Indonesia with Luke from Fuel Tank. This was our 5th year attending the Kustomfest...
At first glance you may not think that the Wabi Sabi philosophy has been applied to this slick Honda CB750...
Once upon a time, there were two brothers, Marc and Phillip. They grew up doing all the things two brothers...
If you saw my post recently about the Tidy Triumph Bobber I’m sure you’d like to see more about the...
With a life long passion for bikes and an endless desire to create custom motorcycles using “hand made” techniques, Oficina...
Today’s feature is about a different breed of Z. It’s a totally revised and, for lack of a better term,...
“My first encounter with motorcycles goes back to when I was a child, maybe 8 or 9 years old. My...
1978 Honda CB550 Cafe Racer customized by Jeff Stephens of Godffery’s Garage. More images, video and specs after the jump…...
Well as always the weather in Perth couldn’t be any better for riding…shame my W650 is sitting under a cover...
What is it about small motorcycles that makes me smile so much? This awesome little AHRMA GP200 road racer is the Twin Cylinder...
This Cafe Racer built by Hardcore Svenmeister Customs is named simply Number 8. Number 8 is based on a 1980...
Good mates building bikes together. That’s essentially what you’ll find at Bold Motorcycles HQ, which happens to be a home...
Once the bike was dismantled the 600cc inline four received a complete overhaul with specific attention being paid to the...
Darrell Schneider of DS Restorations isn’t the kind of guy to shy away from a challenge. With 30+ years of...
Siberia. 13 million square kilometres of the most sparsely populated land on Earth and as it turns out, home to one of...
Despite its modest performance and rudimentary design, the Honda Super Cub has remained in production since 1958. This is because...
What once was old is new again. Rather than looking for new materials to shape the bodywork of...
The Honda CB400 Super Four is the embodiment of Universal Japanese Motorcycle Design. It’s a general-purpose standard motorcycle built to...
No one is ever going to stand in front of a Honda NX650 Dominator and exclaim “look at the clean...
The act of swinging a leg over a mates bike and actually riding it are two completely different experiences. This...
Brisbane based industrial designers, mechanics and tinkerers Steve Barry and Leo Yip are the driving force behind Ellaspede custom motorcycles...
Moto Lanna are a parts fabricator based in Chang Mai, Thailand. They recently got in touch regarding a link swap...
How many times have you walked into a dealership and been convinced by a salesman that their bike isn’t right...
After acquiring the poor condition Bol D’Or in January of 2015 the brothers spent 2 months planning the build of...
Lossa 1976 Honda CB 550 Cafe Racer “Mosca” 1965 Honda CB 160 Cafe Racer/Scrambler “Rasputan” 1978 Honda CB...
After 2 years of running his business after hours, Wido managed to turn Wimoto into his full-time career and now, 2.5...
If you don’t already have Le Container in your bookmarks or on your Blog roll you soon will. This is...
Right now Australia’s most prolific custom builder would have to be Tom John of the Gold Coast based workshop, Purpose...
Throughout the late eighties and early nineties, 600cc sportbikes dominated the sales charts of Japan’s big 4 manufacturers. Leading the...
“It all started with my toy bikes as a child. I would cut off parts with my scissors and colour...
I stuck with motorcycles mainly because they take up less space than cars, and are generally cheaper. I got into...
It’s been almost a year since I featured Andy Mergerle’s Honda CB750 cafe racer project. It’s not often I publish...
Since I recently paid a visit to Deus Ex Machina in Sydney I thought it pertinent to feature one of...
“I’m Jim Alonze from Scarborough, North Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. I’ve been into bikes my whole life, from off...
“Our goal here at Bandit9 is to deliver a unique product that’s drastically different from the last. We don’t...
“My name is Nils J. Ksienzyk and I’m a 28 year old bike builder from Germany. From the age of...
Anyone that’s had a go at building a Cafe Racer or custom motorcycle knows how addictive it can become. I’m...
Honda proved that the Japanese could build capable v-twin cruisers with motorcycles like their VT series. Compared to US-built alternatives...
I will be the first to say that this isn’t going to be a top performing vehicle. This 1986 Honda CG125...
“This thing (“Bowie” the Honda CB125s) was an impulse buy and was in pretty bad shape the day I took...
Last year the Cafe Racer scene was buzzing with the news that Dime City Cycles were building a custom motorcycle...
Mark Twain once postulated, “There is no such thing as a new idea“. This can definitely be said of the...
Deus ex Machina came on the scene around about the same time I set up Return of the Cafe Racers...
Straight from one end of Honda’s CB range to the other. Yesterday it was a CB125 Cafe Racer from the...
Todd McLellan is a Canadian still and motion photographer whose work includes this outstanding series of restored and customised vintage...
The difference between a nice custom motorcycle and an amazing one comes down to details. Once all the big work...
A few years back I met Cliff Overton, a fellow cafe racer enthusiast, and backyard builder. When Cliff completed his...
My hometown of Perth, Western Australia offers some of the best year-round riding weather on the planet. Unsurprisingly motorcycles are...
Why is it that when you really want to focus on something life throws a constant stream of distractions at...
Take two Honda 360’s. Rebuild motor, brakes, forks, carbs, swingarm with combination of parts from two said bikes. Custom...
Much like their Honda CB550 “SL” cafe racer the CB350 has undergone a comprehensive rebuild. “Marek rebuilt the engine completely”...
The Honda CB750 was for many years the poster child of the “new wave” cafe racer scene. These days however...
If you happen to be passing through Nampa, Idaho and you spot this century old milking do yourself a favour...
Fifteen hundred bucks ain’t much of a budget when you’re setting out to build a custom motorcycle but it seems...
“The bike was originally an ’81 Honda CM400. I purchased it the day after my previous build was stolen. At...
Located in Graz, Austria ‘Vagabund Moto’ is the brainchild of designer Paul Brauchart and mechanical engineer Philipp Rabl. “Both of...
Sean of Roc City Cafe Racers in Rochester, NY has just finishing putting together this very tidy Honda CB350 coined...
The team at Honda Indonesia have been watching the scene closely and for 2017 have launched a new initiative to...
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”. I have no doubt Mr. Da Vinci would be repeating those words if he was...
A few months back I posted a video from Two Guys Garage showing the progress of their Honda CB500 Cafe Racer....
Close the blast doors!… Open the blast doors! Open the blast doors! – Despite the fact that they were rooting for...
Another great bike built by De Luxe in Sydney. This time it’s a Honda CB 400 Cafe Racer built on...
Someone once said, “It’s more fun to ride a slow bike fast than a fast bike slow“. Not everyone is...
The sale came about after Flo was approached by Evy and Andy of Hermanus workshop in Bruges, Belgium. After attending...
