It’s become an unfortunate part of the motorcycle world that rallies and events are constantly being cancelled, postponed or modified. The most recent gathering to find itself altering course due the Coronavirus outbreak is one of our favorites; Chicago’s annual Motoblot festival, slated for September 25-27, has recently announced a major change of plans. Instead…

Since the earliest days of forming the nucleus of Cafe Racer magazine, generous people have been donating their rare, historical images to us. Once, back in 2009, we posted a simple flyer on the community cork board at London’s Ace Cafe asking to see photos from the original ton-up era. The response was so overwhelming…

Just days after receiving a green light from our local government, we received a call today informing us that this year’s Reader’s Ride-In Custom Show has been cancelled. We’d struggled to keep the annual event on pace but with the landscape of ever-shifting restrictions on crowd size and virus safety measures, it proved inevitable that…

There’s just over a month until Cafe racer’s 13th Annual Reader’s Ride-In Custom Show takes place and we’d like to clear up a few issues. We’ve been deluged with messages from folks planning to attend this year’s show who are concerned that the shifting landscape of Coronavirus-related restrictions may affect the event. Those concerns are…