My new rubber turned up today, a pair of Firestone Deluxe Champions. I found a couple of dealers in Australia...
Another of my time wasting/research habits is trawling the internet for custom bike shops who build Cafe Racer style motorbikes...
I dropped in at Deus Ex Machina in Sydney and picked up a new speedo for the W650. As the...
The Modern Motorcycle Company is a custom workshop based in Melbourne, Victoria. Owned and run by Christian Condo the workshop...
In the early 1960s, the Surf scene in California was peaking. Skilled fibreglass workers were in high demand by up...
I get a lot of comments and questions about Cafe Racer parts from my readers so in the coming...
I have to confess I tend to get a bit excited when a motorcycle manufacturer announces they are releasing a...
The CS-1 was designed by ex-NASA engineer and now owner of RYCA motors, Casey Stevenson who chose the Suzuki...
With any custom bike build it’s the little details which are going to make your bike stand out above the...
Have you ever wanted to swap out the tired old telescopic forks on your retro ride for a pair of...
There are several reasons why you might want to install an aftermarket exhaust on your motorcycle. It could be that...
Let’s be honest. There aren’t many things you can do in public that are as pleasurable as riding a motorcycle....
Anyone privy to the world of custom motorcycles will have heard of Motogadget. The German aftermarket parts manufacturer made its...
First things first you’re gonna need a bike so where do you start? Well for me cost is an issue...
The difference between a nice custom motorcycle and an amazing one comes down to details. Once all the big work...
While most aspects of motorcycle design have come a long way since the 70s, there and several that haven’t. Take...
Never in the history of rubber production has there been a tire that is more controversial than the Firestone Champion Deluxe. Over...
Scroll to the end of the article for my Dunlop Mutant long-term review Let me start off by saying I...
My XS650 Yamaha Cafe Racer project has been a slow build to say the least. Moving interstate and then house...
Do you want a Royal Enfield cafe racer? You could just go out and buy a Royal Enfield Continental GT, but...
My first foray into the world of custom motorcycles was with a 1978 Honda CX500. Along with all the prerequisite...
If I was asked to pull together a list of my top 10 custom motorcycle workshops from around the globe...
The ‘21010 HELL’ bike by Rizoma (shown here) was unveiled at EICMA in Milan to showcase their Cafe Racer conversion...
In 1979 the first Mad Max film was released in Australian cinemas. It depicted director George Miller’s vision of a...
Producing aftermarket parts seems like a natural progression for any successful custom motorcycle builder. If people love your bikes there’s...
So you’ve decided it’s time to build a cafe racer of your own. Although you may be planning on fabricating...
If you’re up in the northern hemisphere old man winter will soon be knocking on your door. For some of...
The name Motogadget appears a lot on these pages. The German company produces motorcycle parts and accessories which have become...
In the scheme of things, 10 years isn’t all that long. But for a small business launched by a pair...
Image above: BMW R nineT tail tidy by Daedalus As Sir Mix-a-lot indubitably pointed out, there are some people who...
There’s virtually no limit to the extent that you can modify a motorcycle. This, of course, includes its performance and...