Our stalwart reporter Gary Hallobeck has been steadily traveling this year, visiting as many custom motorbike shows as he can cram into the schedule. In Cafe Racer magazine’s August/September issue (out next week) Gary shares some of the inspiring and quite innovative custom cafe racers he’s taken in so far. “The bikes on display at…

Coming up on the weekend of September 6 through 9 is the 30th Anniversary of London’s Ace Cafe. The festivities will mark quite the occasion for the Ace which first opened in 1938 as a transport cafe, serving motorists and commuters working nearby. The building was struck by German bombing during WWII, suffering considerable damage,…

Good Year For The Gentleman The annual Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride was moved from September to May this year, resulting in the best turnout yet for the global charity ride. Triumph Motorcycles is one of the event’s main sponsors in North America and reports record growth in money raised for the Movember Foundation, a leading men’s…

In Cafe Racer magazine’s current June/July issue, we offer readers a complete road test of Moto Guzzi’s revolutionary water-cooled V100 Mandello, the first all-new machine from the Italian firm in years. The V100 is everything you might have heard it would be, offering cutting edge performance, corner-carving backroads handling and unique styling in an easy-to-ride…

There’s always a one that got away moment when you’re busy building custom motorcycles. Visitors frequently stop by the CRM garage offering everything from rusty collections of long-defunct motorcycles (always without titles) to busted engines that last ran during the Regan administration. Most times we take a hard pass on piles of junk that will…

This just in- the lecture by Cafe Racer magazine editor Mike Seate and screening of “The Bikeriders” movie at Sewickley’s Lindsay Theater has been postponed for one week. Sorry for any inconvenience, but the week delay will give Seate time to recover from a case of Covid he picked up while traveling earlier this month….

The Lindsay Celebrates The Bikeriders Opening Weekend with a Local Motorcycle Expert — and His Bike Anyone can watch The Bikeriders at The Lindsay starting June 21. Plus, folks heading to the Theater next Friday will also get to hear from a true motorcycle expert. Moviegoers who are either leaving The Lindsay’s 4:30 p.m. showing of The Bikeriders or getting ready…

I received a text today from someone seeking repairs on a long-dormant motorcycle. This is far from uncommon as the Cafe Racer magazine garage is frequently mistaken fora general vehicle repair shop, which we certainly are not. When located in Downtown Sewickley, PA. a few years back, our garage door opened onto the patio dining…

The much-anticipated “Bikeriders” movie based on photographer Danny Lyons’ 1968 book of the same name opens on Friday, June 21. I’ll be appearing at the Lindsay Theater in Sewickley, PA. (12 miles from Pittsburgh) to introduce the film and discuss Lyons’ work. Back in 2000, I’d authored my first book “Two Wheels on Two Reels”…