International Motorcycle Show Notes

by | Jan 29, 2019 | Blog

As this silly photo illustrates, the CRM crew has just returned from the annual Progressive International Motorcycle Show in Cleveland and what an interesting time was had. First of all, we’ve been remiss in not getting away from our duties at the garage and...

Cleveland Bound

by | Jan 16, 2019 | Blog

Cleveland Bound With winter coming at us full bore, heading to next weekend’s Progressive International Motorcycle Show at Cleveland’s IX Center is a must. Stop by Cafe Racer magazine’s booth and check out a couple of the recent custom bike builds...

Another Magazine Bites The Dust

by | Jan 10, 2019 | Blog

The death of print media may have been vastly overstated, but today, multinational media conglomerate Bonnier Corporation announced the closing of popular V-Twin magazine Hot Bike. I remember reading issues of this glossy chopper and custom magazine back in high...

Kawasaki’s Retro Twin Returns

by | Dec 31, 2018 | Blog

Regular readers of CRM will know of our collective fondness for Kawasaki’s W650 parallel twin. Introduced into the North America market back in 1999, the W was a faithful re-interpretation of Kawasaki’s original W1 of the late 1960s. The first machine was...

Classified Ads Launched

by | Dec 21, 2018 | Blog

In a day and age when online advertising threatens to eclipse all others, we’ve decided to take a very retro turn: starting in the February/March issue of Cafe Racer, readers can place tried and true print classified ads to sell motorcycles, parts, services, or...