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The latest from the café racer world — builder profiles, road tests, events, and industry news.
High Hopes and Low Expectations
Over the last few days, news has slowly surfaced from the Isle of Man that a Hollowood film…
Return of the Sportster
As the world’s longest-running production motorcycle, the demise of Harley-Davidson’s beloved air-cooled XL Sportster came as quite a…
Hit The Road
We’re busy compiling content for cafe Racer magazine’s next issue that takes a brave, sometimes challenging look at…
Two-Wheeled Trivia
In the current, April/May issue, we feature a fun, informative and brain-boggling page that’s proving increasingly popular with…
Morning, Governor!
In recent years, major motorcycle manufacturers have begun installing speed governors on certain models. The first time we…
Showtime, 2026
Just announced the 19th Annual Cafe Racer Ride-In Custom Bike Showdate has been set for Saturday, August 15th.…
A Possible Cure for $6 Per Gallon Petrol?
Funny how quickly things change. When the CRM team began compiling info on the current crop of electric…
Navigating New Parts Delivery Waters
Allow us to go on a bit of a rant here, but has the service at UPS become…
On Being A Magazine Junkie
Some of my most enduring childhood memories concern a small retail shop on the main commercial street in…
Wild Bargains and Market Corrections
This January’s Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction was a marathon five-day affair. The proceedings at the sprawling South…
No More Tons In The Sun
No To The Ton In Cali While California is arguably the best motorcycling state in the union, speeding…
A 21st Century Harley-Davidson Cafe Racer
In a move both long anticipated and utterly surprising, Harley-Davidson revealed a modern version of their beloved 1977…