“The bike was originally an ’81 Honda CM400. I purchased it the day after my previous build was stolen. At...
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.
What the hell is that thing!? It’s another apocalyptic custom from the Icon 1000 crew, but unlike the other bikes...
Thankfully, 3 years ago, Ivor spotted something that motivated him to revisit his forgotten project. “I came across an old...
Back in 2012 Raider custom built the GB and labelled it their SLS (Salt Lake Sickle). It was created as...
Ok, so it may not actually be made from Beer (that’s just plain ridiculous) but this very tidy Honda CB160r...
The Yamaha XS-V1 Sakura (Prototype ie coming soon!) oozes Cafe Racer style and should pck plenty of punch based on...
This Honda CB750, Dick Mann replica has been built by a chap by the name of Mick in Sydney. Mick has...
In the early eighties, I had a series of t-shirts that featured vinyl, metal flake prints. They varied in subject...
While we all dream of owning the next Falcon motorcycle to roll out of their workshop the sad reality is that...
“I have a habit of going cheap at the start of a project and then blowing it out of proportion.”...
Inspired by the Honda Jet, “the world’s most advanced light jet”, this CB750K may not be quite so advanced but...
The 2018 Bike Shed show has been and gone. For those who were lucky enough to attend the London based...
“The One-Up Moto Garage name is relatively new to the game” says workshop founder Taylor Henschell. “I’ve been working under...
If Sir Mixalot was here right now his Anaconda would be bitterly disappointed. This is Rewheeled #1, a Honda CB750...
After picking the best of the two 1966 Honda CB160s we decided that this would be a build completed entirely...
A second attempt at anything in life usually results in a better outcome than the first. Whether it’s sitting for...
Here’s the latest custom motorcycle to roll out of Moto Hangar’s workshop, a tidy ’76 Honda CB750 Cafe Racer. While...
…and all of a sudden you’re hooked. The RC166 won an amazing 10 out of 10 1966 World Championship series...
I love a good collaboration. When one brand recognises the benefits of joining forces with another amazing things can happen....
A few years back in New York, in a 4th floor city apartment E3 Motorcycles was born. In May...
Hey Daryl, It’s been a while since we last spoke. What’s been happening at Bandit9? “There’s only one way to...
In 2015 Italian restauranteur Alessandro Dell’unto rented a small workshop space 500m from his restaurant. Why? Because when he’s not...
Drag racing is the ultimate test of acceleration. The sport commonly takes place on a straight 1/4 stretch of asphalt...
Every successful business experiences change – whether it’s planned or not. As a business finds its place in a market...
The Honda CB400 Super Four is a run of the mill naked UJM which first hit the streets back in...
Starting life as a 1989 Honda CG125, the “De Palma 05” is the latest machine to roll out of their...
“I studied industrial design in university where I developed my own design aesthetic” explains Spencer. “During my studies I also...
While the average person may think Italy’s best export is its cuisine, lovers of automobiles will argue otherwise. That’s because...
Back in 2012, I was contacted by Vaughan in Sydney who had just finished hammering out the bodywork on his...
Yet another beautiful bike from the incredibly talented Danish Wrenchmonkees. This time is a Honda CB750 Cafe Racer they’ve named...
Check out this 1973 Honda CB500 Cafe Racer up for grabs now oneBay. The bike have a list of...
Supercharged and Nitrous Oxide aren’t words you often hear muttered by builders of Cafe Racers when they are running off...
While ground up builds that push the boundaries of design and engineering are great, its the less ostentatious projects that...
As far as timeframes go David says the Ad Hoc CB750 has been a hard one to wrap up. “Due...
I will be the first to say that this isn’t going to be a top performing vehicle. This 1986 Honda CG125...
It’s no walk in the park for a custom workshop to stay fresh and original. Constantly pushing boundaries, reinventing styles...
“The ’73 CB350F came to the workshop as a reasonably well-done cafe racer with a quite tidy tail section and...
Skateboarding and motorcycles go hand in hand in the United States. Many pro-skaters like Caballero ride motorcycles and some, including...
Let’s take a closer look at them… Kawasaki Z900RS Café Kawasaki had already unveiled their stunning new Z900RS at the Tokyo...
Being in Australia when the One Motorcycle Show is happening over in Portland USA is like not getting any presents...
The DCC Four Hundred is based on a 1975 Honda CB400F and has been featured in season 2 of Cafe...
“The Natural” built by Portland based workshop The Tarantulas. It’s a bike that’s had plenty of mentions around here but...
We are pleased to showcase another set of readers rides for the month of October. Amazing garage built Cafe Racers...
“This thing (“Bowie” the Honda CB125s) was an impulse buy and was in pretty bad shape the day I took...
“In the fall of 2012 my good friend Brandon built a CB360. I saw the bike come together and I...
No one is ever going to stand in front of a Honda NX650 Dominator and exclaim “look at the clean...
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”. I have no doubt Mr. Da Vinci would be repeating those words if he was...
Someone once said, “It’s more fun to ride a slow bike fast than a fast bike slow“. Not everyone is...
Three years ago I featured a very special build built by Steven Wilson of BC, Canada. The bike, a CB750...
With a life long passion for bikes and an endless desire to create custom motorcycles using “hand made” techniques, Oficina...
The Honda CBX1000 needs no introduction. It is one of only a handful of 6 cylinder production motorcycles ever made...
The Death Machines of London (aka DMOL) never do things by halves. Their workshop has produced some of the most...
This little beauty of a bike from Simon and Singapore. He built the bike in the car park outside his...
How many times have you seen photos of a stunning Cafe Racer or custom motorcycle and been left day dreaming...
So how did KickMoto get started? Jeff: We all met through a mutual friend and hit it off because of...
Some motorcycles lend themselves very well to customisation, but I wouldn’t consider the Honda Goldwing to be one of them....
Is there such a thing as a factory built cafe racer? If you ask a purist they’ll tell you no...
Bali, Indonesia. Beautiful beaches, lush tropical forests, killer surf, cheap shopping and Bintang beer. Bali also happens to be a...
Last year the Cafe Racer scene was buzzing with the news that Dime City Cycles were building a custom motorcycle...
Fancy owning a Wrenchmonkee motorcycle? The Gorilla Punch is going under the hammer along with Monkee #7. You can place...
Back in 2007 I came across a Honda Dream on display in a motorcycle store in Leederville, Western Australia. I...
If you don’t already have Le Container in your bookmarks or on your Blog roll you soon will. This is...
The ‘Roadrunner’ concept motorcycle was developed as a final project out of university. Suhann’s passion for motorcycles meant it was...
Berry Bads Motorcycles are yet another Japanese custom tuner/builder who’s work has caught my attention. With a gallery full of Bobbers,...
In 2021 Stu Lloyd became somewhat of a regular on these pages. We featured not 1 but 2 incredible custom...
In 1988 the Japanese feature-length film Akira took the world by storm. For this, it is often credited with popularising...
Bad Winners workshop owner Walid was exposed to working on motorcycles from an early age. Tinkering on bikes with an...
Since moving to the States from Japan Kiyo has played an important part in the Californian custom scene working on...
The weekend following the rider class, I bought my first bike. I was hooked. I picked up a 2009 Vulcan...
Remember that time you went to see your friend perform in ‘that show’. You went along willingly but their performance...
Cream Motorcycles have released their ninth build, a 1980 Honda CB 750 named “Brownie” and it’s sweeeeet. The build took...
1978 Honda CB550 Cafe Racer customized by Jeff Stephens of Godffery’s Garage. More images, video and specs after the jump…...
One of Edi’s latest achievements is this 1981 Honda CB900 cafe racer. It’s one of two new builds to roll...
If you’re based in central Europe and you’re seeking a place for advice on a cafe racer or custom motorcycle...
We have been receiving some stunning Cafe Racers from our readers. If you have a Cafe Racer you’ve built in...
The annual custom motorcycle craziness that is the AMD World Championship of bike building has been and gone again. This...
From his ‘Tannermatic’ workshop in Hull, Massachusetts, Matt Tanner restores and fabricates composite parts. An average day at Tannermatic consists...
If you saw my post recently about the Tidy Triumph Bobber I’m sure you’d like to see more about the...
The Wrenchmonkees have just won themselves a trophy without even trying! The boys took one of their newest builds, a...
Located in Graz, Austria ‘Vagabund Moto’ is the brainchild of designer Paul Brauchart and mechanical engineer Philipp Rabl. “Both of...
There are only a handful of automotive films that I regard as truly great. Sitting at the top of the...
Spain’s Dragon’s Motorcycles created a massive stir with just one build. Their debut creation, a glorious six-cylinder BMW KL1100LT trimmed...
Straight from one end of Honda’s CB range to the other. Yesterday it was a CB125 Cafe Racer from the...
The project and the donor bike arrived at the Kerkus workshop via Singapore. After an artist from the Lion City...
We knew that this Honda project would be a challenge for us. When we received the motorcycle it was almost completely disassembled....
Like most Swedes Oscar started his 2 wheeled life on a moped at age 15. After spending a few years...
If there was one thing I learnt at art school that has always stood true it’s that colour is king....
Rob Chappell of Canada’s ‘Origin8or’ workshop is no stranger to customising Honda’s CB900F. A few years back he built one...
What is it about small motorcycles that makes me smile so much? This awesome little AHRMA GP200 road racer is the Twin Cylinder...
Ahh Slovenia, home of the oldest vine in the world, the first ever musical instrument, birth place of the first...
Just when I thought I’d see as many custom Honda CX500’s as I could stomach, along comes a build so...
After acquiring the poor condition Bol D’Or in January of 2015 the brothers spent 2 months planning the build of...
Late in 2019 three friends in the Spanish town of Almoradí joined forces to launch Plus 3 Motors. Each with...
The late seventies Honda CB650 is commonly referred to as being a ‘standard motorcycle’. We doubt anyone would be using...
Antonio Lupiañez and Salvador Alasino of Vida Bandida motorcycles are two Argentinian Industrial Designers who devote their spare time to...
Everyone knows by now that fossil-fueled transportation is inherently bad for the environment. This, of course, includes our beloved motorcycles....
Andy Megerle’s CB750 cafe racer project was a rollercoaster ride of challenges and setbacks. In the end, he managed to...
