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The latest from the café racer world — builder profiles, road tests, events, and industry news.
Location is Everything
Pittsburgh is an incredible city, having survived a massive economic meltdown in the early 1980s, only to right…
Better Biking in the UK
I just returned from a week in Great Britain, a place where the motorcycling experience, if you hadn’t…
Avoid The Scammers and Sell You Bike At J.Wood
If you’re like the staff here at CRM, you’re damned tired of the hassles of selling motorcycles online.…
True Motorcycle Innovators
In the latest issue of Cafe Racer magazine, we take a deep look at some of the true…
A Library of Custom Motorcycles at your Fingertips
Quite often we at CRM HQ hear from readers who are attempting to track down articles from past…
Nearly Showtime
There are honestly so many disparate elements involved in staging an annual custom motorcycle show that organizers –…
Factory cafes Brewing?
In Cafe Racer magazine’s latest August/September issue, we cover the global custom bike building competition taking place during…
Behind The Wheel Brain Drain
Recently, I reached an unfortunate milestone in my motorcycling career; I was ready to give up road riding.…
Worth The Journey
Every year when it comes time for the planning meeting for the annual Ride-In Custom Show, our team…
What’s The Best Biking Song?
A while back, we ran a staff collection of favorite motorcycling songs and the results surprised pretty much…
What Seemed Like a Great Idea….
I have to admit, I’m spoiled. After riding extensively in the UK where traffic circles and roundabouts are…
Own a Piece of Cafe Racer History
It’s been three decades since I was working in London and hit upon a very fun idea. A…