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The latest from the café racer world — builder profiles, road tests, events, and industry news.
Missed The Show? Well, Dig This!
Naturally, weather, logistics and professional commitments kept lots of folks who wanted to from attending last weekend’s Custom…
Our Greatest Show Yet
With the skies pissing down on our Friday night Rebel yell Pre-Party, we were encouraged to find a…
Time To Re-Tire
If you’ve riding classic iron this summer and still running old school bias-ply ribbed tires, let us hip…
Swap Meet at Show
After nearly a decade in business, spare custom parts have tended to accumulate at the CRM HQ in…
Who’s Watching the Road?
Just recently a morning traffic tie-up on my street caused several rush-hour commuters to, well, wait in line…
Best of the Midwest
We were happy to set up shop at Chicago’s annual Motoblot street festival a couple of weeks back…
Cool Off, Chill Out, Catch a Classic Ton-Up Flick
It’s been seriously, tropical island hot around these parts for the past couple of weeks. It’s the time…
Name This Jacket and It’s Yours
Among the many attractions and cool things to do at this year’s August 12 Reader’s Ride-In Custom Bike…
Triple Threat
With their odd, whirring rumble of an exhaust note and their sturdy engineering, Triumph’s first-generation triples are amazing…
Tools, Road-Ready
If you ride a vintage motorcycle, experience will soon teach you that having a set of tools handy…
Era of Domination
It’s been nearly a couple of years since we started restoration work on a weatherbeaten, timeworn 1959 Norton…
Factory Cafe Road Tests
It’s a truly magnificent time to be into retro streetbikes. The current issue of Cafe Racer focuses several…