I will be the first to say that this isn’t going to be a top performing vehicle. This 1986 Honda CG125...
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.
This little beauty of a bike from Simon and Singapore. He built the bike in the car park outside his...
Chris, the owner of this Honda CX500 Cafe Racer built the bike after deciding it was time to have...
The motorcycle above it’s a custom Kawasaki Ninja 250r from Donny in Jakarta, Indonesia. The time it takes to build...
What is it about Benjie’s Cafe Racer parts that make every bike their fitted to look stunning? These two Honda...
To kick off our “Readers Rides week” we’ve got a bit of bling in the form of a gold leafed...
Established in 2006 the 7Seven Custom workshop in Slovenia is all too familiar with the late model CB750’s. Back...
I’ve had a rather unhealthy obsession with Honda’s CR750 for as long as I can recall. I think it stems...
“I studied industrial design in university where I developed my own design aesthetic” explains Spencer. “During my studies I also...
Look at those…prices! Back when men were men and scantily clad women were every advertisers secret weapon (not much has...
Many of 2020s most significant motorcycle shows have been cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Amongst them was the...
Every successful business experiences change – whether it’s planned or not. As a business finds its place in a market...
Rex built the Citrus Cafe Racers frame using his own design which features a mono shock rear suspension system. The...
Despite Honda’s categorisation, we think the CB1000R Neo-Sports Cafe is anything but standard. With 143bhp on tap and radical neo-retro...
If Sir Mixalot was here right now his Anaconda would be bitterly disappointed. This is Rewheeled #1, a Honda CB750...
Rickman Honda CR750 Brothers Derek and Don Rickman established Rickman motorcycles in 1960 from which they manufactured motorcycles up until...
These days the chance of anyone having the privilege of owning or riding an RC166 are slim to none, but...
Starting life as a 1989 Honda CG125, the “De Palma 05” is the latest machine to roll out of their...
Despite its modest performance and rudimentary design, the Honda Super Cub has remained in production since 1958. This is because...
Verona based workshop Fabbris Motorcycles has been in operation for an impressive 42 years. Started by Luciano Fabbris in 1979...
A second attempt at anything in life usually results in a better outcome than the first. Whether it’s sitting for...
Just when I thought I’d see as many custom Honda CX500’s as I could stomach, along comes a build so...
One builder who perfectly blends race track styling into his road-going motorcycles it’s Pepo Rosell of XTR Pepo. However, to...
In recent years we’ve seen a spate of new motorcycles inspired by classic bikes. Models like the Kawasaki Z900RS and...
Mark Twain once postulated, “There is no such thing as a new idea“. This can definitely be said of the...
Sourced from Just Bikes. Sammy the CB100 is the creation of Ace builder Darren Brown. Sammy is described by Darren as “more of...
Jas Babalija is a mechanical engineer and Automotive Vehicle Examiner in Melbourne, Australia. For years his work focused on the...
Swedish builder Fredrik Persson of Paal Motorcycles has been a busy man. The last time we spoke he’d just wrapped...
It’s true. Sometimes the simple things in life are often the best. Take for example this super clean CB750 build...
Ten years after Honda turned the motorcycling world on its head with the release of the CB750, they decided it...
The Honda CBX1000 needs no introduction. It is one of only a handful of 6 cylinder production motorcycles ever made...
Three years ago I featured a very special build built by Steven Wilson of BC, Canada. The bike, a CB750...
Marco, a tattooist from Toulouse France well aware of the risks when buying a secondhand motorcycle. Since his teenage years...
Someone wittier than me once said “It’s more fun to ride a slow motorcycle fast than to ride a fast...
“We have been so consumed with customer work that we haven’t been able to build a shop bike since we...
When he’s not designing race-winning catamarans, French-Canadian professor in electronics, Sylvain Carignan likes to turn his hand to custom motorcycle...
Some kids grow up around cars and bikes. Sofi Tsingos grew up literally stuck to them. “Dad used to own...
A surefire way to look really goddamn cool is to be seen stretched out over a long, low fuel tank,...
Former world champion racer ‘Fast’ Freddie Spencer was a force to be reckoned. Spencer’s professional racing career started in 1978...
At only 7 months old Cafe Racer SSpirit is one of the new kids on the block in Spain’s custom...
“My first encounter with motorcycles goes back to when I was a child, maybe 8 or 9 years old. My...
Our first build was Zeke’s “Lucky” Honda CB200 cafe racer. He tells me he’s done the ton on it, but...
Having the luxury of being able to build motorcycles at your own pace isn’t something most professional workshops enjoy. For...
We’ve always found video to be one of the most inspiring forms of media. Over the years we’ve seen some...
During this week’s edition of Sunday Screening, we feature new motorcycle videos from the US, Japan and France. First up...
Supercharged and Nitrous Oxide aren’t words you often hear muttered by builders of Cafe Racers when they are running off...
…and all of a sudden you’re hooked. The RC166 won an amazing 10 out of 10 1966 World Championship series...
The Honda Cafe Racer which started out as a rather sad looking scrapyard find, underwent a ground up custom rebuild...
If you’re looking for the ultimate toy for your motorcycle obsessed kid or something ultra-cool to sit on your office...
After months of hard work and seemingly endless nights of writing, issue 2 of Tank Moto is now available! Just...
From his ‘Tannermatic’ workshop in Hull, Massachusetts, Matt Tanner restores and fabricates composite parts. An average day at Tannermatic consists...
Custom motorcycle builds usually start out as an idea, but more often than not ideas change. While these changes usually...
We’ve all seen the listings on eBay. “Perfect project bike”, “Needs some attention”, “It’s all there, just requires reassembling!”. The...
“We find insurmountable joy in taking a bike that has long since past its last mile and reviving it to...
The act of swinging a leg over a mates bike and actually riding it are two completely different experiences. This...
Your first ride on a motorcycle is probably as memorable as your first kiss. Full of excitement and fear as...
It’s no walk in the park for a custom workshop to stay fresh and original. Constantly pushing boundaries, reinventing styles...
For anyone who enjoys tinkering with motorcycles, there will come a day when you’ll need to invest in some real...
Thankfully, 3 years ago, Ivor spotted something that motivated him to revisit his forgotten project. “I came across an old...
As I mentioned there’s a lot going on at the Temple of Enthusiasm, in fact, there’s even more than...
Tom Gilroy and his Purpose Built Moto workshop on Australia’s Gold Coast have risen through the ranks to become one...
Rob Chappell of Canada’s ‘Origin8or’ workshop is no stranger to customising Honda’s CB900F. A few years back he built one...
It’s clear looking at his work that Rad prefers a sportier aesthetic. He applies a healthy dose of café racer...
Based in the heart of Lisboa, Portugal, Unik Edition Motorcycles have a passion for the nostalgic feel of a carbureted...
50cc’s! Hmm doesn’t sound that cool to me you say. Well check out the pics… and not only does the...
“My bike is a 1976 Honda CB750K6. I have been working on it on and off for about a year...
Bali, Indonesia. Beautiful beaches, lush tropical forests, killer surf, cheap shopping and Bintang beer. Bali also happens to be a...
As 2014 comes to an end I thought I’d take a (close up) look at some of the incredible work...
In 2015 Italian restauranteur Alessandro Dell’unto rented a small workshop space 500m from his restaurant. Why? Because when he’s not...
Having to endure cancer is something we all dread. Without having experienced it, it’s hard to imagine the physical and...
Much like the ASK Motorcycles 2014 Yamaha SR125 ‘Material Woman’, Rad has continued his “very skinny, low and long” theme...
Pour yourself a stiff drink and sit down. I’ve got news for you. This neo cafe racer by Turin’s Officine...
“The Natural” built by Portland based workshop The Tarantulas. It’s a bike that’s had plenty of mentions around here but...
“It is a Honda XLR250R that has been in the works for about 3 years now,” says Rad. “I have...
“The customer brought me a donor bike that most would’ve considered a ‘lost cause’. The engine was far beyond running,...
The late seventies Honda CB650 is commonly referred to as being a ‘standard motorcycle’. We doubt anyone would be using...
Earning a customer’s trust is worth more to a custom workshop than simply getting customers in the door. Without trust,...
When an expert in form works with a master of function the results can be breathtaking. After being blown away...
Some motorcycles lend themselves very well to customisation, but I wouldn’t consider the Honda Goldwing to be one of them....
Ironically, this journey began with a puncture. A nail to the rear tire a few weeks into owning my Honda...
Huge events like Verona’s Motobike Expo offer custom builders the opportunity to try something different. After all, how else are...
Krzysztof Rogalinski, aka KrisBiker, is a Polish bike enthusiast who documents his two-wheeled exploits on Youtube. The self-taught mechanic and...
Ever since seeing the “We R Winning” short documentary about Twinline Motorcycles I’ve been a huge fan of the Seattle...
Happy new year! Well, that wraps up yet another year of cafe racer content. Like the previous year, 2021 was...
Kristy Nadine is a busy lady. When she’s not hunched over a customer tattooing their skin you’ll find her sketching...
Thankfully the F2’s engine was its saving grace. Even though the bike used a detuned version of Honda’s air-cooled inline...
If you saw my post recently about the Tidy Triumph Bobber I’m sure you’d like to see more about the...
“It all started with my toy bikes as a child. I would cut off parts with my scissors and colour...
This project began last September. I had just sold my ‘79 Honda CB750 named ‘smooth sailing’ to a famous NFL...
Well, that wraps up yet another year of amazing cafe racer builds from custom workshops and backyard builders around the...
As the world’s largest producer of motorcycles, it comes as no surprise that Honda cafe racer builds are commonplace here...
When I started pulling this list together I was expecting to get a fairly balanced bunch of bikes. By this,...
During the sports bike boom of the 1980s Japanese motorcycle manufacturers were in their prime. In 1982 Honda released a...
Antonio Lupiañez and Salvador Alasino of Vida Bandida motorcycles are two Argentinian Industrial Designers who devote their spare time to...
I’ve been following the Stories of Bike video series since it began and had the pleasure of meeting its creator Cam Elkins...
While ground up builds that push the boundaries of design and engineering are great, its the less ostentatious projects that...
Everyone needs a hobby. German-born Holger Breuer found his back in 2004 when he built his first custom motorcycle. Since...