Builds. Road Tests. Culture.
The latest from the café racer world — builder profiles, road tests, events, and industry news.
Lost and Now Found
Thanks to the assistance of you, our readers, we managed to locate the winner of the 2nd Place…
Missing Winner
In the weekend-long hustle, bustle and confusion of staging this year’s Reader’s Ride-In Custom Bike Show, a few…
A Little Marquez On The Side
Though we’re being careful not to release any images of the various trophy class winner’s from this months…
Show Stoppers
Our 11th Annual Reader’s Ride-In Custom Show is in the history books now and despite a weekend-long threat…
Classic Bike Crystal Ball?
There was a long discussion recently within the CRM garage about which classic and custom machines will become…
Hogs of The Future Have Arrived
With North American streetbike sales lingering in the toilet, manufacturers are growing increasingly clever when it comes to…
Our Lame Duck Story
Been busy tearing into the crashed Ducati 999 track bike as of late, discovering some fascinating mechanics behind…
Naked Italians -Va Va Voom!
Rocket Garage of Italy whipped up this 999-based beauty. Bellisimo! Streetfighter styled customs have long been one of…
Can You Top This?
With less than one month remaining before the 11th Annual Reader’s ride-In Custom Bike Show, we’re gearing up…
Mechanic’s Master Class
More than once in recent years folks have asked me why continue to pursue knowledge in the classic…
Boxing Clever
Our on the West Coast, BMW custom parts specialists and CRM pals at Oshmo (www.oshmo.com) have put together…
Bold In Blue
We’ve been going through images of previous Reader’s ride-In Custom Shows trying to determine whether any of the…