I can still remember the first time I set eyes on a Ducati Monster. It was 1995 and I had just abandoned 13 years of Harley riding, having had my eyes permanently opened after borrowing a friend’s Suzuki Katana. After realizing that modern motorcycles could indeed be fun even with functioning brakes, reliability, speed and…

Winter can be tedious what with the seemingly endless grey skies and same-old-same-old routines. However, this time of year is perfect for catching up on the progress of custom bike builders who are taking advantage of the downtime. Regular CRM readers will know that contributing writer Blair Powell has been fiddling with the Royal Enfield…

We recently wrote of the exemplary work being done at Framecrafters in Union, Illinois. The veteran chassis building team of Randy and Karsten Ilg have more than perfected their regimen of creating one of a kind motorcycle frames to fit everything from highly polished showbikes to championship-winning roadracers. We were very much flattered when the…

For several years, cafe racer magazine has been a partner with the Progressive International Motorcycle Shows. The annual traveling two-wheeled circus is a highlight of our staffs year as we enjoy packing up shop and hitting the road. The IMS events provide a time to catch up with you, our readers and see what’s new…

We’re always proud of the extensive research doe by Cafe Racer’s contributors in finding the most inspiring and unexpected custom speedbikes around. In our December/January issue that goes on sale tomorrow, Chief Photographer Simon Everett has outdone even his usual diligence by bringing us a unique machine nobody could have imagined. This time, Simon managed…

Late fall is always an exciting time of year for us, despite the arriving weather bringing to end a glorious riding season. This is the time of year when the world’s motorbike manufacturers begin unleashing their new machines for the coming year and 2021 looks like there’s be a bumper-crop f scintillating rides on offer….

Those of you who haven’t yet picked up a copy of our current October/November issue are missing out on a real peach of a Legacy feature story. The piece follows the long, challenging trajectory of a local amateur roadracing team known oddly enough as Team Heschimura Racing. These guys and gals were tearing up racetracks…

Loads of work going on in the CRM garage these days as the first cool breezes of fall are making themselves known. We’re all ready to wrench, and the new three winter issues will reveal some serious modifications of our fleet of test bikes and long-termers. We were recently in touch with the talented team…

Royal Roadracers Following the success of their flatrack training and racing program, Royal Enfield North America has launched phase two of their Build, Train, Race program for 2021. This time, a select few, very lucky female riders will be chosen to race tricked-out, slick-shod Continental GT 650 motorcycles on roadrace circuits. To apply, would-be participants…