My name is Ryan Despres, I’m 31 years old and live in Alberta, Canada. I work as a Helicopter pilot...
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.
I love a good collaboration. When one brand recognises the benefits of joining forces with another amazing things can happen....
Honda is continuing to expand their modern-retro segment, or as they call it ‘Neo-Sports”, with the addition of the 2022...
“It all started with my toy bikes as a child. I would cut off parts with my scissors and colour...
The Honda CB750 Four is, without a doubt, an iconic motorcycle. It’s been labelled as one of the greatest motorcycles...
California based Airtech Streamlining are manufacturers of “the world’s largest selection of motorcycle fairings and bodywork”, producing parts for land...
This 1974 Honda CB750 was customized as a brat-style cafe racer. The frame and wheels were painted black, and the...
“I’ve been working on cars since I was 16, however I’ve only been into bikes for the last 18 months....
Ahh Slovenia, home of the oldest vine in the world, the first ever musical instrument, birth place of the first...
are holding their 3rd annual backyard build contest and Return of the Cafe Racers are on board to support the...
Neall Dollhopf, co-owner of Heartbreak Cycleworks in Ypsi, Michigan, is a sentimental kind of guy. His custom Honda CB550 holds...
Rickman Honda CR750 Brothers Derek and Don Rickman established Rickman motorcycles in 1960 from which they manufactured motorcycles up until...
Just when I thought I’d see as many custom Honda CX500’s as I could stomach, along comes a build so...
An unsavoury nickname can be hard to shake. After its release in the late seventies, the Honda CX500 was rather...
Makes me want to tear down the freeway tonight… lossaengineering.com...
50cc’s! Hmm doesn’t sound that cool to me you say. Well check out the pics… and not only does the...
Honda’s journey into the world of 90-degree v-twins may have only be a short one, but their CX500 still gains...
Throughout the late eighties and early nineties, 600cc sportbikes dominated the sales charts of Japan’s big 4 manufacturers. Leading the...
In the world of modern-retro motorcycles, there’s a new player who is somewhat of a black sheep. That’s mainly due...
Earlier this month I ventured to Indonesia with Luke from Fuel Tank. This was our 5th year attending the Kustomfest...
We just received this great set of photos from Chin on the Tank. They feature Nina keeping it real on...
“My first encounter with motorcycles goes back to when I was a child, maybe 8 or 9 years old. My...
Up until he was 24 Pierluigi Intini’s experience on two wheels was limited to 50cc scooters. In 2007 he began...
Built by Preachers Hot Rod Cycle Design in 2012, this 1971 Honda CB750 appeared on four episodes of the television...
A few years back in New York, in a 4th floor city apartment E3 Motorcycles was born. In May...
If you saw my post recently about the Tidy Triumph Bobber I’m sure you’d like to see more about the...
Chris, the owner of this Honda CX500 Cafe Racer built the bike after deciding it was time to have...
From his ‘Tannermatic’ workshop in Hull, Massachusetts, Matt Tanner restores and fabricates composite parts. An average day at Tannermatic consists...
Honda’s Moto Guzzi-Esque CX500 has been enjoying a huge resurgence in the custom scene. It seems that ever since the...
After deciding to open their workshop back in 2015 this was the second custom build that the Wrench Kings undertook...
“I started Cognito Moto with the black and red Honda CB550 featured on Return of the Cafe Racers last year. This...
Mark Twain once postulated, “There is no such thing as a new idea“. This can definitely be said of the...
Many of 2020s most significant motorcycle shows have been cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Amongst them was the...
The 2018 Bike Shed show has been and gone. For those who were lucky enough to attend the London based...
Back in 2007 I came across a Honda Dream on display in a motorcycle store in Leederville, Western Australia. I...
One of the biggest highlights for me when we were pulling together issue 6 of Tank Moto Magazine also happened...
Back in April when I featured E3 motorcycles Honda CB550 Cafe Racer it created a clear divide of lovers and...
Since I recently paid a visit to Deus Ex Machina in Sydney I thought it pertinent to feature one of...
It’s not often I hear of custom workshops offering 3-year warranties. However, new Bulgarian workshop Thracian bikes are doing just...
As Sofi explains it… “This Honda CB450 was brought to us earlier this year after an interesting encounter. A couple...
Another great bike built by De Luxe in Sydney. This time it’s a Honda CB 400 Cafe Racer built on...
Drag racing is the ultimate test of acceleration. The sport commonly takes place on a straight 1/4 stretch of asphalt...
The 1990 GB500 was Honda’s first retro bike and it marked a pivotal shift in both car and motorcycle design,...
I’m back on the W650 again! Got loads of time in the saddle this weekend, but it’s never enough!...
In the early eighties, I had a series of t-shirts that featured vinyl, metal flake prints. They varied in subject...
What could be better than driving around in a high performance vehicle that looks as though it could fall apart...
We are pleased to showcase another set of readers rides for the month of October. Amazing garage built Cafe Racers...
What once was old is new again. Rather than looking for new materials to shape the bodywork of...
The CM series motorcycle, preceding the Honda Rebel series, embodied the classic flat-seat style of the 1960s and 1970s. This...
The decision whether to customize a pre-eighties Honda CB750 or not is becoming a tough one to make. There was...
In 2012 Scott Halbleid left his career as a graphic designer to focus his efforts on building custom motorcycles. As...
Automotive manufacturers have been using wood in their cars for more than a century. In the twenties, entire car bodies...
I’ve been a huge fan of Spanish photographic rockstar Kristina Fender for some time. Not only does she take a...
Having to endure cancer is something we all dread. Without having experienced it, it’s hard to imagine the physical and...
This bike is the daily commuter of BCR crew member Doinker. It’s a 1978 Honda CB750F Super Sport modified to...
At first glance you may not think that the Wabi Sabi philosophy has been applied to this slick Honda CB750...
I’ve had a rather unhealthy obsession with Honda’s CR750 for as long as I can recall. I think it stems...
It’s been a while since I featured anything from BCR (Benjie’s Cafe Racers) on the blog but when I came...
Anyone that’s had a go at building a Cafe Racer or custom motorcycle knows how addictive it can become. I’m...
Pour yourself a stiff drink and sit down. I’ve got news for you. This neo cafe racer by Turin’s Officine...
Daryl Villanueva, the main man behind Bandit9 got in touch to tell us about this exclusive limited edition machine. “It’s...
Arxaperiment designer Ndikol started his first build in 2011 with some guidance from a local mechanic and metalworker. Using his...
“My name is Nils J. Ksienzyk and I’m a 28 year old bike builder from Germany. From the age of...
Having the luxury of being able to build motorcycles at your own pace isn’t something most professional workshops enjoy. For...
No more riding for me until the new year! (no this isn’t my bike…I wish!) My two wheel fix will...
As 2014 comes to an end I thought I’d take a (close up) look at some of the incredible work...
At first glance you could mistakably name this bikes donor as a CX500, which is wrong, but not far off....
Well, that wraps up yet another year of amazing cafe racer builds from custom workshops and backyard builders around the...
Remember the first time you swung a leg over a bike? Mathias Wiese does. At the tender age of eight,...
Verona based workshop Fabbris Motorcycles has been in operation for an impressive 42 years. Started by Luciano Fabbris in 1979...
October! What the hell happened to September!? More amazing home built Cafe Racers from our readers. This time round it’s...
The sale came about after Flo was approached by Evy and Andy of Hermanus workshop in Bruges, Belgium. After attending...
We’ve all experienced a time when our best-laid plans fell in a heap. But if that plan was to fail...
Let’s face it. We don’t all possess the ability to rebuild an engine, to hand form steel or to even...
The act of swinging a leg over a mates bike and actually riding it are two completely different experiences. This...
“The One-Up Moto Garage name is relatively new to the game” says workshop founder Taylor Henschell. “I’ve been working under...
Here’s an episode from Two Guys Garage giving us a sneak peek at the Honda CB500 they are building which...
Former world champion racer ‘Fast’ Freddie Spencer was a force to be reckoned. Spencer’s professional racing career started in 1978...
Ten years after Honda turned the motorcycling world on its head with the release of the CB750, they decided it...
After spying these new shots of the Cafe CB750 by Whitehouse and Motorimoda on the Bikeexif facebook page, I thought I’d share...
“I’m Jim Alonze from Scarborough, North Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. I’ve been into bikes my whole life, from off...
Honda proved that the Japanese could build capable v-twin cruisers with motorcycles like their VT series. Compared to US-built alternatives...
Along with the shots of the fairing Junior also sent a couple of detail images to reveal even more...
Someone wittier than me once said “It’s more fun to ride a slow motorcycle fast than to ride a fast...
The Honda CB750 was for many years the poster child of the “new wave” cafe racer scene. These days however...
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”. I have no doubt Mr. Da Vinci would be repeating those words if he was...
Since the onset of the pandemic, we’ve seen quite a few builds fast-tracked. While the general population was bingeing on...
Their name may conjure up images of a suspect automotive salesman, but rest assured Crooked Motorcycles is anything but dodgy....
This 1978 Honda CB550K was modified into a cafe racer and is finished in red with silver stripes. It sports...
“Derek Despain has never been one to settle down. A week of knowing Despain can somewhat be related to the...
This 1978 Honda CB750K has been expertly transformed into a cafe racer, boasting a range of custom modifications. These include...
“Elegance is the first thing that comes to mind when we look at our Honda CB750,” says Arián Campos of...
Let’s take a closer look at them… Kawasaki Z900RS Café Kawasaki had already unveiled their stunning new Z900RS at the Tokyo...
“I’m a carpenter by trade and have always worked with my hands. I started riding a motorbike in March 2014...
Jeremy Bumpus owns ‘The Hot Rod Shop’ in Corinth, Mississippi, and co-hosts Motortrend’s CarFix series. Alongside fellow host Bryan Fuller...
We just received images of this outstanding 1974 Honda CB750 Cafe Racer from photographer Phil Foss. The bike was put...
“We have been so consumed with customer work that we haven’t been able to build a shop bike since we...
Supercharged and Nitrous Oxide aren’t words you often hear muttered by builders of Cafe Racers when they are running off...
Everyone knows by now that fossil-fueled transportation is inherently bad for the environment. This, of course, includes our beloved motorcycles....