Dave Degens – A Cafe Racing Giant

by | Jan 20, 2026 | Blog

Back some 40-odd years, CRM contributing writer Blair Powell used to subscribe to England’s Classic Bike magazine. The monthly provided a glimpse into a world of motorcycling that was fresh and completely new, especially for two twentysomethings riding funky old...

Unlikely Ton-Up Donor Bike

by | Jan 13, 2026 | Blog

Coming up in Cafe Racer magazine’s February/March issue, we feature a customized motorcycle that has to rank as one of the least-likely modern machines to become a favorite of custom cafe designers. We’re looking at Suzuki’s torque-monster TL100S, a...

Drug Lords and Ducatis

by | Jan 5, 2026 | Blog

The motorcycle racing community was burst wide open last week with the release of images taken in a Mexico City garage. Inside that dark, dusty warehouse, drug enforcement agents from the US, Mexico and Canada had parked dozens of motorcycles reportedly belonging to...

A Wining Combination

by | Dec 29, 2025 | Blog

After four years and many starts and stops, the longest-running custom motorcycle project we’ve ever undertaken at CRM has finally come to a grand conclusion. The classic British bike we dubbed The Combination Commando was an all-hands-on-deck proposition,...

A Smaller Slice of Speed

by | Dec 18, 2025 | Blog

In one of the biggest announcements to hit the retro/cafe racer market this year, England’s Triumph released news of not one, but two all-new 400cc single-cylinder machines this week. And true to the re-born manufacturer’s form, the motorcycles are...