This Cafe Racer built by Hardcore Svenmeister Customs is named simply Number 8. Number 8 is based on a 1980...
Honda
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.
Siberia. 13 million square kilometres of the most sparsely populated land on Earth and as it turns out, home to one of...
The base for the Electric Juice Cafe Racer was a 1979 Honda CB750, a motorcycle that many modern Cafe Racer...
Darrell Schneider of DS Restorations isn’t the kind of guy to shy away from a challenge. With 30+ years of...
Everyone knows by now that fossil-fueled transportation is inherently bad for the environment. This, of course, includes our beloved motorcycles....
The Wrenchmonkees have just won themselves a trophy without even trying! The boys took one of their newest builds, a...
Small details. That’s what separates a good build from a great build. Of course there’s a whole heap of work...
Throughout the late eighties and early nineties, 600cc sportbikes dominated the sales charts of Japan’s big 4 manufacturers. Leading the...
Your first ride on a motorcycle is probably as memorable as your first kiss. Full of excitement and fear as...
Like most Swedes Oscar started his 2 wheeled life on a moped at age 15. After spending a few years...
Let’s face it. We don’t all possess the ability to rebuild an engine, to hand form steel or to even...
Well, that wraps up yet another year of amazing cafe racer builds from custom workshops and backyard builders around the...
No more riding for me until the new year! (no this isn’t my bike…I wish!) My two wheel fix will...
For Marcos Vazquez of Spain’s Free Kustom Cycles the decision was made easy. After rolling an early nineties Honda CB500f...
The late seventies Honda CB650 is commonly referred to as being a ‘standard motorcycle’. We doubt anyone would be using...
Daryl Villanueva, the main man behind Bandit9 got in touch to tell us about this exclusive limited edition machine. “It’s...
I love Fridays. As beer o’clock draws closer (4pm) my concentration disintegrates and I begin my weekly ritual of trawling...
Ten years after Honda turned the motorcycling world on its head with the release of the CB750, they decided it...
The ‘Super CB750 Cafe Racer’ is Dario’s demonstration of what can be done to solve the rider size conundrum. “I...
For us, it’s often the small details that make a custom motorcycle special. Intricate details demonstrate a workshops commitment to...
The Honda CBX1000 needs no introduction. It is one of only a handful of 6 cylinder production motorcycles ever made...
Sean of Roc City Cafe Racers in Rochester, NY has just finishing putting together this very tidy Honda CB350 coined...
A few years back I met Cliff Overton, a fellow cafe racer enthusiast, and backyard builder. When Cliff completed his...
Neall Dollhopf, co-owner of Heartbreak Cycleworks in Ypsi, Michigan, is a sentimental kind of guy. His custom Honda CB550 holds...
Since I recently paid a visit to Deus Ex Machina in Sydney I thought it pertinent to feature one of...
Back in 2012, I was contacted by Vaughan in Sydney who had just finished hammering out the bodywork on his...
If there was one thing I learnt at art school that has always stood true it’s that colour is king....
Their name may conjure up images of a suspect automotive salesman, but rest assured Crooked Motorcycles is anything but dodgy....
…and all of a sudden you’re hooked. The RC166 won an amazing 10 out of 10 1966 World Championship series...
If you’ve been following Return of the Cafe Racers for a while you’ll have figured out I’m a fan of...
At first glance you may not think that the Wabi Sabi philosophy has been applied to this slick Honda CB750...
“The idea we discussed was to make a simple, beastly motorcycle,” Fre recalls. “A clean and pure machine that was all...
Spain’s Dragon’s Motorcycles created a massive stir with just one build. Their debut creation, a glorious six-cylinder BMW KL1100LT trimmed...
It was the unmistakable connection to Moto Guzzi that drove 22 year old Axel Krembs to build his Italian inspired...
Three years ago I featured a very special build built by Steven Wilson of BC, Canada. The bike, a CB750...
“For years, I had watched all the motorcycle builder shows on TV and had always wanted to build my own...
When Honda finally joined the new wave modern retro movement with the CB1000R Neo Sports Cafe we knew it was...
If you love your 2011 Bike Exif calendar as much as I do then get ready for the 2012 edition....
Arxaperiment designer Ndikol started his first build in 2011 with some guidance from a local mechanic and metalworker. Using his...
Years ago I saw some pictures of a very low, very mean blue CB750 cafe racer and it was a...
The results are out and the winners have been announced but what bikes were our favourite custom motorcycles from the...
Good mates building bikes together. That’s essentially what you’ll find at Bold Motorcycles HQ, which happens to be a home...
Rickman Honda CR750 Brothers Derek and Don Rickman established Rickman motorcycles in 1960 from which they manufactured motorcycles up until...
This popped up on the Biltwell facebook page and I felt compelled to share. It’s a heavily customised ’84 Harley Davison...
Since the onset of the pandemic, we’ve seen quite a few builds fast-tracked. While the general population was bingeing on...
This Honda CB750, Dick Mann replica has been built by a chap by the name of Mick in Sydney. Mick has...
Vic World of World Motorcycles is one of the planet’s best Honda CB750 restorers. Based in San Fran, Vic has...
How many times have you seen photos of a stunning Cafe Racer or custom motorcycle and been left day dreaming...
Marco, a tattooist from Toulouse France well aware of the risks when buying a secondhand motorcycle. Since his teenage years...
In the world of modern-retro motorcycles, there’s a new player who is somewhat of a black sheep. That’s mainly due...
Let’s take a closer look at them… Kawasaki Z900RS Café Kawasaki had already unveiled their stunning new Z900RS at the Tokyo...
At the end of World War 2 many British motorcycle manufacturers were on the verge of closure or had already...
Although his career is that of an automotive designer Will’s area of specialisation is in commercial vehicles, ambulances and mobile...
We just received this great set of photos from Chin on the Tank. They feature Nina keeping it real on...
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”. I have no doubt Mr. Da Vinci would be repeating those words if he was...
1978 Honda CB550 Cafe Racer customized by Jeff Stephens of Godffery’s Garage. More images, video and specs after the jump…...
In Singapore, you can be sentenced to jail for selling chewing gum… imagine what they do to people whose exhaust...
No one is ever going to stand in front of a Honda NX650 Dominator and exclaim “look at the clean...
Ironically, this journey began with a puncture. A nail to the rear tire a few weeks into owning my Honda...
Dual Sport motorcycles have very different proportions to your average cafe racer, so Isidore set about salvaging and retro-fitting the...
Beautiful shots of beautiful motorbikes by Erik Runyon. I’m loving the colour of that tank. Maybe the colour...
Having the luxury of being able to build motorcycles at your own pace isn’t something most professional workshops enjoy. For...
While we all dream of owning the next Falcon motorcycle to roll out of their workshop the sad reality is that...
“The customer brought me a donor bike that most would’ve considered a ‘lost cause’. The engine was far beyond running,...
A while ago I posted this photo and a few people requested more so here’s what I found. ...
“We wanted a fully customized bike with modern cafe racer styling and bulletproof reliability,” says Iñaki. “Because of that, we...
Antonio Lupiañez and Salvador Alasino of Vida Bandida motorcycles are two Argentinian Industrial Designers who devote their spare time to...
Custom motorcycles straight out of the seventies by Bodyline Customs. Long, Low and full of style. ...
Craig Rodsmith’s ’84 Interceptor project began when a fellow builder offloaded it to him. As Craig put it “He gave...
The Honda CB750 first came into production in 1969 and made a major impact on the motorcycle industry by being...
If you saw my post recently about the Tidy Triumph Bobber I’m sure you’d like to see more about the...
So how did KickMoto get started? Jeff: We all met through a mutual friend and hit it off because of...
Today’s feature is about a different breed of Z. It’s a totally revised and, for lack of a better term,...
Jeff’s story is one that might sound familiar. He found himself looking for a new source of income, and didn’t...
“My bike, Paula Dean, was based on a ’76 Honda CB550k that cost us $500 in May of 2015. Work...
Krzysztof Rogalinski, aka KrisBiker, is a Polish bike enthusiast who documents his two-wheeled exploits on Youtube. The self-taught mechanic and...
A few years back in New York, in a 4th floor city apartment E3 Motorcycles was born. In May...
In recent years we’ve seen a spate of new motorcycles inspired by classic bikes. Models like the Kawasaki Z900RS and...
As far as timeframes go David says the Ad Hoc CB750 has been a hard one to wrap up. “Due...
If you don’t already have Le Container in your bookmarks or on your Blog roll you soon will. This is...
As 2014 comes to an end I thought I’d take a (close up) look at some of the incredible work...
It’s been almost a year since I featured Andy Mergerle’s Honda CB750 cafe racer project. It’s not often I publish...
At 1.3 million people the country of Estonia isn’t exactly bursting at the seams. On the Estonian tourism website their...
Honda CB750 “Cold bitch” More home built Cafe Racers sent in by our talented readers. Thanks for sharing your motorcycles...
Pour yourself a stiff drink and sit down. I’ve got news for you. This neo cafe racer by Turin’s Officine...
The team at Honda Indonesia have been watching the scene closely and for 2017 have launched a new initiative to...
I love a good collaboration. When one brand recognises the benefits of joining forces with another amazing things can happen....
“I’m Jim Alonze from Scarborough, North Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. I’ve been into bikes my whole life, from off...
Take two Honda 360’s. Rebuild motor, brakes, forks, carbs, swingarm with combination of parts from two said bikes. Custom...
“This thing (“Bowie” the Honda CB125s) was an impulse buy and was in pretty bad shape the day I took...
The difference between a nice custom motorcycle and an amazing one comes down to details. Once all the big work...
I will be the first to say that this isn’t going to be a top performing vehicle. This 1986 Honda CG125...
“The bike was originally an ’81 Honda CM400. I purchased it the day after my previous build was stolen. At...
During this week’s edition of Sunday Screening, we feature new motorcycle videos from the US, Japan and France. First up...
It’s not uncommon to hear people referring to a motorcycle as being bulletproof, but it’s not that often that it...
Our first build was Zeke’s “Lucky” Honda CB200 cafe racer. He tells me he’s done the ton on it, but...
