Alongside Harley Davidson‘s Sportster the Triumph Bonneville is arguably the most customised motorcycle ever made. We’ve featured countless Bonneville cafe...
Triumph Cafe Racer
The origins of this famous British motorcycle marque go back to 1884, well before the first actual Triumph motorcycle appeared in 1902. By the 1920’s Triumph was building 30,000 cars and motorcycles a year. During the 50s many cafe racers were powered by Triumph engines due to their ability to reach the revered ‘ton’ or 100 miles per hour. Triumph is arguably one of the most popular motorcycle brands in the world and is arguably the leader in the “everything old is new again” retro bike wave.
Triumph Motorcycles have been adding a myriad of updates and special editions to their 2022 Modern Classic lineup. We’ve seen...
Bonneville T120 and T120 Black While all of the 2016 Triumph Classics feature big changes to their design and engineering,...
In the Tamarit Motorcycle catalog of more than 180 bolt on parts, you’ll find everything from fenders to seat cowls. Developing said...
1972 Norton Commando 750 | Thanks Jim, Ananda and Nick. Sinar F 4×5 | Rodenstock 210mm | Tmax 400 I...
This great video featuring musician/songwriter/producer Butch Walker was pulled together by Mann-made Pictures for Cafe Racer TV. Butch talks about...
For a designer who’s range of clothing has had such an enormous impact on men’s fashion I am disgusted by...
Happy new year! Well, that wraps up yet another year of cafe racer content. Like the previous year, 2021 was...
When John Bloor purchased the Triumph Motorcycles Meriden factory site in 1983 he purchased the land, buildings and all the...
Back at work wishing you were still out on your motorbike? Here’s a little something to help you through your...
We have to say readers rides have quickly become our favourite addition to the site in years. we’ve been overwhelmed...
This Trident Cafe Racer has been doing the rounds on all the custom bike blogs and for obvious reasons. It’s...
“Faster, faster, faster,until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death” Earlier this year the Lowbrow Customs crew made...
The 2011 Melbourne Mods vs Rockers annual ride has been and gone. The event was a huge success with around...
Looking back over the past decade of publishing this website I can’t think of a year that offered more exciting...
After the dust from the sheet settled Andy went on to tell Ryan stories of his escapades on the bike....
It’s a beautiful thing to see a custom build turn out just as it had been envisaged. A lot of...
The Brighton is the result of a collaboration between Streetmaster of California and Richard Pollock, owner of Mule Motorcycles. The classically styled ‘Brighton’...
Kyle and Tyler Malinky of Low Brow Customs could still be considered the new kids on the block at Bonneville...
The man who formulated the build was a Belgian by the name of Bernard. Bernard’s love for classic British motorcycles...
One of the perks of running a custom motorcycle website like ‘Return of the Café Racers’ is being invited to...
Another Mooneyes Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show has wrapped up and the web is starting to buzz with photos and videos...
Despite it’s torrid sales history the Trident was a magnificent motorcycle. Its engine performed incredibly, its frame provided track worthy...
Let’s face it – 2020 wasn’t the best year to be releasing a new motorcycle. Heck, it wasn’t a good...
‘Having the right tools for the job,’ is a fairly tired saying—but the basic idea behind it applies to a...
A while back I posted a preview of Pier 18, a video that was in production featuring Hammerhead Industries much...
There are plenty of custom motorcycles born of mixed parentage. Some should never have been conceived and yet others like...
“They don’t make them like they used to!” When you hear those words uttered it is generally with disdain. A...
Hinckley have been producing Bonnevilles for 12 years so you can now find some well priced, secondhand examples out there....
Last week I posted a Triton and had a moan about how long it had been since I featured a...
Prior to Hinckley releasing their acclaimed water-cooled Bonnevilles they’d had a great run with their air-cooled predecessors. Despite not offering...
I love the look of this bike. That screen is really interesting. Would be great to see one made. I’m...
This wildly customized Bonneville is the handiwork of Triumph aficionados, South Garage Moto Co. It was created to celebrate the 70th...
With over a million Instagram followers ‘Cafe Racers of Instagram’ (aka CROIG) have one of the world’s biggest social motorcycle...
“My main goal was performance and low-key style. Most of the modifications made decreased the Triumph’s weight and added to...
Cosmetic Specification: Handmade ‘Slippery Sam’ polished aluminium fuel tank. (Supplied by T A Baker Tanks, Wales.) Alloy Monza fuel cap....
Rickman Honda CR750 Brothers Derek and Don Rickman established Rickman motorcycles in 1960 from which they manufactured motorcycles up until...
Last week I featured the Tridays 12 Triumph Bonneville by Free Spirits Racing Components. What I neglected to mention in...
It’s been a while since I’ve paid Japan a visit on the site, but this beauty of a Bobber from...
Hammarhead industries have been having some fun with a video camera and released this teaser for a video titled Pier...
Italian workshop Cafe Twin’s last Cafe Racer film “Passo a due” lead us on a serene lap of Rome, past...
I’m a sucker for retro fairings. I’m obsessed with Honda’s legendary CR750 and the TT race bikes of the seventies...
The build started when a client came to Marcos looking for something “out of the norm” that could double as...
So you wanna buy a spanking new motorcycle to ride around town and make it without having to touch your...
Jesse Bassett has been operating ‘The GasBox’ workshop in Cleveland, Ohio since early 2009. As a seasoned workshop mechanic of...
“The SE is a clever tweaking to move the range into the ‘70’s’ at minimal cost, so I would not...
Aside from being the most iconic of all Cafe Racers, what really makes the Triton special is how it came...
Being a cruiser-style bike the Triumph Adventurers has somewhat of a laid back stance. To even out the bikes stance...
Got a spare $45,000 (or more) and the desire to own two race bred Tritons? I just stumbled across...
The 1200CC Triumph Speed Twin is the newest addition to Hinkley’s Modern Classic range. So far we’ve seen very few...
This bikes popping up all over the place. Anyone happen to know who made it? Is this the start of...
What is it about the Japanese that allows them to keep producing such original looking custom bikes? The following 3...
Ask anyone who’s ever tried. Running a successful custom motorcycle shop is no easy feat. Now imagine only having 2...
Great bikes should be ridden. Matt built his Triumph Trophy cafe racer as a tribute to a motorcycle once ridden...
Anyone wanting to build a custom motorcycle and living in a home with limited space understands how frustrating it can....
There are currently 4 models available in the Triumph classic range. The Boneville, Boneville T100, the Thruxton 900 and the...
“I’m from Southern California and grew up surfing, skateboarding and dirt biking. I fell in love with Cafe Racers in...
“Designed to appeal to a new generation of motorcyclists looking for a new interpretation on the classic, vintage cafe racer,...
In 1969 Triumph motorcycles took out first, second and third places in the Thruxton 500 mile endurance race. 35 years...
You may remember this amazing Trident Cafe Racer from an old post I did on the site (or pretty much...
An 8 hour round trip doesn’t sound like all that much if you’re on your way to buy your dream...
Beautiful Cafe Racer, motorcycle racing, classic bike and two wheel lifestyle shots from Zebra in a Box....
This week I headed back to my home town of Perth to celebrate my Gran’s (or should Super Gran’s) 100th...
“We had a client from Perth in Australia contact us after he saw a picture of our Bronco Racer” recalls...
Two bikes in two days finished in beige and numbered 13…crazy! There’s two kinds of motorcycle entusiast who will never...
For years the de facto choice when building a cafe racer was the air-cooled, 865cc Triumph Bonneville. With very few...
To complete my coverage of the Tridays 12 & Tridays 12.2 custom Triumph Bonnevilles by Free Spirits Racing Components I...
Deus ex Machina came on the scene around about the same time I set up Return of the Cafe Racers...
The Tarantulas are a collection of motorcycle loving friends in Portland, USA. They are riders and builders of Cafe...
It’s not a Cafe Racer but this Triumph Bobber in my opinion is freakin awesome. Beautifully clean and simple. The...
On the southern coast of Wales, stretching out for 7 miles along the edge of Carmarthen Bay, is a...
Well, that wraps up yet another year of amazing cafe racer builds from custom workshops and backyard builders around the...
Russia’s not just the home of borscht, vodka and Oscarworthy dashcam footage. In recent years there’s been some stellar motorcycle...
What better way to kick off a new year of cafe racers than with a classic? This Triton cafe racer...
Here’s the latest custom motorcycle build from the new Deus ex Machina in Venice, USA. The modern Triumph Bonneville has...
As the world struggles to regain some form of normality after the pandemic – we’re beginning to see the return...
When it comes to building a cafe racer, no other marque is better suited than Triumph Motorcycles. This is of...
If you’re on Instagram and you’re not following Cafe Racers of Instagram go do it now! Now that’s done you’ll...
The Super Rat Trident Cafe Racer was recently shot by Chad De Rosa for Cafe Racer magazine. Have a drool...
This year at the Bonneville Salt Flats the Low Brow Customs team turned up with a dual engine Triumph named...
The 2012 Bonneville Speed Week is wrapping up for another year. Thankfully it looks like we’ll be seeing a lot...
When Dimitri Coste isn’t out photographing beautiful fashion models on Parisian catwalks he’s probably blasting his way around the countryside...
It’s been a while since I read the story of the Ugly Duckling, but I’m pretty sure this conversion of...
The Milan motorcycle show (EICMA) has grown to be one of the worlds premiere motorcycle events. With many manufacturers showcasing...
If you saw my post recently about the Tidy Triumph Bobber I’m sure you’d like to see more about the...
One of the trademarks of Tamarit Motorcycles is that their only constant is change. With a portfolio fast approaching 100...
I just stumbled across these “exclusive” shots of one of Wrench Monkees latest builds on the Hook Motors blog. Starting life...
When I’m not obsessing over motorcycles or writing features like this I like to watch people building things on Youtube....
Earlier this year I ran a story on the “Big Chill”, an ’08 Triumph Bonneville Cafe Racer built by custom workshop Mean...
After the release of the Norton 961 Commando in 2009 MCN decided to pull together some of the best “off the...
“We are fetishists.
We worship speed. We adore motorcycles.” Kalup is a new brand/breed of motorcycle riding gear from the...
At 54 years young Swedish born Norwegian Tomas Wrede has an enviable list of bike builds under his belt. He...
Look at those…prices! Back when men were men and scantily clad women were every advertisers secret weapon (not much has...
Triumph has well and truly hit the nail on the head with their new Modern Classics range. The British manufacturer...
If you haven’t already seen Brit Town the following video containing the first 10 minutes of the documentary style film...
On the back of the release of Cafe Twins short film “Milonga” I’ve got an exclusive look at the...
When you’re on to a good thing, stick to it. Tamarit Motorcycles have a soft spot for Triumphs. They kicked...
There’s something very interesting happening over at Saint Motorbikes. Bozi’s latest custom motorcycle build is taking shape and it’s going...
