Our friends over at Cognito Moto have been toiling away on their latest custom BMW R75 project. The project was...
Nostalgia can be a powerful motivator. For Joe Loss of Fremantle, Western Australia it started in his teenage years when...
The majority of the weight dropped from the Saline R9T can be attributed to the use of aluminium. Saline’s new tail,...
Kyohey Sugimoto, owner of Berrybads Motorcycles works out of a modest space in Ōtsu, the capital of Japan’s Shiga Prefecture....
The owner of the BMW came to the OSE workshop in search of a cafe racer conversion for his 2016...
This great video featuring musician/songwriter/producer Butch Walker was pulled together by Mann-made Pictures for Cafe Racer TV. Butch talks about...
“The Diva project was inspired by BMW motorcycles of twenties, taking their class and elegance and blending it with modern...
“This project kicked off with a stock 1982 BMW R45 that had laid dormant in our client’s garage for almost...
“We are first and foremost designers, we don’t consider ourselves as ‘builders’ or mechanics. We customize and have enough contacts...
Years later I managed to scrape together enough to buy my first road bike, get my license sorted and I...
If you’re considering attempting to turn any kind of tourer into a cafe racer you’re going to have your work...
“I had been looking to build a clean, minimalistic BMW cafe racer for a couple of years. The less on...
Well, that wraps up yet another year of amazing cafe racer builds from custom workshops and backyard builders around the...
Customer requests and customer needs are two very different things. UK’s Sinroja Motorcycles are always happy to oblige with customer...
Experiences from our youth can have a profound effect on what we do later in life. For Jean-Pierre, it was...
This Benelli 250 replica is as close to the companies original 1968 racebike as they come. The bike was pieced together...
The 2012 Bonneville Speed Week is wrapping up for another year. Thankfully it looks like we’ll be seeing a lot...
Despite the lockdowns, we saw some amazing cafe racers completed in 2020. Many were built by individuals who suddenly found...
You may remember the somewhat controversial Buell Norton Manx I featured a couple of months ago? Well it’s back and it’s...
This lovely BMW R 100 named the “Earl Grey” is currently up for sale through Urban Moto in Germany for...
Brazillian workshop Retrorides is the result of forty years of hard work by two generations of the Lourenço family. Nestled...
Back in 2013 BMW Motorrad celebrated the 40th anniversary of the legendary BMW R 90 S with the unveiling of...
Jeffry Sol’s BMW R nineT has been somewhat of a social media sensation since it was unveiled at the Big...
For more than a decade I’ve stayed true to this websites cafe racer theme. I can assure you this was...
Using a traditional cafe racer build approach Wolfgang built the Dragstar by transplanting an engine into an alternate frame. The...
Perth’s Kaylan Galloway is a guy who likes to do things the hard way. Probably because he can. A welder...
We’re big fans of the work of Californian motorcycle builder Samuel Kao and his workshop JSK Moto Co. JSK motorcycles...
“A gentleman from Missouri contacted me through my H Garage website inquiring about a build using either a newer model...
I’ve seen enough BMW cafe racer builds to last a lifetime. That doesn’t mean I don’t want to see any...
You meet the nicest people building motorcycles. A few years back Luke Ray of Fuel Magazine and I took a...
Looking back over the last 11 years of running this website the thing I’ve enjoyed the most is seeing workshops...
This drastically customised BMW R80 is the brainchild of Oaky and JJ from Griffin Spares in Sydney. “Sometimes the best...
This happens when one of the world’s most creative custom workshops decides that they need to customise their shop bike....
After months of hard work and seemingly endless nights of writing, issue 2 of Tank Moto is now available! Just...
Another cool motorcycling video brought to you by The Selvedge Yard. If you can get past the Bourne Identity-esque erratic...
Back in 2012 four like-minded friends decided enough was enough. Driven by their desire to build and ride custom bikes...
The cafe racer in BMW’s R nineT heritage series won hearts with its sleek styling. However, motorcycle journalists brought a...
From building show cars to display at the hallowed halls of the Las Vegas Sema show to tinkering on Honda...
Tucked away in the southeastern forests of Bavaria is the small town of Viechtach. If you look it up on...
The BMW, which belongs to a friend of Weston, was originally introduced into the family by his ‘Uncle Lou’ and...
Growing up in India the Sinroja brothers, Rahul and Birju, developed an out of the ordinary love for motorcycles. In...
In full dress, the BMW R1200RT tips the scales at hefty 259kg. This is by no means an ideal starting...
Ok I know it’s getting ridiculous now. Yet another BMW based Cafe Racer. This is the last one for...
Shiroh Nakajima is the custom motorcycle engineer and CEO behind Japanese workshop Ritmo Sereno. In this short film Shiroh explains...
Trevers father, John Scales, was a 2 stroke road racer during the 1970s. “I heard so many stories from my...
As the lines blur between the different styles of custom bike building and builders become more adventurous, it’s getting much...
“A Scottish businessman reached out to us after seeing our bikes. He asked us to customise his own brand new...
I recently became acquainted with Maximiliaan van Kuyk of Maverick motorcycles. Max and his brothers stumbled into the Cafe Racer...
The companies actual beginning came about when a widowed mother invested her families equity into their garage business in an...
The year is 1973 and Bavarian Motor Works has just celebrated their 50th anniversary. In addition, they’ve also just completed...
The custom motorcycle world has been full of collaborations in the past few years. Manufacturers have recognised the influence custom...
Hugo Eccles and the Untitled Motorcycles team are capable of building pretty much whatever they can dream up. Their custom...
As BMW Motorrad put it, the R9T Racer is “Style in the fast lane.” It’s a fitting statement for this...
Here’s a little something to get you through another night glued to the couch. Our latest instalment of the Sunday...
As 2014 comes to an end I thought I’d take a (close up) look at some of the incredible work...
“As the story goes my first word was ‘car’ rather than ‘mummy’. I’m not so sure whether this is the...
Getting up at 5:30 in the morning for work is difficult sometimes, but on Sunday, December 19th, I had no...
I am Nigel Petrie from Engineered To Slide and I want to share with you my new BMW R Nine...
When it comes to customising older BMW motorcycles the R series airheads are the most popular weapon of choice. Fuss-free...
Of all the bike reviews I’ve done, handing the keys back for the BMW R Nine T has been the...
Giorgio De Angelis of ‘De Angelis Elaborazioni’ prides himself in turning old BMWs into performance focused customs. Throughout his childhood,...
The Katze is finally out of the Tasche. BMW Motorrad has unveiled its highly anticipated R18 concept. As we all...
Everyone has their favorite things in life but only a few of us get to enjoy a career working with them....
Last year I had the pleasure of attending the Mooneyes show in Japan. The builder that took out best of show...
Getting ready to hit the sack and see off another great weekend. Thank you God, mother nature, global warming or...
According to Mark Condon of BikeBiz “Our team really know their bikes, so depending on the customer we can give...
There are few motorcycle engines as iconic as BMW Motorrad’s flat twin ‘Boxer’. Renowned for their bulletproof reliability the Boxer...
It’s not every day you find yourself handing out an award at one of the world’s most prestigious custom automotive...
Stumbled across this 1961 BMW R69s Cafe Racer named “The Bull” today. It’s a strange combination of parts but it...
Building one-off projects for individual customers has its benefits, but it isn’t the most reliable income model for a custom...
Twin Shock Division (TSD) Motorcycles is a tiny shop located in the Ukranian capital of Kiev. Headed by the talented...
Sometimes techniques for overcoming adversity are found in unexpected places. Scott Campbell found the solution to his battling his demons...
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...
Two motorcycle obsessed friends building bikes for a living. It sounds like the perfect life to be living. This is...
When someone describes a bike as a clean build you usually expect it to be something pretty special and I...
The Digimoto project was a collaboration between industrial designer Christian Zanzotti, product development agency Greydev and BMW aftermarket experts Wunderlich....
BMW Motorrad has just lifted the covers off their upcoming 2021 R nineT range. This is of course great news...
There’s no denying that Guzzis and BWMs have the biggest, bulkiest looking engines of all the motorcycle manufacturers (not to...
Don’t get me wrong, the BMW thumper is a great utilitarian machine. The reliability of the simple 650cc Rotax engine...
Tank Machine was established by Clement Molina back in 2015 following his 18 years of experience working in the motorcycle...
Could a motorcycle be any more beautiful? This is a fully restored 1934 BMW R7 and it’s the only one...
The Johnnie Wash R Nine T series features 3 different models of which the Brown is the most extensively modified....
37-year-old Degano developed an interest in BMWs from a young age. His father was a member of the French police...
In February 2021, I got a message request on Instagram. Anyone on the popular photo-sharing platform will know that’s not...
It all began when Hieronymus spotted an MC club member’s BMW boxer parked on a sidewalk in Paris. Sitting in...
Big thanks to Collin Christenbury for sending in these shots he took at the Vintage Motorcycle Races & Show in Elkhart Lake...
It’s been a couple of years since I first featured one of Kevin Hills custom builds. Since then under his...
It’s been less than 6 months since we featured the Le Bouterollier BMW R60/7 and Jean-Pierre is back with yet...
The Eleven by Kevil’s Speed Shop in the UK. One of the latest BMW Cafe Racers to roll out of...
It’s the start of yet another working week. What better way to get through the day than by drooling over...
Mentioning Grand Tourer and cafe racer in the same sentence isn’t something you’ll see me do often. That’s because bikes...
“All men’s misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone“ The sad individual responsible for that quote obviously never had...
Remember in school when you had an exam and there was always that one kid who consistently finished before everyone...
Imagine this scenario: A bike magazine hands you a box-fresh 1978 BMW R100RS and the concept rendering for a fantastic,...
Nitro Cycles are a relatively new workshop to the Spanish custom scene and this BMW K100 RS Cafe Racer represents...
One of the biggest decisions you’ll make when building your own Cafe Racer, or any style of custom motorcycle for...
The quality of the home built Cafe Racers being submitted by our readers continues to astound us. This exceptional bike...
