by MIKESEATE | May 14, 2021 | Blog
A good two decades past, my wife worked in a high-end motorcycle dealership. The shop, located in a suburb of Pittsburgh, was also home to the U.S. Bimota importer and just visiting her at work exposed me to all sorts of exotic European motorcycles I’d... by MIKESEATE | May 5, 2021 | Blog
Legends are strange phenomena. Human beings are endlessly fascinated by objects for the oddest of reasons and one motorcycle- or brand of motorcycle- that’s genuinely captured the imaginations (and dollars) of many wears the vaunted Vincent label.... by MIKESEATE | Apr 25, 2021 | Blog
One of the happiest means of measuring our nearing the end of the ongoing Coronavirus shut-down is the recent deluge of announcements about upcoming motorcycle events. Many of the weekend meets, races and custom shows that were cancelled in 2020 are gloriously... by MIKESEATE | Apr 16, 2021 | Blog
The crew here at CRM were understandably excited when news surfaced in 2019 of an all-new machine from Harley-Davidson. The promised streetbike was a real corker- at least on paper. Fashioned after the emergent streetfighter/supernaked bikes that have now... by MIKESEATE | Apr 5, 2021 | Blog
In Cafe Racer’s new, April/May issue, our esteemed Managing editor Kim Love takes the first ride aboard the freshly-released Royal Enfield Meteor 350. The new single has been long rumored to be the worthy successor to the Indian forms... by MIKESEATE | Mar 24, 2021 | Blog
Coming up in the April/May issue of Cafe Racer, we’re proud to present an eye-opening preview of one of the best motorcycle photography books ever published. International photo-journalist Henry von Wartenburg spent years traveling the world on two...