Honda’s CX500. The Japanese manufacturers only venture into the world of horizontally opposed twins. In many ways, the CX was...
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.
So how did KickMoto get started? Jeff: We all met through a mutual friend and hit it off because of...
The Wrenchmonkees have just won themselves a trophy without even trying! The boys took one of their newest builds, a...
“I bought this motorcycle from a friend at the end of November 2013. After riding it around for 2 months...
No more riding for me until the new year! (no this isn’t my bike…I wish!) My two wheel fix will...
“My bike, Paula Dean, was based on a ’76 Honda CB550k that cost us $500 in May of 2015. Work...
Years ago I saw some pictures of a very low, very mean blue CB750 cafe racer and it was a...
I’ve seen plenty of personal builds that have been inspired by professional ones. It’s not often they stack up to...
Verona based workshop Fabbris Motorcycles has been in operation for an impressive 42 years. Started by Luciano Fabbris in 1979...
As Sofi explains it… “This Honda CB450 was brought to us earlier this year after an interesting encounter. A couple...
Here’s an episode from Two Guys Garage giving us a sneak peek at the Honda CB500 they are building which...
The 2018 Bike Shed show has been and gone. For those who were lucky enough to attend the London based...
The 1979 Honda CX500 Deluxe underwent modifications to adopt the style of a cafe racer. The fuel tank, headlight nacelle,...
If Sir Mixalot was here right now his Anaconda would be bitterly disappointed. This is Rewheeled #1, a Honda CB750...
This 1990 Honda GB500 Cafe Racer was the pioneering retro bike from a Japanese manufacturer, a significant moment in automotive...
I wonder if it goes as hard as it sounds?...
“The Natural” built by Portland based workshop The Tarantulas. It’s a bike that’s had plenty of mentions around here but...
The ‘Super CB750 Cafe Racer’ is Dario’s demonstration of what can be done to solve the rider size conundrum. “I...
As far as timeframes go David says the Ad Hoc CB750 has been a hard one to wrap up. “Due...
“I have a habit of going cheap at the start of a project and then blowing it out of proportion.”...
I love Fridays. As beer o’clock draws closer (4pm) my concentration disintegrates and I begin my weekly ritual of trawling...
Up until he was 24 Pierluigi Intini’s experience on two wheels was limited to 50cc scooters. In 2007 he began...
Spain’s Dragon’s Motorcycles created a massive stir with just one build. Their debut creation, a glorious six-cylinder BMW KL1100LT trimmed...
The motorcycle above it’s a custom Kawasaki Ninja 250r from Donny in Jakarta, Indonesia. The time it takes to build...
Honda Z series motorcycles first appeared in Japan in 1961. The 49cc, 4.5 horsepower motorcycle was originally created for visitors...
The DCC crew have added some more amazing shots of the Four Hundred that I had to share with those...
In the early eighties, I had a series of t-shirts that featured vinyl, metal flake prints. They varied in subject...
Building a custom Honda CX-500 on a budget takes careful planning and hands-on creativity. The process so far has included...
We have been receiving some stunning Cafe Racers from our readers. If you have a Cafe Racer you’ve built in...
Just when I thought I’d see as many custom Honda CX500’s as I could stomach, along comes a build so...
As the world’s largest producer of motorcycles, it comes as no surprise that Honda cafe racer builds are commonplace here...
It’s not often I hear of custom workshops offering 3-year warranties. However, new Bulgarian workshop Thracian bikes are doing just...
When I was a kid I thought being a game designer would be just as cool, and perhaps even cooler,...
Honda’s iconic CB 750 SOHC “superbike” undoubtedly holds a spot among the most influential motorcycles in history. Boasting four cylinders...
After acquiring the poor condition Bol D’Or in January of 2015 the brothers spent 2 months planning the build of...
The motorcycle featured here began life as a standard 1984 Honda Gold Wing, but it no longer resembles the factory...
Back in 2012, I was contacted by Vaughan in Sydney who had just finished hammering out the bodywork on his...
Bike Exif has just posted a shot of the a 1968 CB450 Cafe Racer. This particular Cafe Racer is the...
Story contributed by Fiorello Galluzzo I’m a regular humble guy and generally good with my hands. By day I’m a...
Our first build was Zeke’s “Lucky” Honda CB200 cafe racer. He tells me he’s done the ton on it, but...
The team at Honda Indonesia have been watching the scene closely and for 2017 have launched a new initiative to...
After a lot of careful work, all parts have come together to finish the custom motorcycle build. The team focused on neat...
I will be the first to say that this isn’t going to be a top performing vehicle. This 1986 Honda CG125...
Antonio Lupiañez and Salvador Alasino of Vida Bandida motorcycles are two Argentinian Industrial Designers who devote their spare time to...
If there was one thing I learnt at art school that has always stood true it’s that colour is king....
With a life long passion for bikes and an endless desire to create custom motorcycles using “hand made” techniques, Oficina...
The Honda CB750 is often referred to as the original Universal Japanese Motorcycle. This is shortened to UJM, as most...
This modified 1981 Honda CM400T features a light blue finish adorned with Gulf livery over an orange frame. Powering the...
This Honda 1971 CB450 Cafe Racer titled Bonita recently appeared on Cafe Racer and custom motorcycle Blog, Pipeburn. After getting...
“I live in the small but beautiful island of Cyprus (population 700,000) in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. I’ve always been...
A few months back I posted a video from Two Guys Garage showing the progress of their Honda CB500 Cafe Racer....
Based in the heart of Lisboa, Portugal, Unik Edition Motorcycles have a passion for the nostalgic feel of a carbureted...
The project and the donor bike arrived at the Kerkus workshop via Singapore. After an artist from the Lion City...
From his ‘Tannermatic’ workshop in Hull, Massachusetts, Matt Tanner restores and fabricates composite parts. An average day at Tannermatic consists...
Looking at the picture above one could be convinced that they are viewing an engine built by Vincent Motorcycles (I certainly...
“The customer brought me a donor bike that most would’ve considered a ‘lost cause’. The engine was far beyond running,...
,Building a custom motorcycle is a hands-on journey that takes patience and creativity. In this project, Dan works with Crystal...
This 1984 Honda V30 Magna started out as VF500C cruiser and modified with work including the installation of the front-end...
California based Airtech Streamlining are manufacturers of “the world’s largest selection of motorcycle fairings and bodywork”, producing parts for land...
A while ago I posted this photo and a few people requested more so here’s what I found. ...
Ever since seeing the “We R Winning” short documentary about Twinline Motorcycles I’ve been a huge fan of the Seattle...
“I studied industrial design in university where I developed my own design aesthetic” explains Spencer. “During my studies I also...
Why is it that when you really want to focus on something life throws a constant stream of distractions at...
Makes me want to tear down the freeway tonight… lossaengineering.com...
“And now for something completely different” Just when I thought I’d seen every type of custom motorcycle there is,...
“The ’73 CB350F came to the workshop as a reasonably well-done cafe racer with a quite tidy tail section and...
Fast forward several decades and the Bol d’Or has become a relatively affordable alternative to the now, highly collectable and sought after...
Unlike many of the Honda CB750’s I see converted in to Cafe Racers this one started out as a mid...
The annual custom motorcycle craziness that is the AMD World Championship of bike building has been and gone again. This...
“My first encounter with motorcycles goes back to when I was a child, maybe 8 or 9 years old. My...
If you don’t already have Le Container in your bookmarks or on your Blog roll you soon will. This is...
Along with the shots of the fairing Junior also sent a couple of detail images to reveal even more...
What the hell is that thing!? It’s another apocalyptic custom from the Icon 1000 crew, but unlike the other bikes...
Fred Krugger (not to be mistaken with the wrinkly chapfrom the Nightmare on Elm Street movies) builds some fairly “out...
Custom motorcycle builds usually start out as an idea, but more often than not ideas change. While these changes usually...
Tom Gilroy and his Purpose Built Moto workshop on Australia’s Gold Coast have risen through the ranks to become one...
The CB360, a successor to Honda’s renowned CB350, boasted a slightly larger engine and was equipped with a 6-speed transmission....
The Honda CB750 was for many years the poster child of the “new wave” cafe racer scene. These days however...
Someone wittier than me once said “It’s more fun to ride a slow motorcycle fast than to ride a fast...
If you’ve been following Return of the Cafe Racers for a while you’ll have figured out I’m a fan of...
In 2021 Stu Lloyd became somewhat of a regular on these pages. We featured not 1 but 2 incredible custom...
This insectoid-looking CB750F Turbo is easily one of the most unusual Honda cafe racers featured here. It’s the work of...
Having to endure cancer is something we all dread. Without having experienced it, it’s hard to imagine the physical and...
If you love your 2011 Bike Exif calendar as much as I do then get ready for the 2012 edition....
When I started pulling this list together I was expecting to get a fairly balanced bunch of bikes. By this,...
“We find insurmountable joy in taking a bike that has long since past its last mile and reviving it to...
Jeremy Bumpus owns ‘The Hot Rod Shop’ in Corinth, Mississippi, and co-hosts Motortrend’s CarFix series. Alongside fellow host Bryan Fuller...
This 1976 Honda CB400F Super Sport underwent a cafe racer transformation, showcasing a sleek makeover. It boasts a fiberglass tail...
In the world of modern-retro motorcycles, there’s a new player who is somewhat of a black sheep. That’s mainly due...
Swedish builder Fredrik Persson of Paal Motorcycles has been a busy man. The last time we spoke he’d just wrapped...
Let’s take a closer look at them… Kawasaki Z900RS Café Kawasaki had already unveiled their stunning new Z900RS at the Tokyo...
“Elegance is the first thing that comes to mind when we look at our Honda CB750,” says Arián Campos of...
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”. I have no doubt Mr. Da Vinci would be repeating those words if he was...
In 1988 the Japanese feature-length film Akira took the world by storm. For this, it is often credited with popularising...
“The idea we discussed was to make a simple, beastly motorcycle,” Fre recalls. “A clean and pure machine that was all...
October! What the hell happened to September!? More amazing home built Cafe Racers from our readers. This time round it’s...
The Honda CB750 Four is, without a doubt, an iconic motorcycle. It’s been labelled as one of the greatest motorcycles...
Neall Dollhopf, co-owner of Heartbreak Cycleworks in Ypsi, Michigan, is a sentimental kind of guy. His custom Honda CB550 holds...
Happy new year! Well, that wraps up yet another year of cafe racer content. Like the previous year, 2021 was...
Let’s face it. We don’t all possess the ability to rebuild an engine, to hand form steel or to even...