Getting up at 5:30 in the morning for work is difficult sometimes, but on Sunday, December 19th, I had no...
Attending the Art of Speed show has definitely been my automotive highlight of 2018. While the show itself was outstanding...
“I thought to myself, if I can fix and maintain a 40 million dollar yacht, then I can build a...
Why let a little Snow stop you from getting out on your motorcycle? Here’s Blitz motorcycles solution to your winter blues....
The Digimoto project was a collaboration between industrial designer Christian Zanzotti, product development agency Greydev and BMW aftermarket experts Wunderlich....
“I wanted to create an aggressive cafe racer with a design that separates it from the usual and a line...
“We are first and foremost designers, we don’t consider ourselves as ‘builders’ or mechanics. We customize and have enough contacts...
When it comes to customising older BMW motorcycles the R series airheads are the most popular weapon of choice. Fuss-free...
You may remember the somewhat controversial Buell Norton Manx I featured a couple of months ago? Well it’s back and it’s...
Last year I had the pleasure of attending the Mooneyes show in Japan. The builder that took out best of show...
Nitro Cycles are a relatively new workshop to the Spanish custom scene and this BMW K100 RS Cafe Racer represents...
We have a serious soft spot for BMW cafe racers but we’re also big fans of Scrambler styled Beemers. There’s...
Building custom motorcycles is all about solving problems. This could be working around a modern electrical system, extracting additional horsepower...
Mentioning Grand Tourer and cafe racer in the same sentence isn’t something you’ll see me do often. That’s because bikes...
After just having the pleasure of pretending to own an R Nine T for the past few days (keep an...
Last month Deus Ex Machina in Camperdown, Sydney unveiled their stunning R Nine T Cafe Racer, the ‘Henirich Maneuver’. Unfortunately...
Austria’s NCT Motorcycles are this week’s ‘talk of the town’ with 3 of their awesome builds appearing on custom motorcycle...
BMW struck a chord in the custom motorcycle scene when they released the R Nine T. Powered by a bulletproof...
This Benelli 250 replica is as close to the companies original 1968 racebike as they come. The bike was pieced together...
In full dress, the BMW R1200RT tips the scales at hefty 259kg. This is by no means an ideal starting...
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...
Unless you’re living in one of those rule-free American states where they let tipsy 13-year-olds ride drag bikes on public...
Despite the lockdowns, we saw some amazing cafe racers completed in 2020. Many were built by individuals who suddenly found...
Growing up in India the Sinroja brothers, Rahul and Birju, developed an out of the ordinary love for motorcycles. In...
Sometimes techniques for overcoming adversity are found in unexpected places. Scott Campbell found the solution to his battling his demons...
“We had never transformed a bike with such complex technology before!” Along with having to deal with the bikes modern...
This happens when one of the world’s most creative custom workshops decides that they need to customise their shop bike....
BMW’s K100 Sports Tourer is a motorcycle that few people would consider when planning a custom build. Despite it’s 1000cc,...
Kyohey Sugimoto, owner of Berrybads Motorcycles works out of a modest space in Ōtsu, the capital of Japan’s Shiga Prefecture....
As BMW Motorrad put it, the R9T Racer is “Style in the fast lane.” It’s a fitting statement for this...
Established in 2002 the K-Speed business is spread over 12 stores around Thailand with its head quarters in Bangkok. Eak...
Hot on the heels of my recent post about Les Ateliers Ruby’s leather jackets UK based, custom workshop Kevil’s Speed Shop,...
Back in 2013 BMW Motorrad celebrated the 40th anniversary of the legendary BMW R 90 S with the unveiling of...
Don’t get me wrong, the BMW thumper is a great utilitarian machine. The reliability of the simple 650cc Rotax engine...
The cafe racer in BMW’s R nineT heritage series won hearts with its sleek styling. However, motorcycle journalists brought a...
Brazillian workshop Retrorides is the result of forty years of hard work by two generations of the Lourenço family. Nestled...
After months of hard work and seemingly endless nights of writing, issue 2 of Tank Moto is now available! Just...
One of the biggest decisions you’ll make when building your own Cafe Racer, or any style of custom motorcycle for...
37-year-old Degano developed an interest in BMWs from a young age. His father was a member of the French police...
A few years ago, James would hear his neighbor start up his old BMW, and after numerous conversations, he was...
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...
Trevers father, John Scales, was a 2 stroke road racer during the 1970s. “I heard so many stories from my...
If there’s one thing every builder should strive to achieve when they customise a motorcycle it’s to improve upon its...
Back in 2012 four like-minded friends decided enough was enough. Driven by their desire to build and ride custom bikes...
“I had been looking to build a clean, minimalistic BMW cafe racer for a couple of years. The less on...
I once said that the 1934 BMW R7 was one of the most beautiful motorcycles ever made, and I still...
For many years the United States was the biggest source of inspiration for custom motorcycle builders around the world. Then...
“The most elaborate and beautiful K100 we have ever built” For this unique collaboration, VTR Customs ironically chose a...
Tank Machine was established by Clement Molina back in 2015 following his 18 years of experience working in the motorcycle...
Of all the bike reviews I’ve done, handing the keys back for the BMW R Nine T has been the...
I recently became acquainted with Maximiliaan van Kuyk of Maverick motorcycles. Max and his brothers stumbled into the Cafe Racer...
Jeffry Sol’s BMW R nineT has been somewhat of a social media sensation since it was unveiled at the Big...
With 30 years of custom motorcycle building under his belt, Wolfgang Batz isn’t about to be influenced by other people’s...
The custom motorcycle world has been full of collaborations in the past few years. Manufacturers have recognised the influence custom...
Another cool motorcycling video brought to you by The Selvedge Yard. If you can get past the Bourne Identity-esque erratic...
We’re big fans of the work of Californian motorcycle builder Samuel Kao and his workshop JSK Moto Co. JSK motorcycles...
When a builder chooses to convert a tourer into a cafe racer it’s always a bit of a surprise to...
The owner of the BMW came to the OSE workshop in search of a cafe racer conversion for his 2016...
After a 70mph spill this BMW Boxer was in no state to be ridden. The bikes wheels, forks and engine...
You meet the nicest people building motorcycles. A few years back Luke Ray of Fuel Magazine and I took a...
The quality of the home built Cafe Racers being submitted by our readers continues to astound us. This exceptional bike...
Ok I know it’s getting ridiculous now. Yet another BMW based Cafe Racer. This is the last one for...
When someone describes a bike as a clean build you usually expect it to be something pretty special and I...
Two motorcycle obsessed friends building bikes for a living. It sounds like the perfect life to be living. This is...
I’ve always loved the use of wood in cars. When I was young a neighbor converted an old ’30s Chevy into...
The Johnnie Wash R Nine T series features 3 different models of which the Brown is the most extensively modified....
The majority of the weight dropped from the Saline R9T can be attributed to the use of aluminium. Saline’s new tail,...
Twin Shock Division (TSD) Motorcycles is a tiny shop located in the Ukranian capital of Kiev. Headed by the talented...
The BMW, which belongs to a friend of Weston, was originally introduced into the family by his ‘Uncle Lou’ and...
I am Nigel Petrie from Engineered To Slide and I want to share with you my new BMW R Nine...
Who can resist the beauty of BMW’s boxer engine? Their unorthodox horizontal head configuration and shaft drive has always intrigued...
Customer requests and customer needs are two very different things. UK’s Sinroja Motorcycles are always happy to oblige with customer...
Remember in school when you had an exam and there was always that one kid who consistently finished before everyone...
Last weekend we officially released issue 7 of Tank Moto. Packed with awesome motorcycle features from around the world this...
There’s no denying that classic BMW motorcycles make great looking Cafe Racers, but if you’re looking to build a modern...
“Let me start by saying that this is not a restoration and it’s not a replica either. Nor is it...
This great video featuring musician/songwriter/producer Butch Walker was pulled together by Mann-made Pictures for Cafe Racer TV. Butch talks about...
“A Scottish businessman reached out to us after seeing our bikes. He asked us to customise his own brand new...
I’ve never had the urge to eat a motorcycle before but this latest build from Jerikan looks delicious. For some...
I’ve seen enough BMW cafe racer builds to last a lifetime. That doesn’t mean I don’t want to see any...
One of the many amazing bikes on display at this year’s Handbuilt show in Austin was Dustin Kott’s BMW R80....
The Interceptor may be an unexpected development from Radical Ducati, but it certainly isn’t a disappointment. They’ve created a high...
Imagine this scenario: A bike magazine hands you a box-fresh 1978 BMW R100RS and the concept rendering for a fantastic,...
BMW Motorrad has just lifted the covers off their upcoming 2021 R nineT range. This is of course great news...
For more than a decade I’ve stayed true to this websites cafe racer theme. I can assure you this was...
I love a good concept bike. An open brief and an aim to push the boundaries, breach new territory and...
Perth’s Kaylan Galloway is a guy who likes to do things the hard way. Probably because he can. A welder...
Building one-off projects for individual customers has its benefits, but it isn’t the most reliable income model for a custom...
Every so often a custom motorcycle appears in my inbox that is so unique it stops me in my tracks....
There’s no denying that Guzzis and BWMs have the biggest, bulkiest looking engines of all the motorcycle manufacturers (not to...
It all began when Hieronymus spotted an MC club member’s BMW boxer parked on a sidewalk in Paris. Sitting in...
Shiroh Nakajima is the custom motorcycle engineer and CEO behind Japanese workshop Ritmo Sereno. In this short film Shiroh explains...
In February 2021, I got a message request on Instagram. Anyone on the popular photo-sharing platform will know that’s not...
40 years later the bike is still running (see video below) and still features the original racing seal of the Italian...
