Unlike many of the Honda CB750’s I see converted in to Cafe Racers this one started out as a mid...
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.
Since I recently paid a visit to Deus Ex Machina in Sydney I thought it pertinent to feature one of...
“And now for something completely different” Just when I thought I’d seen every type of custom motorcycle there is,...
If you don’t already have Le Container in your bookmarks or on your Blog roll you soon will. This is...
What’s the difference between a Street Fighter and a Cafe Racer? Well you wouldn’t be wrong if you were to...
How many times have you seen photos of a stunning Cafe Racer or custom motorcycle and been left day dreaming...
As I mentioned there’s a lot going on at the Temple of Enthusiasm, in fact, there’s even more than...
The Honda Cafe Racer which started out as a rather sad looking scrapyard find, underwent a ground up custom rebuild...
How many times have you walked into a dealership and been convinced by a salesman that their bike isn’t right...
Darrell Schneider of DS Restorations isn’t the kind of guy to shy away from a challenge. With 30+ years of...
This popped up on the Biltwell facebook page and I felt compelled to share. It’s a heavily customised ’84 Harley Davison...
What is it about small motorcycles that makes me smile so much? This awesome little AHRMA GP200 road racer is the Twin Cylinder...
Back in April when I featured E3 motorcycles Honda CB550 Cafe Racer it created a clear divide of lovers and...
“This thing (“Bowie” the Honda CB125s) was an impulse buy and was in pretty bad shape the day I took...
Straight from one end of Honda’s CB range to the other. Yesterday it was a CB125 Cafe Racer from the...
Here’s the latest custom motorcycle to roll out of Moto Hangar’s workshop, a tidy ’76 Honda CB750 Cafe Racer. While...
It’s not uncommon to hear people referring to a motorcycle as being bulletproof, but it’s not that often that it...
Over the last few years, I’ve seen some amazing things happen in the world of custom motorcycle building, but the...
If Sir Mixalot was here right now his Anaconda would be bitterly disappointed. This is Rewheeled #1, a Honda CB750...
“It started out as a 1969 (70?) Honda CB350. It had the upswept CL pipes on it but the engine...
Andy who is an Architectural Draftsperson by trade, built Express Post to compete in an annual event organised by a group of...
Fred Krugger (not to be mistaken with the wrinkly chapfrom the Nightmare on Elm Street movies) builds some fairly “out...
This bike is the daily commuter of BCR crew member Doinker. It’s a 1978 Honda CB750F Super Sport modified to...
Ahh Google Translate, how I love your ability to allow me to converse with people whose native tongue is 100% indecipherable to me! Which...
Building one of the only Cafe Racers in your country is no mean feat, especially when you live in a...
“Our goal here at Bandit9 is to deliver a unique product that’s drastically different from the last. We don’t...
What could be better than driving around in a high performance vehicle that looks as though it could fall apart...
While we all dream of owning the next Falcon motorcycle to roll out of their workshop the sad reality is that...
Last year the Cafe Racer scene was buzzing with the news that Dime City Cycles were building a custom motorcycle...
What the hell is that thing!? It’s another apocalyptic custom from the Icon 1000 crew, but unlike the other bikes...
The difference between a nice custom motorcycle and an amazing one comes down to details. Once all the big work...
“The bike was originally an ’81 Honda CM400. I purchased it the day after my previous build was stolen. At...
Being in Australia when the One Motorcycle Show is happening over in Portland USA is like not getting any presents...
The ‘Roadrunner’ concept motorcycle was developed as a final project out of university. Suhann’s passion for motorcycles meant it was...
Close the blast doors!… Open the blast doors! Open the blast doors! – Despite the fact that they were rooting for...
“The Natural” built by Portland based workshop The Tarantulas. It’s a bike that’s had plenty of mentions around here but...
Neall Dollhopf, co-owner of Heartbreak Cycleworks in Ypsi, Michigan, is a sentimental kind of guy. His custom Honda CB550 holds...
Inspired by the Honda Jet, “the world’s most advanced light jet”, this CB750K may not be quite so advanced but...
The annual custom motorcycle craziness that is the AMD World Championship of bike building has been and gone again. This...
“I’ve been working on cars since I was 16, however I’ve only been into bikes for the last 18 months....
I’ve always been a naked guy. Not like the ones that run across the field during the Ashes or walk...
Some kids grow up around cars and bikes. Sofi Tsingos grew up literally stuck to them. “Dad used to own...
Along with the shots of the fairing Junior also sent a couple of detail images to reveal even more...
After recently featuring AdHoc’s 3rd Cafe Racer build it wouldn’t be right if I didn’t take a quick look back...
Anyone that’s had a go at building a Cafe Racer or custom motorcycle knows how addictive it can become. I’m...
If there was one thing I learnt at art school that has always stood true it’s that colour is king....
As you can imagine I spend a lot of time staring at photos of custom motorcycles. I don’t know if...
At 1.3 million people the country of Estonia isn’t exactly bursting at the seams. On the Estonian tourism website their...
The following is an excerpt from Tank Moto Issue 1 “As Close As It Gets” Replica Honda CR750 article –...
When I launched this site all those years ago Cafe Racers were my focus, but I’ve always been into all...
Ever since seeing the “We R Winning” short documentary about Twinline Motorcycles I’ve been a huge fan of the Seattle...
“I live in the small but beautiful island of Cyprus (population 700,000) in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. I’ve always been...
Ahh Slovenia, home of the oldest vine in the world, the first ever musical instrument, birth place of the first...
Small details. That’s what separates a good build from a great build. Of course there’s a whole heap of work...
After months of hard work and seemingly endless nights of writing, issue 2 of Tank Moto is now available! Just...
Back in the early nineties Jim was customising Yamaha SR’s and British bikes under the influence of the Japanese custom...
Back in 2012 Raider custom built the GB and labelled it their SLS (Salt Lake Sickle). It was created as...
Back in 2012, I was contacted by Vaughan in Sydney who had just finished hammering out the bodywork on his...
With a life long passion for bikes and an endless desire to create custom motorcycles using “hand made” techniques, Oficina...
“Two years ago, after looking at some cool bikes on the internet I decided to build one for me and...
The following story is an extract from Tank Moto issue 4 “My very first motorcycle was a 50cc Honda Cub....
“I started Cognito Moto with the black and red Honda CB550 featured on Return of the Cafe Racers last year. This...
Bali, Indonesia. Beautiful beaches, lush tropical forests, killer surf, cheap shopping and Bintang beer. Bali also happens to be a...
In Singapore, you can be sentenced to jail for selling chewing gum… imagine what they do to people whose exhaust...
“My name is Nils J. Ksienzyk and I’m a 28 year old bike builder from Germany. From the age of...
If you’ve been following Return of the Cafe Racers on Instagram or Facebook you’ll have seen that I recently attended Kustomfest in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The show...
Let’s face it. We don’t all possess the ability to rebuild an engine, to hand form steel or to even...
We’ve all seen the listings on eBay. “Perfect project bike”, “Needs some attention”, “It’s all there, just requires reassembling!”. The...
Honda’s CX500. The Japanese manufacturers only venture into the world of horizontally opposed twins. In many ways, the CX was...
What once was old is new again. Rather than looking for new materials to shape the bodywork of...
As 2014 comes to an end I thought I’d take a (close up) look at some of the incredible work...
Honda’s Moto Guzzi-Esque CX500 has been enjoying a huge resurgence in the custom scene. It seems that ever since the...
To launch the new workshop Gregorio got his hands on a stock ’92 Honda CB750. A reliable, well designed and...
Custom motorcycle builds usually start out as an idea, but more often than not ideas change. While these changes usually...
I will be the first to admit I’m hopelessly nostalgic. So when I come across a story of a father...
If you’ve been following Return of the Cafe Racers for a while you’ll have figured out I’m a fan of...
Siberia. 13 million square kilometres of the most sparsely populated land on Earth and as it turns out, home to one of...
One of the biggest highlights for me when we were pulling together issue 6 of Tank Moto Magazine also happened...
It’s true. Sometimes the simple things in life are often the best. Take for example this super clean CB750 build...
“I bought this motorcycle from a friend at the end of November 2013. After riding it around for 2 months...
Honda’s journey into the world of 90-degree v-twins may have only be a short one, but their CX500 still gains...
I love a good collaboration. When one brand recognises the benefits of joining forces with another amazing things can happen....
In 2012 Scott Halbleid left his career as a graphic designer to focus his efforts on building custom motorcycles. As...
Just when I thought I’d see as many custom Honda CX500’s as I could stomach, along comes a build so...
Established in 2006 the 7Seven Custom workshop in Slovenia is all too familiar with the late model CB750’s. Back...
I’ve been following the Stories of Bike video series since it began and had the pleasure of meeting its creator Cam Elkins...
At only 7 months old Cafe Racer SSpirit is one of the new kids on the block in Spain’s custom...
Like most Swedes Oscar started his 2 wheeled life on a moped at age 15. After spending a few years...
Arxaperiment designer Ndikol started his first build in 2011 with some guidance from a local mechanic and metalworker. Using his...
“The One-Up Moto Garage name is relatively new to the game” says workshop founder Taylor Henschell. “I’ve been working under...
As Sofi explains it… “This Honda CB450 was brought to us earlier this year after an interesting encounter. A couple...
Hey Daryl, It’s been a while since we last spoke. What’s been happening at Bandit9? “There’s only one way to...
“This was my first ever build, a ’76 Honda CB550 F1 Super Sport that I picked up from my mate...
After careful design and build considerations, Tony decided that an alloy tank was the way to go. It would become...
Much like the ASK Motorcycles 2014 Yamaha SR125 ‘Material Woman’, Rad has continued his “very skinny, low and long” theme...
“I’m Jim Alonze from Scarborough, North Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. I’ve been into bikes my whole life, from off...
It’s been some time since we featured a custom Honda CX500 here on the site and what better way to...
“In the fall of 2012 my good friend Brandon built a CB360. I saw the bike come together and I...
Located in Graz, Austria ‘Vagabund Moto’ is the brainchild of designer Paul Brauchart and mechanical engineer Philipp Rabl. “Both of...
Fast forward several decades and the Bol d’Or has become a relatively affordable alternative to the now, highly collectable and sought after...
