Beautiful Beemer

by | Mar 27, 2017 | Blog

  It’s not everyday that an independent magazine gets a scoop that beats the big guys to the punch, but this time, the stars aligned in our favor. CRM contributor Paul Rudolf makes his daily green at European Motorcycles of Pittsburgh, a local shop that...

Bike of The Week

by | Mar 20, 2017 | Blog

  Jurgan Hillenbrand’s BMW Hailing from Braunschwag, Germany, Jurgan rode his hand-built BMW Boxer custom all the way to London for the most recent Ace Cafe Reunion, pressing all the way back to the European continent even though his hand-made five-gallon fuel...

Bike Show Is A Go!

by | Mar 14, 2017 | Blog

  Get those polishing rags and wrenches humming as we’re announcing the date of our 2017 Cafe Racer Reader’s Ride-In Bike Show. This, our tenth annual meeting of the custom builder tribe, will take place on Saturday, August 12 at War Memorial Park in...

Lost In Translation

by | Mar 8, 2017 | Blog

  The funniest moments in life, we’ve come to learn, are seldom scripted. Come next issue (on sale April 4) we’ll reveal why this is true with the latest installment of our regular Stylin’ humor column. Many of us on CRM’s staff are avid...

So Very Close…

by | Mar 2, 2017 | Galleries

From These Humble Origins… Comes This Built for Speed Beauty     Regular CRM readers will be familiar with our 1972 Honda Cb500 project bike, a machine that, under the series title “Middleweight Mash-Up” has stretched over nine issues. The...