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Manufacturers have jumped on the retro and custom motorcycle bandwagon. If you want to own a cafe racer or a scrambler styled motorcycle you can now buy one right off the showroom floor. From the latest addition to the Triumph Bonneville range to the updated Ducati Scrambler or BMW R Nine T, we test ride and review them all. If you’re interested in owning a retro bike without any of the ongoing maintenance or DIY challenges you can start researching here with one of our in-depth motorcycle reviews.

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Retro Rehash – The 2020 Honda CB-F concept

Many of 2020s most significant motorcycle shows have been cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Amongst them was the...
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The Indian FTR 1200 is almost spectacular. It handles perfectly, it’s astonishingly well put-together and its power delivery is aggressive,...
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Motorcycle Fails – 10 Worst Factory Customs

The purists will tell you there’s no such thing as a factory-built custom motorcycle. But if you’re not one of...
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The 2019 Esposizione Internazionale Ciclo Motociclo e Accessori, or EICMA as it is commonly known, is in full swing. As...
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How much difference can 300cc make? I made the mistake of thinking the Ducati Scrambler 1100 wasn’t much more than...
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Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE Ride Review

Triumph seems to have created the ultimate Scrambler. They’ve gone a step further than everyone else and built a fully...
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If you read through the comments section on any modern cafe racer review you are sure to come across a...
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My dog doesn’t care for the Yamaha XSR900. When I arrive home on any other motorcycle the small ball of...
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Triumph Speed Twin Ride Review

O, to be a motorcycle journalist in the 1970s. When men were hairy, and bikes were lairy. With their barely-there...
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2019 Street Twin and Scrambler 900 Ride Review

It’s been 3 years since the release of Triumph’s water-cooled Bonneville range. Amongst the first of the new Modern Classics...
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Royal Enfield 650 Review

Royal Enfield lay claim to producing the world’s longest constant production motorcycle design. The first Royal Enfield Bullet rolled out...
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Honda Neo Sports Cafe CB1000R Ride Review

In the world of modern-retro motorcycles, there’s a new player who is somewhat of a black sheep. That’s mainly due...
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The motorcycle industry as a whole has been struggling through declining sales for several years now. There are plenty of...
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I’d been burning around town on the Svartpilen 401 for a week. The time had finally come to exchange it...
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50 years and counting It all began back in ’67 when Moto Guzzi unveiled the V7 700, an air-cooled, 757cc...
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The list consists of 5 motorcycles built by professional workshops and 5 by backyard builders. In many ways, this is...
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Cafe Contenders – Yamaha SR400 and SR500

But, dear reader, should you? Is it worth tracking down one of Yamaha’s cheerful little runabouts for your next custom...
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Café Contenders – 2001 to 2016 Triumph Bonneville range

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Café Contenders – The Kawasaki W650

Shortly after the release of the Kawasaki W650 in America Triumph launched their retro classic line. Sales gravitated to the...
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As BMW Motorrad put it, the R9T Racer is “Style in the fast lane.” It’s a fitting statement for this...
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Retro Special – The Yamaha XSR900 Abarth

“Yamaha and Abarth have created the XSR900 Abarth – a lightweight high-performance retro special whose authentic café racer design reflects...
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In 2016 Triumph wiped their slate clean. They said fair well to the much loved Modern Classics range introduced back in 2000...
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Triumph Thruxton R – Ride Review

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Yamaha XSR900 – Ride Review

After attending a series of motorcycle press launches that included the Ducati Sixty2, Triumph Bonneville T120, Moto Guzzi V9 Bobber...
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Triumph Bonneville Street Twin – Ride Review

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Yamaha XJR1300 Racer – Ride Review

Our itinerary began with a presentation on the 2015 XJR1300 by Yamaha product manager Shun Miyazawa at the Deus Ex Machina...
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