Showtime, 2026

by | Apr 16, 2026 | Blog

Just announced the 19th Annual Cafe Racer Ride-In Custom Bike Showdate has been set for Saturday, August 15th. The day-longfestivities will take place at the usual spot in Sewickley’s WarMemorial Park, located just outside of Pittsburgh. Doors open at 10am and...

A Possible Cure for $6 Per Gallon Petrol?

by | Apr 7, 2026 | Blog

Funny how quickly things change. When the CRM team began compiling info on the current crop of electric motorcycle offerings last fall, we weren’t sure the story would fly. Most major motorcycle manufacturers were exploring the EV concept and more than a few had...

Navigating New Parts Delivery Waters

by | Mar 30, 2026 | Blog

Allow us to go on a bit of a rant here, but has the service at UPS become absolute garbage in recent months or is it just our collective imaginations? We recently ordered a set of engine-mounting hardware for a Canadian Norton Atlas project bike through an eBay...

On Being A Magazine Junkie

by | Mar 24, 2026 | Blog

Some of my most enduring childhood memories concern a small retail shop on the main commercial street in the Pittsburgh suburb I grew up in. My mom would often drop us off at a dusty, overstocked place known as Discount Bookstore which was filled with aisles and...

Wild Bargains and Market Corrections

by | Mar 17, 2026 | Blog

This January’s Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction was a marathon five-day affair. The proceedings at the sprawling South Point hotel and casino began slowly on Tuesday, January 27th with the auctioneer rolling through a series of recently manufactured machines, many...