We have a serious soft spot for BMW cafe racers but we’re also big fans of Scrambler styled Beemers. There’s...
Tank Machine was established by Clement Molina back in 2015 following his 18 years of experience working in the motorcycle...
Brazillian workshop Retrorides is the result of forty years of hard work by two generations of the Lourenço family. Nestled...
This Benelli 250 replica is as close to the companies original 1968 racebike as they come. The bike was pieced together...
More and more motorcycle workshops are utilising advanced manufacturing technologies to realise their custom creations. 10 years ago three-dimensional computer-aided...
Shiroh Nakajima is the custom motorcycle engineer and CEO behind Japanese workshop Ritmo Sereno. In this short film Shiroh explains...
Sometimes techniques for overcoming adversity are found in unexpected places. Scott Campbell found the solution to his battling his demons...
If there’s one thing every builder should strive to achieve when they customise a motorcycle it’s to improve upon its...
For more than a decade I’ve stayed true to this websites cafe racer theme. I can assure you this was...
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...
Don’t get me wrong, the BMW thumper is a great utilitarian machine. The reliability of the simple 650cc Rotax engine...
Tucked away in the southeastern forests of Bavaria is the small town of Viechtach. If you look it up on...
We’re big fans of the work of Californian motorcycle builder Samuel Kao and his workshop JSK Moto Co. JSK motorcycles...
The year is 1973 and Bavarian Motor Works has just celebrated their 50th anniversary. In addition, they’ve also just completed...
Europe’s largest Cafe Racer event, the Glemseck 101, just took place in Stuttgart, Germany. Now in its 5th year, the...
BMW Motorrad has just lifted the covers off their upcoming 2021 R nineT range. This is of course great news...
Our friends over at Cognito Moto have been toiling away on their latest custom BMW R75 project. The project was...
Here’s a little something to get you through another night glued to the couch. Our latest instalment of the Sunday...
The cafe racer in BMW’s R nineT heritage series won hearts with its sleek styling. However, motorcycle journalists brought a...
After months of hard work and seemingly endless nights of writing, issue 2 of Tank Moto is now available! Just...
Last weekend we officially released issue 7 of Tank Moto. Packed with awesome motorcycle features from around the world this...
After a 70mph spill this BMW Boxer was in no state to be ridden. The bikes wheels, forks and engine...
There’s no denying that Guzzis and BWMs have the biggest, bulkiest looking engines of all the motorcycle manufacturers (not to...
BMW struck a chord in the custom motorcycle scene when they released the R Nine T. Powered by a bulletproof...
David explains that “Manuel is really good at rebuilding and customising frames and seats. Kurt is a genius with the...
“I wanted to create an aggressive cafe racer with a design that separates it from the usual and a line...
Back in 2013 BMW Motorrad celebrated the 40th anniversary of the legendary BMW R 90 S with the unveiling of...
When someone describes a bike as a clean build you usually expect it to be something pretty special and I...
As 2014 comes to an end I thought I’d take a (close up) look at some of the incredible work...
Twin Shock Division (TSD) Motorcycles is a tiny shop located in the Ukranian capital of Kiev. Headed by the talented...
It’s been less than 6 months since we featured the Le Bouterollier BMW R60/7 and Jean-Pierre is back with yet...
Established in 2010 by Daniel Cabral and Pedro Oliveira, Ton Up Garage is a custom motorcycle workshop dedicated to build...
There are few motorcycle engines as iconic as BMW Motorrad’s flat twin ‘Boxer’. Renowned for their bulletproof reliability the Boxer...
Well, that wraps up yet another year of amazing cafe racer builds from custom workshops and backyard builders around the...
One of the biggest decisions you’ll make when building your own Cafe Racer, or any style of custom motorcycle for...
In full dress, the BMW R1200RT tips the scales at hefty 259kg. This is by no means an ideal starting...
“I had been looking to build a clean, minimalistic BMW cafe racer for a couple of years. The less on...
I am Nigel Petrie from Engineered To Slide and I want to share with you my new BMW R Nine...
As the lines blur between the different styles of custom bike building and builders become more adventurous, it’s getting much...
“We had never transformed a bike with such complex technology before!” Along with having to deal with the bikes modern...
It’s been a couple of years since I first featured one of Kevin Hills custom builds. Since then under his...
The compact, muscular R1200R with it’s classic, flat twin engine and naked design was the perfect starting point, but it...
Getting ready to hit the sack and see off another great weekend. Thank you God, mother nature, global warming or...
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