“I had been looking to build a clean, minimalistic BMW cafe racer for a couple of years. The less on...
Who can resist the beauty of BMW’s boxer engine? Their unorthodox horizontal head configuration and shaft drive has always intrigued...
Is there such a thing as a factory built cafe racer? If you ask a purist they’ll tell you no...
“The most elaborate and beautiful K100 we have ever built” For this unique collaboration, VTR Customs ironically chose a...
Hugo Eccles and the Untitled Motorcycles team are capable of building pretty much whatever they can dream up. Their custom...
I recently became acquainted with Maximiliaan van Kuyk of Maverick motorcycles. Max and his brothers stumbled into the Cafe Racer...
“A gentleman from Missouri contacted me through my H Garage website inquiring about a build using either a newer model...
This great video featuring musician/songwriter/producer Butch Walker was pulled together by Mann-made Pictures for Cafe Racer TV. Butch talks about...
When someone describes a bike as a clean build you usually expect it to be something pretty special and I...
If you’re considering attempting to turn any kind of tourer into a cafe racer you’re going to have your work...
“The Diva project was inspired by BMW motorcycles of twenties, taking their class and elegance and blending it with modern...
BMW struck a chord in the custom motorcycle scene when they released the R Nine T. Powered by a bulletproof...
It’s been less than 6 months since we featured the Le Bouterollier BMW R60/7 and Jean-Pierre is back with yet...
Tank Machine was established by Clement Molina back in 2015 following his 18 years of experience working in the motorcycle...
We’re big fans of the work of Californian motorcycle builder Samuel Kao and his workshop JSK Moto Co. JSK motorcycles...
For many years the United States was the biggest source of inspiration for custom motorcycle builders around the world. Then...
You meet the nicest people building motorcycles. A few years back Luke Ray of Fuel Magazine and I took a...
Stumbled across this 1961 BMW R69s Cafe Racer named “The Bull” today. It’s a strange combination of parts but it...
Brazillian workshop Retrorides is the result of forty years of hard work by two generations of the Lourenço family. Nestled...
As BMW Motorrad put it, the R9T Racer is “Style in the fast lane.” It’s a fitting statement for this...
The compact, muscular R1200R with it’s classic, flat twin engine and naked design was the perfect starting point, but it...
From building show cars to display at the hallowed halls of the Las Vegas Sema show to tinkering on Honda...
When it comes to customising older BMW motorcycles the R series airheads are the most popular weapon of choice. Fuss-free...
“The starting point of the build was a Benelli 354 Sport. I wanted an Italian bike to celebrate an Italian...
One of the many amazing bikes on display at this year’s Handbuilt show in Austin was Dustin Kott’s BMW R80....
40 years later the bike is still running (see video below) and still features the original racing seal of the Italian...
The companies actual beginning came about when a widowed mother invested her families equity into their garage business in an...
Giorgio De Angelis of ‘De Angelis Elaborazioni’ prides himself in turning old BMWs into performance focused customs. Throughout his childhood,...
A few years ago, James would hear his neighbor start up his old BMW, and after numerous conversations, he was...
Building custom motorcycles is all about solving problems. This could be working around a modern electrical system, extracting additional horsepower...
This drastically customised BMW R80 is the brainchild of Oaky and JJ from Griffin Spares in Sydney. “Sometimes the best...
In full dress, the BMW R1200RT tips the scales at hefty 259kg. This is by no means an ideal starting...
I once said that the 1934 BMW R7 was one of the most beautiful motorcycles ever made, and I still...
“We had never transformed a bike with such complex technology before!” Along with having to deal with the bikes modern...
If there’s one thing every builder should strive to achieve when they customise a motorcycle it’s to improve upon its...
“All men’s misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone“ The sad individual responsible for that quote obviously never had...
Remember in school when you had an exam and there was always that one kid who consistently finished before everyone...
The Interceptor may be an unexpected development from Radical Ducati, but it certainly isn’t a disappointment. They’ve created a high...
The Johnnie Wash R Nine T series features 3 different models of which the Brown is the most extensively modified....
Attending the Art of Speed show has definitely been my automotive highlight of 2018. While the show itself was outstanding...
“I thought to myself, if I can fix and maintain a 40 million dollar yacht, then I can build a...
When a builder chooses to convert a tourer into a cafe racer it’s always a bit of a surprise to...
The owner of the BMW came to the OSE workshop in search of a cafe racer conversion for his 2016...
There are few motorcycle engines as iconic as BMW Motorrad’s flat twin ‘Boxer’. Renowned for their bulletproof reliability the Boxer...
Early this year Hammer received an invitation to work on the project direct from BMW Motorrad and gladly took up...
Big thanks to Collin Christenbury for sending in these shots he took at the Vintage Motorcycle Races & Show in Elkhart Lake...
Growing up in India the Sinroja brothers, Rahul and Birju, developed an out of the ordinary love for motorcycles. In...
It’s been a couple of years since I first featured one of Kevin Hills custom builds. Since then under his...
Nostalgia can be a powerful motivator. For Joe Loss of Fremantle, Western Australia it started in his teenage years when...
Last weekend we officially released issue 7 of Tank Moto. Packed with awesome motorcycle features from around the world this...
You may remember the somewhat controversial Buell Norton Manx I featured a couple of months ago? Well it’s back and it’s...
Experiences from our youth can have a profound effect on what we do later in life. For Jean-Pierre, it was...
Ok I know it’s getting ridiculous now. Yet another BMW based Cafe Racer. This is the last one for...
Using a traditional cafe racer build approach Wolfgang built the Dragstar by transplanting an engine into an alternate frame. The...
The cafe racer in BMW’s R nineT heritage series won hearts with its sleek styling. However, motorcycle journalists brought a...
Sometimes techniques for overcoming adversity are found in unexpected places. Scott Campbell found the solution to his battling his demons...
Why let a little Snow stop you from getting out on your motorcycle? Here’s Blitz motorcycles solution to your winter blues....
Kyohey Sugimoto, owner of Berrybads Motorcycles works out of a modest space in Ōtsu, the capital of Japan’s Shiga Prefecture....
The year is 1973 and Bavarian Motor Works has just celebrated their 50th anniversary. In addition, they’ve also just completed...
This happens when one of the world’s most creative custom workshops decides that they need to customise their shop bike....
One of the biggest decisions you’ll make when building your own Cafe Racer, or any style of custom motorcycle for...
Looking back over the last 11 years of running this website the thing I’ve enjoyed the most is seeing workshops...
Shiroh Nakajima is the custom motorcycle engineer and CEO behind Japanese workshop Ritmo Sereno. In this short film Shiroh explains...
It’s the start of yet another working week. What better way to get through the day than by drooling over...
I am Nigel Petrie from Engineered To Slide and I want to share with you my new BMW R Nine...
More and more motorcycle workshops are utilising advanced manufacturing technologies to realise their custom creations. 10 years ago three-dimensional computer-aided...
I’ve seen enough BMW cafe racer builds to last a lifetime. That doesn’t mean I don’t want to see any...
After months of hard work and seemingly endless nights of writing, issue 2 of Tank Moto is now available! Just...
Perth’s Kaylan Galloway is a guy who likes to do things the hard way. Probably because he can. A welder...
The majority of the weight dropped from the Saline R9T can be attributed to the use of aluminium. Saline’s new tail,...
Last year I had the pleasure of attending the Mooneyes show in Japan. The builder that took out best of show...
Back in 2012 four like-minded friends decided enough was enough. Driven by their desire to build and ride custom bikes...
Two motorcycle obsessed friends building bikes for a living. It sounds like the perfect life to be living. This is...
There’s no denying that Guzzis and BWMs have the biggest, bulkiest looking engines of all the motorcycle manufacturers (not to...
We have a serious soft spot for BMW cafe racers but we’re also big fans of Scrambler styled Beemers. There’s...
Could a motorcycle be any more beautiful? This is a fully restored 1934 BMW R7 and it’s the only one...
This Benelli 250 replica is as close to the companies original 1968 racebike as they come. The bike was pieced together...
Years later I managed to scrape together enough to buy my first road bike, get my license sorted and I...
Established in 2002 the K-Speed business is spread over 12 stores around Thailand with its head quarters in Bangkok. Eak...
The BMW, which belongs to a friend of Weston, was originally introduced into the family by his ‘Uncle Lou’ and...
For more than a decade I’ve stayed true to this websites cafe racer theme. I can assure you this was...
This lovely BMW R 100 named the “Earl Grey” is currently up for sale through Urban Moto in Germany for...
“This project kicked off with a stock 1982 BMW R45 that had laid dormant in our client’s garage for almost...
It’s not every day you find yourself handing out an award at one of the world’s most prestigious custom automotive...
“A Scottish businessman reached out to us after seeing our bikes. He asked us to customise his own brand new...
After a 70mph spill this BMW Boxer was in no state to be ridden. The bikes wheels, forks and engine...
I’ve never had the urge to eat a motorcycle before but this latest build from Jerikan looks delicious. For some...
In our opinion there’s nothing better than when a talented photographer turns his camera’s attention to classic motorbikes. These shots...
Jeffry Sol’s BMW R nineT has been somewhat of a social media sensation since it was unveiled at the Big...
The custom motorcycle world has been full of collaborations in the past few years. Manufacturers have recognised the influence custom...
Mentioning Grand Tourer and cafe racer in the same sentence isn’t something you’ll see me do often. That’s because bikes...
Trevers father, John Scales, was a 2 stroke road racer during the 1970s. “I heard so many stories from my...
Nitro Cycles are a relatively new workshop to the Spanish custom scene and this BMW K100 RS Cafe Racer represents...
37-year-old Degano developed an interest in BMWs from a young age. His father was a member of the French police...
It all began when Hieronymus spotted an MC club member’s BMW boxer parked on a sidewalk in Paris. Sitting in...
BMW’s K100 Sports Tourer is a motorcycle that few people would consider when planning a custom build. Despite it’s 1000cc,...
“As the story goes my first word was ‘car’ rather than ‘mummy’. I’m not so sure whether this is the...
The Digimoto project was a collaboration between industrial designer Christian Zanzotti, product development agency Greydev and BMW aftermarket experts Wunderlich....
Don’t get me wrong, the BMW thumper is a great utilitarian machine. The reliability of the simple 650cc Rotax engine...
“We are first and foremost designers, we don’t consider ourselves as ‘builders’ or mechanics. We customize and have enough contacts...
