“The story starts with a 2007 Ducati SS1000 DS with 18,000 miles on the clock, an upgraded Öhlins rear shock...
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37-year-old Degano developed an interest in BMWs from a young age. His father was a member of the French police...
Blending streetwear style with riding gear functionality has become a specialty of Icon’s 1000 series and this is particularly evident...
If there’s one thing every builder should strive to achieve when they customise a motorcycle it’s to improve upon its...
In the early days of Yamaha’s venture into motorcycle production their YA-, affectionately known as the Akatombo or Red Dragonfly,...
Looking back over the last 11 years of running this website the thing I’ve enjoyed the most is seeing workshops...
When Dan, who is a designer by trade, approached Steve about reviving his damaged Duke he had a very clear...
When I started pulling this list together I was expecting to get a fairly balanced bunch of bikes. By this,...
One of the biggest decisions you’ll make when building your own Cafe Racer, or any style of custom motorcycle for...
“As the story goes my first word was ‘car’ rather than ‘mummy’. I’m not so sure whether this is the...
Giorgio De Angelis of ‘De Angelis Elaborazioni’ prides himself in turning old BMWs into performance focused customs. Throughout his childhood,...
The Icon 1000 Prep gloves are constructed using tough as nails, abrasion resistant Kangaroo leather. The natural heat retention properties...
Looking back over the past decade of publishing this website I can’t think of a year that offered more exciting...
Someone had sacrilegiously painted the bike’s frame in a past life, hiding the trademark Rickman nickel plating, so it had...
Well it’s probably because there are people out there who can afford to pay for it. Take for instance this...
Growing up in India the Sinroja brothers, Rahul and Birju, developed an out of the ordinary love for motorcycles. In...
Revival Motorcycles ‘Handbuilt Show’ has quickly established itself as one of North America’s top custom motorcycle gatherings. With each new...
Recently I published our first custom motorcycle build by Mellow Motorcycles in Germany. While I was putting the story about...
I recently became acquainted with Maximiliaan van Kuyk of Maverick motorcycles. Max and his brothers stumbled into the Cafe Racer...
In the years following the demise of the Sport Classics companies like Deus Ex Machina and a plethora of new...
“It’s been two and a half years since I left Brazil where I was born. I left home to pursue...
When I unpacked the Icon 1000 Basehawk jacket the first thing that impressed me about it was the jackets design....
The 8 challengers have built an eclectic mix of high powered customs from a full faired, blown Buell to a...
The bike started out as a fully faired stock ’95 BMW R100 that Junior agreed to customise for his newly...
My favourite ongoing series of custom motorcycle builds has just added 2 new “Retrograde Engineered” beasts to their line up....
And here I was thinking the best thing to come out of Belgium was chocolates and Jean Claude Van Damme!...
Looking back at the Renard Motorcycles build portfolio it’s easy to see why someone would want workshop owners Kaarel and Andres to...
While Rickman Motorcycles started out producing frames and body kits for British made motorcycles in the seventies they turned their...
Last time we touched base with the Pozzato brothers at Officine GP Design, we were drooling over their incredible custom MV Augusta...
Making another mans dream a reality isn’t something many of us can claim to have done. For the team at...
Some people profess to being obsessed by a brand because they own 2 or 3 things said brand has made....
BMW’s K100 Sports Tourer is a motorcycle that few people would consider when planning a custom build. Despite it’s 1000cc,...
The Eleven by Kevil’s Speed Shop in the UK. One of the latest BMW Cafe Racers to roll out of...
And the customised Ducati Sport 1000s just keep on coming! Even though Ducati have ceased production of their Sport Classics...
Andy who is an Architectural Draftsperson by trade, built Express Post to compete in an annual event organised by a group of...
This custom Ducati Sport 1000 named the “Hill Climber” has been causing a bit of a stir on the internet...
This Moto Guzzi Cafe Racer sent in by Henry is the latest readers ride to have our jaws dragging on...
Sourced from Just Bikes. Sammy the CB100 is the creation of Ace builder Darren Brown. Sammy is described by Darren as “more of...
Return of the Cafe Racers has made it in to Wikio’s top 30 ranking of the internets best motorcycle blogs....
This lovely BMW R 100 named the “Earl Grey” is currently up for sale through Urban Moto in Germany for...
The engineers at Suzuki would never have envisaged this when they rolled this GSXR 1100 out of their factory. Custom Wolf, a...
After my post a few days ago the Honda Fury was officially launched in New York. To coincide with this...
I’ve just finished fitting a polished top bridge/triple clamp to the W650 Cafe Racer. After fitting the clip on bars...
Quite possibly the coolest looking track bike available, NCR’s New Blue. Weighs about the same as your average 250cc and...
Ducati has just added a 3rd bike to the Sport Classics range, the GT1000. Created using most of the same...
2007 has seen the introduction of a new model range to the Ducati name in the form of the Sport...
As fans of motorcycles, and in particular cafe racers and neo-retro bikes, almost everyone has heard of the Isle of...
In 2021 Stu Lloyd became somewhat of a regular on these pages. We featured not 1 but 2 incredible custom...
“They don’t make them like they used to!” When you hear those words uttered it is generally with disdain. A...
The Honda CB750 was for many years the poster child of the “new wave” cafe racer scene. These days however...
As the world struggles to regain some form of normality after the pandemic – we’re beginning to see the return...
The new 2021 Rev’it! Dirt Series riding gear collection is aimed squarely at the adventure rider segment. However, amongst the...
Back in 2017, French builder Ortolani Customs wowed us with his metalworking prowess. His polished Ducati 1199 S earned him...
Fast forward several decades and the Bol d’Or has become a relatively affordable alternative to the now, highly collectable and sought after...
Shaft driven motorcycles have been around since the early 1900’s, but Yamaha’s shaft driven debut didn’t come until the late...
If I was asked to pull together a list of my top 10 custom motorcycle workshops from around the globe...
“Our goal here at Bandit9 is to deliver a unique product that’s drastically different from the last. We don’t...
are holding their 3rd annual backyard build contest and Return of the Cafe Racers are on board to support the...
A while back I posted a preview of Pier 18, a video that was in production featuring Hammerhead Industries much...
One of the most iconic automotive enthusiasts in the comic book universe is playboy, philanthropist, and industrialist Bruce Wayne. On...
I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that motorcycle theft in the United States (and almost...
Triumph Motorcycles has been a pioneer of the modern classic segment for decades. Their motorcycles are styled after iconic models...
The Diamond Atelier Mark II has been the brand’s most successful series model. First developed in collaboration with Julian Weber,...
Riding a motorcycle in the pouring rain isn’t anyone’s idea of a good time. However, I can confirm that Akin...
Triumph nailed the brief with the Scrambler 1200. The motorcycling press lauded the Brits’ ability to combine premium offroad functionality into...
This Kawasaki GPZ900R Ninja had been a faithful companion to its owner for years. During that time, the bike had...
About ANCEL ANCEL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD has carved out a niche in the automotive and powersports industry, known for their...
Introduced in 1998, the Honda CB600F Hornet quickly built a strong following thanks to its perfect blend of performance and...
Launched in 2001 as the successor to the ZRX1100, the Kawasaki ZRX1200R was inspired by the KZ1000R ridden by legendary...
The Ducati Monster 821, introduced in 2014, is part of the iconic Monster family that revolutionized the naked bike segment....
Spanish workshop Tamarit Motorcycles has added yet another thoroughbred to their 170-strong stable, the ‘Black Dragon’. This heavily redesigned Triumph...
I’ve sat on the fence about buying dedicated motorcycle luggage for years. I’ll be the first to admit I’m no...
Chinese manufacturer CFMoto has rapidly expanded its 2 wheel offering over the past decade. In addition to the throng of...
Yamaha’s release of the 2007 R6 gave birth to an obsession that led Jaron Hall deep down the rabbit hole...
Diesel motorcycles are relatively rare compared to their gasoline counterparts, but they do exist and offer some unique advantages and...
When it comes to motorcycles that pack a punch and look good doing it, one name always comes to mind,...
When it debuted, the BMW K1 was Marmite for motorcyclists. They either loved it or hated it. The radical sports...
Cafe racers are a distinctive style of motorcycles that emerged in the 1950s and 1960s in Britain. Born out of...
Indian riding gear manufacturer Trip Machine Co. entered the scene a few years back with a modest range of stylish...
We’ve been huge fans of Husqvarna’s naked street bikes, the Vitpilen and Svartpilen, since their release in 2018. The unapologetically...
Motorcyclists like to moan about everything.
And the quickest way to start some premium groaning is to sell us a naked...
Yamaha’s beloved SR400 may have ceased production back in 2021, but it remains a hot favorite amongst custom builders in...
There’s no denying that Norton Motorcycles has had a troubled past. From insolvencies to multiple ownership changes, and who can...
By the early 2000s Honda had diluted its once iconic CB series so much that any connection to the original...
The riding gear in Saint’s catalog consistently blurs the lines between form and function. Despite being highly functional motorcyclist apparel,...
This custom-built motorcycle is a testament to high-level craftsmanship and attention to detail, showcasing a fusion of classic design and...
The Norton 750cc Atlas, unveiled in 1962, marked the evolution of the capacity/horsepower race initiated in the 1950s among British...
The Honda CX500 has been a hot fave in the custom scene for quite some time. But for some reason,...
Shiro Nakajima of Japana’s 46 Works has the kind of fabrication skills most could only dream of possessing. As a...
Turn back the clock to 2016 and you’ll see motorcycle manufacturers scrambling to get involved in the custom scene. Yamaha’s...
The ‘JT26 Rascal’ is a unique custom build inspired by Warr’s Harley-Davidson’s second consecutive UK and Ireland championship-winning bike, the...
The world’s biggest Royal Enfield enthusiast event, the Rider Mania ‘Motoverse’, took place at the beachside state of Goa in...
What Is It Really About? Credit: fueltank.cc So, you’re thinking about embarking on a career as a Café Racer mechanic?...
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from the visionary French designer Sacha Lakic and his Blacktrack Motors workshop. That...
Kawasaki’s ER6N first hit the streets in 2008 but the middleweight naked sports bike isn’t a motorcycle that often pops...
According to my wife, these Saint Force Armoured Jeans are the best-looking motorcycle jeans she’s seen me in. Granted she’s...
German riding gear manufacturer Loius was founded in 1938 by motorcycle mechanic Detlev Louis. Today the company is Europe’s largest...
Almost all of my 20+ years of riding have been done alone. Sounds pretty sad doesn’t it? But that doesn’t...
Giving away a one-of-a-kind custom motorcycle you’ve just spent 12 months planning and building doesn’t sound all that appealing. For...
The 2017 Norton Commando 961 Cafe Racer MKII is a British motorcycle that pays homage to the classic Norton Commando...
