New Forks In Norton’s Road

by | Feb 19, 2021 | Blog

Regular readers of Cafe Racer know we’ve a serious soft spot for classic Norton motorcycles. We’ve built a trio of the vaunted British parallel twin in the pages over the years, learning a tremendous amount along the way. Last season, we managed to pile a...

Piece By Piece

by | Feb 8, 2021 | Blog

The wild, unpredictable world of motorcycles never ceases to surprise. It was back in Cafe racer’s February/March, 2016 issue that we published a feature story titled “Vanishing Vincents” about the trend these classic British speedbikes were than...

Golden Goose Guzzis

by | Jan 26, 2021 | Blog

The photo above depicts one of the prouder, early moments of this, ahem, esteemed publication. Shot n spring, 2011, the customized Moto Guzzi V7 was only the second bike we’d revamped in our then tiny, home garage. Many more would follow as motorbike...

A Monster of a Milestone

by | Jan 15, 2021 | Blog

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...

On Track Enfields

by | Jan 6, 2021 | Blog

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...

A Multitude of Motor Choices

by | Dec 23, 2020 | Blog

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...