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The latest from the café racer world — builder profiles, road tests, events, and industry news.
Still Crazy After All These Years
Story: Linda Wilsmore Photos: Simon Everett Over the past fifty years, Tony Francis aka ‘Ace Rocker’, from Leeds,…
A Stellar Feat of Engineering
Few feature bikes in the 14-year history of this magazine have garnered the sort of universal praise…
Tried and Tested – 2021
It’s been a whirlwind year for test riding motorbikes at Cafe Racer magazine with new streetbikes being served…
The Past is Fast Catching Up To The Future
While Italy just wrapped up their annual EICMA motorcycle industry showcase, England’s NEC Show unfolded with…
Cafe Racer TV is Back!
It’s been a good five plus years since the TV series known as Cafe Racer wrapped its last…
Over The Hill
The era of classic British transport cafes is often romanticized on this side of the pond and…
From Nefarious To New Beginnings
We’ve written extensively about the re-birth of the Norton Motorcycles Company, featuring their Donnington Park production facility on…
From Our Pages To Your Walls
Back when I was a yoof, my bedroom walls were plastered with images from my favorite motorcycle…
The Original GOAT Tribute Bike
With the current Moto GP season quickly (and some would say very, very quickly) drawing to a…
The Rides of the Year Are Upon Us
Summer is motorcycling’s best season what with copious rallies, events, races and seemingly endless warm, sunny days to…
Missing Links
History has a strange way of disproving the latest trends. Take print magazine, for example. In this…
A Low-Buck Cure For The Uglies
In my humble opinion, Ducati’s original Multistrada was one of the homleyest motorcycles ever produced. It’s certainly…