Builds. Road Tests. Culture.
The latest from the café racer world — builder profiles, road tests, events, and industry news.
Promising Progress
As regular readers will know, CRM shies away from running start-to-finish build stories unless the motorcycles in question…
Loss of an Original
We received word today of the passing of a longtime CRM pal and superb custom motorcycle builder, Cyril…
Show Nuff
Just about two months remain until our 11th Annual Custom Bike Show and we’re received some very interesting…
Parts Just Got Scarcer
One of the best aspects of restoring antique British motorcycles, I’ve learned, is the readily-available supply of parts.…
Achieving The Impossible
Blake hard at work electrifying the T140 Triton special. It’s been a couple of months since I received…
California Screamin’
Basking in the 91 degree dry heat and taking in the sights and sounds of countless fast motorbikes…
Chitown Rocks
Typically, we’re far too busy in the editorial offices or garage to attend many motorcycle rallies. Thanks to…
Haggle With Me
Though my wife believes motorcycle parts swap meets to be a product from the Third Ring of Hell,…
Ride ‘Em Don’t Hide ‘Em
After over seven months of regular wrenching on our 1967 Norton Atlas project bike, the big, black beast…
SHOWTIME
Ah, what a difference a year makes. It's taken us nearly all seven months since our last Reader's…
Coolest Places on The Planet
One tends to do a lot of reflecting upon reaching ten years in business. Lately, I’ve been looking…
Unlikely Hero
There’s a genuine thrill involved in opening new photo files from our staff photographers as we seldom know…