Getting ready to hit the sack and see off another great weekend. Thank you God, mother nature, global warming or...
The Eleven by Kevil’s Speed Shop in the UK. One of the latest BMW Cafe Racers to roll out of...
“I thought to myself, if I can fix and maintain a 40 million dollar yacht, then I can build a...
BMW Motorrad has just lifted the covers off their upcoming 2021 R nineT range. This is of course great news...
The quality of the home built Cafe Racers being submitted by our readers continues to astound us. This exceptional bike...
“The Diva project was inspired by BMW motorcycles of twenties, taking their class and elegance and blending it with modern...
Sometimes techniques for overcoming adversity are found in unexpected places. Scott Campbell found the solution to his battling his demons...
Early this year Hammer received an invitation to work on the project direct from BMW Motorrad and gladly took up...
The owner of the BMW came to the OSE workshop in search of a cafe racer conversion for his 2016...
Ok I know it’s getting ridiculous now. Yet another BMW based Cafe Racer. This is the last one for...
“Let me start by saying that this is not a restoration and it’s not a replica either. Nor is it...
It’s been a couple of years since I first featured one of Kevin Hills custom builds. Since then under his...
In our opinion there’s nothing better than when a talented photographer turns his camera’s attention to classic motorbikes. These shots...
“This project kicked off with a stock 1982 BMW R45 that had laid dormant in our client’s garage for almost...
“As the story goes my first word was ‘car’ rather than ‘mummy’. I’m not so sure whether this is the...
You may remember the somewhat controversial Buell Norton Manx I featured a couple of months ago? Well it’s back and it’s...
I am Nigel Petrie from Engineered To Slide and I want to share with you my new BMW R Nine...
“The most elaborate and beautiful K100 we have ever built” For this unique collaboration, VTR Customs ironically chose a...
The 2012 Bonneville Speed Week is wrapping up for another year. Thankfully it looks like we’ll be seeing a lot...
I recently became acquainted with Maximiliaan van Kuyk of Maverick motorcycles. Max and his brothers stumbled into the Cafe Racer...
I can confidently say this is the first time I’ve featured a custom motorcycle that was influenced by Keira Knightley. Jeremy at...
BMW struck a chord in the custom motorcycle scene when they released the R Nine T. Powered by a bulletproof...
Back in 2013 BMW Motorrad celebrated the 40th anniversary of the legendary BMW R 90 S with the unveiling of...
There’s no denying that Guzzis and BWMs have the biggest, bulkiest looking engines of all the motorcycle manufacturers (not to...
It’s not every day you find yourself handing out an award at one of the world’s most prestigious custom automotive...
The Digimoto project was a collaboration between industrial designer Christian Zanzotti, product development agency Greydev and BMW aftermarket experts Wunderlich....
When someone describes a bike as a clean build you usually expect it to be something pretty special and I...
BMW’s K100 Sports Tourer is a motorcycle that few people would consider when planning a custom build. Despite it’s 1000cc,...
Some people profess to being obsessed by a brand because they own 2 or 3 things said brand has made....
If you’re considering attempting to turn any kind of tourer into a cafe racer you’re going to have your work...
It’s been less than 6 months since we featured the Le Bouterollier BMW R60/7 and Jean-Pierre is back with yet...
“I had been looking to build a clean, minimalistic BMW cafe racer for a couple of years. The less on...
Trevers father, John Scales, was a 2 stroke road racer during the 1970s. “I heard so many stories from my...
Back in 2012 four like-minded friends decided enough was enough. Driven by their desire to build and ride custom bikes...
“A gentleman from Missouri contacted me through my H Garage website inquiring about a build using either a newer model...
“A Scottish businessman reached out to us after seeing our bikes. He asked us to customise his own brand new...
As the lines blur between the different styles of custom bike building and builders become more adventurous, it’s getting much...
The Johnnie Wash R Nine T series features 3 different models of which the Brown is the most extensively modified....
Kyohey Sugimoto, owner of Berrybads Motorcycles works out of a modest space in Ōtsu, the capital of Japan’s Shiga Prefecture....
Another cool motorcycling video brought to you by The Selvedge Yard. If you can get past the Bourne Identity-esque erratic...
Tucked away in the southeastern forests of Bavaria is the small town of Viechtach. If you look it up on...
Twin Shock Division (TSD) Motorcycles is a tiny shop located in the Ukranian capital of Kiev. Headed by the talented...
Hugo Eccles and the Untitled Motorcycles team are capable of building pretty much whatever they can dream up. Their custom...
Big thanks to Collin Christenbury for sending in these shots he took at the Vintage Motorcycle Races & Show in Elkhart Lake...
Austria’s NCT Motorcycles are this week’s ‘talk of the town’ with 3 of their awesome builds appearing on custom motorcycle...
Remember in school when you had an exam and there was always that one kid who consistently finished before everyone...
One of the many amazing bikes on display at this year’s Handbuilt show in Austin was Dustin Kott’s BMW R80....
Every so often a custom motorcycle appears in my inbox that is so unique it stops me in my tracks....
Experiences from our youth can have a profound effect on what we do later in life. For Jean-Pierre, it was...
It’s the start of yet another working week. What better way to get through the day than by drooling over...
Could a motorcycle be any more beautiful? This is a fully restored 1934 BMW R7 and it’s the only one...
On the dawn of a new year there’s plenty to get excited about. You’ve got another year of riding adventures...
It all began when Hieronymus spotted an MC club member’s BMW boxer parked on a sidewalk in Paris. Sitting in...
From building show cars to display at the hallowed halls of the Las Vegas Sema show to tinkering on Honda...
Don’t get me wrong, the BMW thumper is a great utilitarian machine. The reliability of the simple 650cc Rotax engine...
The bike started out as a fully faired stock ’95 BMW R100 that Junior agreed to customise for his newly...
I’ve never had the urge to eat a motorcycle before but this latest build from Jerikan looks delicious. For some...
With 30 years of custom motorcycle building under his belt, Wolfgang Batz isn’t about to be influenced by other people’s...
Two motorcycle obsessed friends building bikes for a living. It sounds like the perfect life to be living. This is...
Years later I managed to scrape together enough to buy my first road bike, get my license sorted and I...
Nostalgia can be a powerful motivator. For Joe Loss of Fremantle, Western Australia it started in his teenage years when...
Last month Deus Ex Machina in Camperdown, Sydney unveiled their stunning R Nine T Cafe Racer, the ‘Henirich Maneuver’. Unfortunately...
This lovely BMW R 100 named the “Earl Grey” is currently up for sale through Urban Moto in Germany for...
One of the biggest decisions you’ll make when building your own Cafe Racer, or any style of custom motorcycle for...
Why let a little Snow stop you from getting out on your motorcycle? Here’s Blitz motorcycles solution to your winter blues....
Europe’s largest Cafe Racer event, the Glemseck 101, just took place in Stuttgart, Germany. Now in its 5th year, the...
Growing up in India the Sinroja brothers, Rahul and Birju, developed an out of the ordinary love for motorcycles. In...
Who can resist the beauty of BMW’s boxer engine? Their unorthodox horizontal head configuration and shaft drive has always intrigued...
Stumbled across this 1961 BMW R69s Cafe Racer named “The Bull” today. It’s a strange combination of parts but it...
When it comes to customising older BMW motorcycles the R series airheads are the most popular weapon of choice. Fuss-free...
I’ve always loved the use of wood in cars. When I was young a neighbor converted an old ’30s Chevy into...
The BMW, which belongs to a friend of Weston, was originally introduced into the family by his ‘Uncle Lou’ and...
This drastically customised BMW R80 is the brainchild of Oaky and JJ from Griffin Spares in Sydney. “Sometimes the best...
Established in 2002 the K-Speed business is spread over 12 stores around Thailand with its head quarters in Bangkok. Eak...
Mentioning Grand Tourer and cafe racer in the same sentence isn’t something you’ll see me do often. That’s because bikes...
I love a good concept bike. An open brief and an aim to push the boundaries, breach new territory and...
According to Mark Condon of BikeBiz “Our team really know their bikes, so depending on the customer we can give...
As 2014 comes to an end I thought I’d take a (close up) look at some of the incredible work...
More and more motorcycle workshops are utilising advanced manufacturing technologies to realise their custom creations. 10 years ago three-dimensional computer-aided...
This great video featuring musician/songwriter/producer Butch Walker was pulled together by Mann-made Pictures for Cafe Racer TV. Butch talks about...
This happens when one of the world’s most creative custom workshops decides that they need to customise their shop bike....
Everyone has their favorite things in life but only a few of us get to enjoy a career working with them....
I once said that the 1934 BMW R7 was one of the most beautiful motorcycles ever made, and I still...
Tank Machine was established by Clement Molina back in 2015 following his 18 years of experience working in the motorcycle...
If there’s one thing every builder should strive to achieve when they customise a motorcycle it’s to improve upon its...
“I wanted to create an aggressive cafe racer with a design that separates it from the usual and a line...
This Benelli 250 replica is as close to the companies original 1968 racebike as they come. The bike was pieced together...
The majority of the weight dropped from the Saline R9T can be attributed to the use of aluminium. Saline’s new tail,...
The year is 1973 and Bavarian Motor Works has just celebrated their 50th anniversary. In addition, they’ve also just completed...
I’ve seen enough BMW cafe racer builds to last a lifetime. That doesn’t mean I don’t want to see any...
Jeffry Sol’s BMW R nineT has been somewhat of a social media sensation since it was unveiled at the Big...
Of all the bike reviews I’ve done, handing the keys back for the BMW R Nine T has been the...
Here’s a little something to get you through another night glued to the couch. Our latest instalment of the Sunday...
Our friends over at Cognito Moto have been toiling away on their latest custom BMW R75 project. The project was...
There’s no denying that classic BMW motorcycles make great looking Cafe Racers, but if you’re looking to build a modern...
The cafe racer in BMW’s R nineT heritage series won hearts with its sleek styling. However, motorcycle journalists brought a...
“We are first and foremost designers, we don’t consider ourselves as ‘builders’ or mechanics. We customize and have enough contacts...
