Builds. Road Tests. Culture.
The latest from the café racer world — builder profiles, road tests, events, and industry news.
Adjusted Focus
Technology moves at a fairly rapid pace and after nearly two decades publishing Cafe Racer magazine, it’s become…
Best-Sellers List
Simply by observing what sort of two-wheelers I see during a typical ride here in Western Pennsylvania, it…
Shopkeeping
Looking through some paperwork in the CRM office’s overstuffed file cabinets recently, I unearthed a copy of the…
Escort Duty
In Cafe Racer magazine’s all-new April/May issue, we continue our coverage of working motorcycles and the fascinating ways…
Showtime!
Cafe Racer Custom Show Returns For the first time in two long years, Cafe Racer’s Ride-In Custom Show…
Ebay Fraud Alert
If you’re like many on the CRM Team, you occasionally purchase aftermarket motorcycle parts from Ebay. The world’s…
FTR No More?
I first got a chance to test ride Indian’s flat track-inspired FTR 1200 back in 2019. The uniquely-styled…
Shotgun Central
Inspired By Custom, For Custom. That’s the official tag line for Royal Enfield’s Shotgun 650, the Indian firm’s…
Give Us A Brake
The stopping and cornering capabilities of our 1974 Norton Commando 850 has been improved in ways the engineers…
FIRST RIDE Royal Enfield Shotgun 650
Story by Mike Seate • Photos by Nikki Marie Photography As British manufacturers discovered more than half a…
CR TECH Lithium Batteries Explained
CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE Differentiating different batteries: A traditional AGM or sealed lead acid battery (1) is…
FIRST RIDE MV Agusta Dragster America
Stars & Stripes for a Razor-Sharp Italian Story By Mike Seate and Jay LaRossaPhotos By Jose Gallina, MV…