After deciding to open their workshop back in 2015 this was the second custom build that the Wrench Kings undertook...
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.
As the world’s largest producer of motorcycles, it comes as no surprise that Honda cafe racer builds are commonplace here...
Close the blast doors!… Open the blast doors! Open the blast doors! – Despite the fact that they were rooting for...
This 1978 Honda CB750 has been transformed into a cafe racer using custom components like a handcrafted aluminum fuel tank...
We are pleased to showcase another set of readers rides for the month of October. Amazing garage built Cafe Racers...
A few years back in New York, in a 4th floor city apartment E3 Motorcycles was born. In May...
“My very first motorcycle was a 50cc Honda Cub. It was more of a scooter but it didn’t matter. My...
Tom Gilroy and his Purpose Built Moto workshop on Australia’s Gold Coast have risen through the ranks to become one...
“As a teenager I always wanted to build a custom motorcycle and spent my time (when I wasn’t riding) drawing...
It’s been a long time since drinks, but one of our favorite backyard builders, Steven Wilson is back! It comes...
“The ’73 CB350F came to the workshop as a reasonably well-done cafe racer with a quite tidy tail section and...
Can you imagine the horror at Moto Guzzi’s HQ when Honda unveiled their first CX500 in 1978? A Japanese manufacturer...
A while ago I posted this photo and a few people requested more so here’s what I found. ...
Over the last few years, I’ve seen some amazing things happen in the world of custom motorcycle building, but the...
This 1978 Honda CB750K was modified with an aluminum fuel tank, side panels, front fender, and a cafe-style tailpiece. Noteworthy...
Take two Honda 360’s. Rebuild motor, brakes, forks, carbs, swingarm with combination of parts from two said bikes. Custom...
The motorcycle above it’s a custom Kawasaki Ninja 250r from Donny in Jakarta, Indonesia. The time it takes to build...
For the US release of David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, actress Rooney Mara has done away with...
“I live in the small but beautiful island of Cyprus (population 700,000) in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. I’ve always been...
This project began last September. I had just sold my ‘79 Honda CB750 named ‘smooth sailing’ to a famous NFL...
After my post a few days ago the Honda Fury was officially launched in New York. To coincide with this...
Flat Track racing is nothing new. In fact, variations of the sport have been around since the 1920s. Typically a...
The Honda CB750 was for many years the poster child of the “new wave” cafe racer scene. These days however...
I’m back on the W650 again! Got loads of time in the saddle this weekend, but it’s never enough!...
Place your bids!! This incredibly tidy Honda CB400 Cafe Racer is up for auction on Ebay right now. Read the...
After acquiring the poor condition Bol D’Or in January of 2015 the brothers spent 2 months planning the build of...
In 1988 the Japanese feature-length film Akira took the world by storm. For this, it is often credited with popularising...
Throughout the late eighties and early nineties, 600cc sportbikes dominated the sales charts of Japan’s big 4 manufacturers. Leading the...
This 1990 Honda GB500 Cafe Racer was the pioneering retro bike from a Japanese manufacturer, a significant moment in automotive...
We’ve all experienced a time when our best-laid plans fell in a heap. But if that plan was to fail...
This insectoid-looking CB750F Turbo is easily one of the most unusual Honda cafe racers featured here. It’s the work of...
Fred Krugger (not to be mistaken with the wrinkly chapfrom the Nightmare on Elm Street movies) builds some fairly “out...
Daryl Villanueva, the main man behind Bandit9 got in touch to tell us about this exclusive limited edition machine. “It’s...
What the hell is that thing!? It’s another apocalyptic custom from the Icon 1000 crew, but unlike the other bikes...
Straight from one end of Honda’s CB range to the other. Yesterday it was a CB125 Cafe Racer from the...
In the world of modern-retro motorcycles, there’s a new player who is somewhat of a black sheep. That’s mainly due...
Some motorcycles lend themselves very well to customisation, but I wouldn’t consider the Honda Goldwing to be one of them....
If you’ve been following Return of the Cafe Racers for a while you’ll have figured out I’m a fan of...
A surefire way to look really goddamn cool is to be seen stretched out over a long, low fuel tank,...
What once was old is new again. Rather than looking for new materials to shape the bodywork of...
What is it about Benjie’s Cafe Racer parts that make every bike their fitted to look stunning? These two Honda...
Today’s feature is about a different breed of Z. It’s a totally revised and, for lack of a better term,...
This October 13 you can watch as the guys at Dime City Cycles transform this banged up, sludge filled Honda...
Honda is continuing to expand their modern-retro segment, or as they call it ‘Neo-Sports”, with the addition of the 2022...
Unikat, which translates to ‘Unique Piece’, opened its doors a mere 18 months ago. It all began when Grzegorz completed...
Despite Honda’s categorisation, we think the CB1000R Neo-Sports Cafe is anything but standard. With 143bhp on tap and radical neo-retro...
For anyone who enjoys tinkering with motorcycles, there will come a day when you’ll need to invest in some real...
Former world champion racer ‘Fast’ Freddie Spencer was a force to be reckoned. Spencer’s professional racing career started in 1978...
In Singapore, you can be sentenced to jail for selling chewing gum… imagine what they do to people whose exhaust...
This 1978 Honda CB550K was modified into a cafe racer and is finished in red with silver stripes. It sports...
This Honda GB400TT is a JDM-exclusive motorcycle that draws inspiration from the iconic British bikes that competed in the renowned...
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...
German riding gear manufacturer Loius was founded in 1938 by motorcycle mechanic Detlev Louis. Today the company is Europe’s largest...
“As a child my father used to race enduro and motocross professionally but had to retire early because he had...
“It all started with my toy bikes as a child. I would cut off parts with my scissors and colour...
This 1976 Honda CB400F Super Sport underwent a cafe racer transformation, showcasing a sleek makeover. It boasts a fiberglass tail...
Here’s the latest custom motorcycle to roll out of Moto Hangar’s workshop, a tidy ’76 Honda CB750 Cafe Racer. While...
It’s no secret that Honda’s CX series from the late 70’s has gone through a resurgence in the last five...
We’ve always found video to be one of the most inspiring forms of media. Over the years we’ve seen some...
Hey Daryl, It’s been a while since we last spoke. What’s been happening at Bandit9? “There’s only one way to...
Like most Swedes Oscar started his 2 wheeled life on a moped at age 15. After spending a few years...
Honda’s groundbreaking CB750 Four not only demonstrated Japan’s ability to produce sophisticated large-displacement motorcycles but also sparked a thriving aftermarket...
Verona based workshop Fabbris Motorcycles has been in operation for an impressive 42 years. Started by Luciano Fabbris in 1979...
The decision whether to customize a pre-eighties Honda CB750 or not is becoming a tough one to make. There was...
The 1982 Honda CB900F underwent a café racer-inspired modification, featuring various enhancements. These include a solo bump seat, clip-on handlebars,...
This Honda CBX750 by X-Axis is a unique custom build created by former British MXGP champion, Billy MacKenzie. The bike...
Eak Tanadit, the owner and lead designer at Bangkok’s K-Speed workshop, is arguably one of the best modifiers of small-capacity...
When it comes to motorcycles, there are certain makes and models that can work their way under your skin. Be...
Remember the first time you swung a leg over a bike? Mathias Wiese does. At the tender age of eight,...
The CM series motorcycle, preceding the Honda Rebel series, embodied the classic flat-seat style of the 1960s and 1970s. This...
The 2018 Bike Shed show has been and gone. For those who were lucky enough to attend the London based...
As far as timeframes go David says the Ad Hoc CB750 has been a hard one to wrap up. “Due...
If there was one thing I learnt at art school that has always stood true it’s that colour is king....
The DCC crew have added some more amazing shots of the Four Hundred that I had to share with those...
The ‘Roadrunner’ concept motorcycle was developed as a final project out of university. Suhann’s passion for motorcycles meant it was...
2020 has been a tough year in many ways. On top of all the terrible things attributed to the outbreak...
No one is ever going to stand in front of a Honda NX650 Dominator and exclaim “look at the clean...
Once upon a time, there were two brothers, Marc and Phillip. They grew up doing all the things two brothers...
The act of swinging a leg over a mates bike and actually riding it are two completely different experiences. This...
Based in the heart of Lisboa, Portugal, Unik Edition Motorcycles have a passion for the nostalgic feel of a carbureted...
“It started out as a 1969 (70?) Honda CB350. It had the upswept CL pipes on it but the engine...
In 2021 Stu Lloyd became somewhat of a regular on these pages. We featured not 1 but 2 incredible custom...
On the dawn of the premiere of Discovery HD Theatres Cafe Racer TV series a production studio called “The Second...
Thanks to a huge increase in the popularity of the custom motorcycle scene many hobby builders have turned a passion...
“My wife and mother-in-law used to call it the “Peter & Steven Show” whenever we would get together because we’d...
During the sports bike boom of the 1980s Japanese motorcycle manufacturers were in their prime. In 1982 Honda released a...
Rob Chappell of Canada’s ‘Origin8or’ workshop is no stranger to customising Honda’s CB900F. A few years back he built one...
The day started with a few small setbacks, but the focus quickly shifted to projects in the garage. The cars...
Another great bike built by De Luxe in Sydney. This time it’s a Honda CB 400 Cafe Racer built on...
Andy Megerle’s CB750 cafe racer project was a rollercoaster ride of challenges and setbacks. In the end, he managed to...
Back in the early nineties Jim was customising Yamaha SR’s and British bikes under the influence of the Japanese custom...
The Wrenchmonkees have just won themselves a trophy without even trying! The boys took one of their newest builds, a...
“In the fall of 2012 my good friend Brandon built a CB360. I saw the bike come together and I...
Bali, Indonesia. Beautiful beaches, lush tropical forests, killer surf, cheap shopping and Bintang beer. Bali also happens to be a...
Someone once said, “It’s more fun to ride a slow bike fast than a fast bike slow“. Not everyone is...
Many of 2020s most significant motorcycle shows have been cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Amongst them was the...
The Honda CB400 Super Four is a run of the mill naked UJM which first hit the streets back in...
We have been receiving some stunning Cafe Racers from our readers. If you have a Cafe Racer you’ve built in...
At 1.3 million people the country of Estonia isn’t exactly bursting at the seams. On the Estonian tourism website their...
Brisbane based industrial designers, mechanics and tinkerers Steve Barry and Leo Yip are the driving force behind Ellaspede custom motorcycles...