Say goodbye to this sort of cheap knock-off sportbike bodywork from overseas. To date, I believe myself to be one of the few remaining Americans who choose to receive his daily news in print form. No big fan of electronic media and having worked as a newspaper columnist for 20 years, print newspapers still –…

The custom motorcycle market is indeed a fickle mistress. Bikes that were under-loved cast-offs a few years back now command wallet-flattening prices while some makes and models that were recently considered the pinnacle of perfection, become also-rans. In the wake of such a topsy-turvy marketplace, the specials builders have to ride each of these unpredictable…

For a mode of transportation, motorcycling generates a great deal of unique creativity. In our current, October/November issue, Cafe Racer profiles once such two-wheeled visionary, the artist Makoto Endo. The Japanese painter spent much of his career in design and advertising before realizing he’d rather express his love of motorbikes on canvas. That decision has…

      Just back from San Jose in foggy Northern California for the four-day global launch of Royal Enfield’s new twins. The much-anticipated bikes have been in the pipeline for several years and to say they’re an important step in the Indian manufacturer’s program is an understatement. We always dug the Continental GT 535…