Brazillian workshop Retrorides is the result of forty years of hard work by two generations of the Lourenço family. Nestled...
I recently became acquainted with Maximiliaan van Kuyk of Maverick motorcycles. Max and his brothers stumbled into the Cafe Racer...
Every so often a custom motorcycle appears in my inbox that is so unique it stops me in my tracks....
Early this year Hammer received an invitation to work on the project direct from BMW Motorrad and gladly took up...
The Katze is finally out of the Tasche. BMW Motorrad has unveiled its highly anticipated R18 concept. As we all...
Twin Shock Division (TSD) Motorcycles is a tiny shop located in the Ukranian capital of Kiev. Headed by the talented...
Last month Deus Ex Machina in Camperdown, Sydney unveiled their stunning R Nine T Cafe Racer, the ‘Henirich Maneuver’. Unfortunately...
The quality of the home built Cafe Racers being submitted by our readers continues to astound us. This exceptional bike...
Of all the bike reviews I’ve done, handing the keys back for the BMW R Nine T has been the...
“This project kicked off with a stock 1982 BMW R45 that had laid dormant in our client’s garage for almost...
There’s no denying that classic BMW motorcycles make great looking Cafe Racers, but if you’re looking to build a modern...
As BMW Motorrad put it, the R9T Racer is “Style in the fast lane.” It’s a fitting statement for this...
As the lines blur between the different styles of custom bike building and builders become more adventurous, it’s getting much...
I am Nigel Petrie from Engineered To Slide and I want to share with you my new BMW R Nine...
As 2014 comes to an end I thought I’d take a (close up) look at some of the incredible work...
This great video featuring musician/songwriter/producer Butch Walker was pulled together by Mann-made Pictures for Cafe Racer TV. Butch talks about...
Austria’s NCT Motorcycles are this week’s ‘talk of the town’ with 3 of their awesome builds appearing on custom motorcycle...
Established in 2002 the K-Speed business is spread over 12 stores around Thailand with its head quarters in Bangkok. Eak...
When someone describes a bike as a clean build you usually expect it to be something pretty special and I...
Sometimes techniques for overcoming adversity are found in unexpected places. Scott Campbell found the solution to his battling his demons...
It’s been less than 6 months since we featured the Le Bouterollier BMW R60/7 and Jean-Pierre is back with yet...
For more than a decade I’ve stayed true to this websites cafe racer theme. I can assure you this was...
I’ve always loved the use of wood in cars. When I was young a neighbor converted an old ’30s Chevy into...
The Eleven by Kevil’s Speed Shop in the UK. One of the latest BMW Cafe Racers to roll out of...
“I wanted to create an aggressive cafe racer with a design that separates it from the usual and a line...
Building custom motorcycles is all about solving problems. This could be working around a modern electrical system, extracting additional horsepower...
From building show cars to display at the hallowed halls of the Las Vegas Sema show to tinkering on Honda...
Big thanks to Collin Christenbury for sending in these shots he took at the Vintage Motorcycle Races & Show in Elkhart Lake...
Jeffry Sol’s BMW R nineT has been somewhat of a social media sensation since it was unveiled at the Big...
“The most elaborate and beautiful K100 we have ever built” For this unique collaboration, VTR Customs ironically chose a...
After a 70mph spill this BMW Boxer was in no state to be ridden. The bikes wheels, forks and engine...
It’s the start of yet another working week. What better way to get through the day than by drooling over...
Nostalgia can be a powerful motivator. For Joe Loss of Fremantle, Western Australia it started in his teenage years when...
When a builder chooses to convert a tourer into a cafe racer it’s always a bit of a surprise to...
Last year I had the pleasure of attending the Mooneyes show in Japan. The builder that took out best of show...
“I had been looking to build a clean, minimalistic BMW cafe racer for a couple of years. The less on...
There are few motorcycle engines as iconic as BMW Motorrad’s flat twin ‘Boxer’. Renowned for their bulletproof reliability the Boxer...
Don’t get me wrong, the BMW thumper is a great utilitarian machine. The reliability of the simple 650cc Rotax engine...
Introducing the BMW K1100, a remarkable cafe racer-style motorcycle that pays homage to the legendary Bavarian ‘Flying Brick’. This particular...
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...
It’s not every day you find yourself handing out an award at one of the world’s most prestigious custom automotive...
Back in 2012 four like-minded friends decided enough was enough. Driven by their desire to build and ride custom bikes...
Europe’s largest Cafe Racer event, the Glemseck 101, just took place in Stuttgart, Germany. Now in its 5th year, the...
We’re big fans of the work of Californian motorcycle builder Samuel Kao and his workshop JSK Moto Co. JSK motorcycles...
When it comes to customising older BMW motorcycles the R series airheads are the most popular weapon of choice. Fuss-free...
Growing up in India the Sinroja brothers, Rahul and Birju, developed an out of the ordinary love for motorcycles. In...
According to Mark Condon of BikeBiz “Our team really know their bikes, so depending on the customer we can give...
“A Scottish businessman reached out to us after seeing our bikes. He asked us to customise his own brand new...
Another cool motorcycling video brought to you by The Selvedge Yard. If you can get past the Bourne Identity-esque erratic...
“We are first and foremost designers, we don’t consider ourselves as ‘builders’ or mechanics. We customize and have enough contacts...
Hugo Eccles and the Untitled Motorcycles team are capable of building pretty much whatever they can dream up. Their custom...
I’ve seen enough BMW cafe racer builds to last a lifetime. That doesn’t mean I don’t want to see any...
Is there such a thing as a factory built cafe racer? If you ask a purist they’ll tell you no...
BMW struck a chord in the custom motorcycle scene when they released the R Nine T. Powered by a bulletproof...
The 2012 Bonneville Speed Week is wrapping up for another year. Thankfully it looks like we’ll be seeing a lot...
Stumbled across this 1961 BMW R69s Cafe Racer named “The Bull” today. It’s a strange combination of parts but it...
Some people profess to being obsessed by a brand because they own 2 or 3 things said brand has made....
The custom motorcycle world has been full of collaborations in the past few years. Manufacturers have recognised the influence custom...
“We had never transformed a bike with such complex technology before!” Along with having to deal with the bikes modern...
“The Diva project was inspired by BMW motorcycles of twenties, taking their class and elegance and blending it with modern...
Giorgio De Angelis of ‘De Angelis Elaborazioni’ prides himself in turning old BMWs into performance focused customs. Throughout his childhood,...
“A gentleman from Missouri contacted me through my H Garage website inquiring about a build using either a newer model...
For many years the United States was the biggest source of inspiration for custom motorcycle builders around the world. Then...
You may remember the somewhat controversial Buell Norton Manx I featured a couple of months ago? Well it’s back and it’s...
On the dawn of a new year there’s plenty to get excited about. You’ve got another year of riding adventures...
Hot on the heels of my recent post about Les Ateliers Ruby’s leather jackets UK based, custom workshop Kevil’s Speed Shop,...
Last weekend we officially released issue 7 of Tank Moto. Packed with awesome motorcycle features from around the world this...
Looking back over the last 11 years of running this website the thing I’ve enjoyed the most is seeing workshops...
This happens when one of the world’s most creative custom workshops decides that they need to customise their shop bike....
After just having the pleasure of pretending to own an R Nine T for the past few days (keep an...
After months of hard work and seemingly endless nights of writing, issue 2 of Tank Moto is ! Just like...
There’s no denying that Guzzis and BWMs have the biggest, bulkiest looking engines of all the motorcycle manufacturers (not to...
Shiroh Nakajima is the custom motorcycle engineer and CEO behind Japanese workshop Ritmo Sereno. In this short film Shiroh explains...
Why let a little Snow stop you from getting out on your motorcycle? Here’s Blitz motorcycles solution to your winter blues....
Mentioning Grand Tourer and cafe racer in the same sentence isn’t something you’ll see me do often. That’s because bikes...
The Johnnie Wash R Nine T series features 3 different models of which the Brown is the most extensively modified....
In full dress, the BMW R1200RT tips the scales at hefty 259kg. This is by no means an ideal starting...
Years later I managed to scrape together enough to buy my first road bike, get my license sorted and I...
Tucked away in the southeastern forests of Bavaria is the small town of Viechtach. If you look it up on...
I love a good concept bike. An open brief and an aim to push the boundaries, breach new territory and...
Tank Machine was established by Clement Molina back in 2015 following his 18 years of experience working in the motorcycle...
This is 1980 BMW R100 was modified by Boxer Metal in California, in the style of a drag bike. drag...
The compact, muscular R1200R with it’s classic, flat twin engine and naked design was the perfect starting point, but it...
This customized motorcycle was created by The Old Boys Motorcycle Workshop using a standard K75 that had been left unused...
More and more motorcycle workshops are utilising advanced manufacturing technologies to realise their custom creations. 10 years ago three-dimensional computer-aided...
Everyone has their favorite things in life but only a few of us get to enjoy a career working with them....
The cafe racer in BMW’s R nineT heritage series won hearts with its sleek styling. However, motorcycle journalists brought a...
Kyohey Sugimoto, owner of Berrybads Motorcycles works out of a modest space in Ōtsu, the capital of Japan’s Shiga Prefecture....
The Digimoto project was a collaboration between industrial designer Christian Zanzotti, product development agency Greydev and BMW aftermarket experts Wunderlich....
“I thought to myself, if I can fix and maintain a 40 million dollar yacht, then I can build a...
Of all the boxers the BMW R75/5 models with the “toaster” tank are a firm favourite. They are less angular...
Building one-off projects for individual customers has its benefits, but it isn’t the most reliable income model for a custom...
Ok I know it’s getting ridiculous now. Yet another BMW based Cafe Racer. This is the last one for...
Perth’s Kaylan Galloway is a guy who likes to do things the hard way. Probably because he can. A welder...
40 years later the bike is still running (see video below) and still features the original racing seal of the Italian...
A few years ago, James would hear his neighbor start up his old BMW, and after numerous conversations, he was...
I once said that the 1934 BMW R7 was one of the most beautiful motorcycles ever made, and I still...
The owner of the BMW came to the OSE workshop in search of a cafe racer conversion for his 2016...
