Building a custom Honda CX-500 on a budget takes careful planning and hands-on creativity. The process so far has included...
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.
Throughout the late eighties and early nineties, 600cc sportbikes dominated the sales charts of Japan’s big 4 manufacturers. Leading the...
For us, it’s often the small details that make a custom motorcycle special. Intricate details demonstrate a workshops commitment to...
Despite its modest performance and rudimentary design, the Honda Super Cub has remained in production since 1958. This is because...
We knew that this Honda project would be a challenge for us. When we received the motorcycle it was almost completely disassembled....
Look at those…prices! Back when men were men and scantily clad women were every advertisers secret weapon (not much has...
Along with the shots of the fairing Junior also sent a couple of detail images to reveal even more...
Shortly after moving to New Braunfels, Texas we became friends with Karly Kothmann and her husband Tanner. Blake and I...
Dual Sport motorcycles have very different proportions to your average cafe racer, so Isidore set about salvaging and retro-fitting the...
Todd McLellan is a Canadian still and motion photographer whose work includes this outstanding series of restored and customised vintage...
“This was my first ever build, a ’76 Honda CB550 F1 Super Sport that I picked up from my mate...
Honda’s journey into the world of 90-degree v-twins may have only be a short one, but their CX500 still gains...
This Honda 1971 CB450 Cafe Racer titled Bonita recently appeared on Cafe Racer and custom motorcycle Blog, Pipeburn. After getting...
“We find insurmountable joy in taking a bike that has long since past its last mile and reviving it to...
I’ve been a huge fan of Spanish photographic rockstar Kristina Fender for some time. Not only does she take a...
This 1984 Honda V30 Magna started out as VF500C cruiser and modified with work including the installation of the front-end...
“I’m a carpenter by trade and have always worked with my hands. I started riding a motorbike in March 2014...
At 1.3 million people the country of Estonia isn’t exactly bursting at the seams. On the Estonian tourism website their...
Good mates building bikes together. That’s essentially what you’ll find at Bold Motorcycles HQ, which happens to be a home...
The Yamaha XS-V1 Sakura (Prototype ie coming soon!) oozes Cafe Racer style and should pck plenty of punch based on...
Some of the best stories have the most humble and unexpected beginnings. Little did Zane, Adam and Jake English of...
Living with a classic bike is like being in a relationship. If you’re not prepared to make compromises it’ll never...
Another great bike built by De Luxe in Sydney. This time it’s a Honda CB 400 Cafe Racer built on...
I never get tired of seeing Honda CB750‘s converted into Cafe Racers. Not only is the CB750 a magnificent base...
Happy new year! Well, that wraps up yet another year of cafe racer content. Like the previous year, 2021 was...
Big thanks to Collin Christenbury for sending in these shots he took at the Vintage Motorcycle Races & Show in Elkhart Lake...
“This Honda CB550K was an older gentleman’s highway cruiser with shield and bags when I found it. You could tell...
Fancy owning a Wrenchmonkee motorcycle? The Gorilla Punch is going under the hammer along with Monkee #7. You can place...
The decision whether to customize a pre-eighties Honda CB750 or not is becoming a tough one to make. There was...
This bike is the daily commuter of BCR crew member Doinker. It’s a 1978 Honda CB750F Super Sport modified to...
During the sports bike boom of the 1980s Japanese motorcycle manufacturers were in their prime. In 1982 Honda released a...
The motorcycle featured here began life as a standard 1984 Honda Gold Wing, but it no longer resembles the factory...
This 1974 Honda CB750 was customized as a brat-style cafe racer. The frame and wheels were painted black, and the...
Thanks to a huge increase in the popularity of the custom motorcycle scene many hobby builders have turned a passion...
As you can imagine I spend a lot of time staring at photos of custom motorcycles. I don’t know if...
“We have been so consumed with customer work that we haven’t been able to build a shop bike since we...
After a lot of careful work, all parts have come together to finish the custom motorcycle build. The team focused on neat...
The late seventies Honda CB650 is commonly referred to as being a ‘standard motorcycle’. We doubt anyone would be using...
“The ’73 CB350F came to the workshop as a reasonably well-done cafe racer with a quite tidy tail section and...
I’ve had a rather unhealthy obsession with Honda’s CR750 for as long as I can recall. I think it stems...
How many times have you walked into a dealership and been convinced by a salesman that their bike isn’t right...
Earlier this month I ventured to Indonesia with Luke from Fuel Tank. This was our 5th year attending the Kustomfest...
Check out this 1973 Honda CB500 Cafe Racer up for grabs now oneBay. The bike have a list of...
Arxaperiment designer Ndikol started his first build in 2011 with some guidance from a local mechanic and metalworker. Using his...
This custom-built motorcycle is a testament to high-level craftsmanship and attention to detail, showcasing a fusion of classic design and...
During this week’s edition of Sunday Screening, we feature new motorcycle videos from the US, Japan and France. First up...
I love Fridays. As beer o’clock draws closer (4pm) my concentration disintegrates and I begin my weekly ritual of trawling...
“The Natural” built by Portland based workshop The Tarantulas. It’s a bike that’s had plenty of mentions around here but...
Rex built the Citrus Cafe Racers frame using his own design which features a mono shock rear suspension system. The...
Fred Krugger (not to be mistaken with the wrinkly chapfrom the Nightmare on Elm Street movies) builds some fairly “out...
Huge events like Verona’s Motobike Expo offer custom builders the opportunity to try something different. After all, how else are...
The ‘Super CB750 Cafe Racer’ is Dario’s demonstration of what can be done to solve the rider size conundrum. “I...
I’ve always been a naked guy. Not like the ones that run across the field during the Ashes or walk...
“My name is Nils J. Ksienzyk and I’m a 28 year old bike builder from Germany. From the age of...
“This thing (“Bowie” the Honda CB125s) was an impulse buy and was in pretty bad shape the day I took...
Found this 1974 Honda CB 750 Cafe Racer on eBay. I’m not completely sold on the look (mainly the headlight...
Since I recently paid a visit to Deus Ex Machina in Sydney I thought it pertinent to feature one of...
As far as timeframes go David says the Ad Hoc CB750 has been a hard one to wrap up. “Due...
Honda’s CX500. The Japanese manufacturers only venture into the world of horizontally opposed twins. In many ways, the CX was...
If you’re based in central Europe and you’re seeking a place for advice on a cafe racer or custom motorcycle...
This project centers on a 1980 Honda CX-500 that has been fully rebuilt into a cafe racer. The builder focused on...
Flat Track racing is nothing new. In fact, variations of the sport have been around since the 1920s. Typically a...
Some kids grow up around cars and bikes. Sofi Tsingos grew up literally stuck to them. “Dad used to own...
German riding gear manufacturer Loius was founded in 1938 by motorcycle mechanic Detlev Louis. Today the company is Europe’s largest...
We’ve all seen the listings on eBay. “Perfect project bike”, “Needs some attention”, “It’s all there, just requires reassembling!”. The...
This October 13 you can watch as the guys at Dime City Cycles transform this banged up, sludge filled Honda...
When he’s not designing race-winning catamarans, French-Canadian professor in electronics, Sylvain Carignan likes to turn his hand to custom motorcycle...
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”. I have no doubt Mr. Da Vinci would be repeating those words if he was...
No one is ever going to stand in front of a Honda NX650 Dominator and exclaim “look at the clean...
Close the blast doors!… Open the blast doors! Open the blast doors! – Despite the fact that they were rooting for...
No more riding for me until the new year! (no this isn’t my bike…I wish!) My two wheel fix will...
Swedish builder Fredrik Persson of Paal Motorcycles has been a busy man. The last time we spoke he’d just wrapped...
“My bike is a 1976 Honda CB750K6. I have been working on it on and off for about a year...
Someone once said, “It’s more fun to ride a slow bike fast than a fast bike slow“. Not everyone is...
Straight from one end of Honda’s CB range to the other. Yesterday it was a CB125 Cafe Racer from the...
Remember that time you went to see your friend perform in ‘that show’. You went along willingly but their performance...
Ahh Google Translate, how I love your ability to allow me to converse with people whose native tongue is 100% indecipherable to me! Which...
“It is a Honda XLR250R that has been in the works for about 3 years now,” says Rad. “I have...
The CB360, a successor to Honda’s renowned CB350, boasted a slightly larger engine and was equipped with a 6-speed transmission....
Fast forward several decades and the Bol d’Or has become a relatively affordable alternative to the now, highly collectable and sought after...
A while ago I posted this photo and a few people requested more so here’s what I found. ...
The day started with a few small setbacks, but the focus quickly shifted to projects in the garage. The cars...
Tom Gilroy and his Purpose Built Moto workshop on Australia’s Gold Coast have risen through the ranks to become one...
In this video, the speaker presents a detailed look at a custom-built Honda TMX 150 Supremo. The project started when a client...
Take two Honda 360’s. Rebuild motor, brakes, forks, carbs, swingarm with combination of parts from two said bikes. Custom...
Marco, a tattooist from Toulouse France well aware of the risks when buying a secondhand motorcycle. Since his teenage years...
It’s clear looking at his work that Rad prefers a sportier aesthetic. He applies a healthy dose of café racer...
Honda’s Moto Guzzi-Esque CX500 has been enjoying a huge resurgence in the custom scene. It seems that ever since the...
Looking at the picture above one could be convinced that they are viewing an engine built by Vincent Motorcycles (I certainly...
Ok, so it may not actually be made from Beer (that’s just plain ridiculous) but this very tidy Honda CB160r...
This Honda CB400 cafe racer, crafted by Minority Customs in Surabaya, Indonesia, captures the essence of customization. Owned by exporter...
To launch the new workshop Gregorio got his hands on a stock ’92 Honda CB750. A reliable, well designed and...
In 2015 Italian restauranteur Alessandro Dell’unto rented a small workshop space 500m from his restaurant. Why? Because when he’s not...
Skateboarding and motorcycles go hand in hand in the United States. Many pro-skaters like Caballero ride motorcycles and some, including...
I will be the first to say that this isn’t going to be a top performing vehicle. This 1986 Honda CG125...
In recent years we’ve seen a spate of new motorcycles inspired by classic bikes. Models like the Kawasaki Z900RS and...
It’s been a long time since drinks, but one of our favorite backyard builders, Steven Wilson is back! It comes...
Cream Motorcycles have released their ninth build, a 1980 Honda CB 750 named “Brownie” and it’s sweeeeet. The build took...
“My wife and mother-in-law used to call it the “Peter & Steven Show” whenever we would get together because we’d...
