Unlikely Ton-Up Donor Bike
Coming up in Cafe Racer magazine’s February/March issue, we feature a customized motorcycle that has to rank as one of the least-likely modern machines…
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Drug Lords and Ducatis
The motorcycle racing community was burst wide open last week with the release of images taken in a Mexico City garage. Inside that dark,…
A Wining Combination
After four years and many starts and stops, the longest-running custom motorcycle project we’ve ever undertaken at CRM has finally come to a grand…
A Smaller Slice of Speed
In one of the biggest announcements to hit the retro/cafe racer market this year, England’s Triumph released news of not one, but two all-new…
Honda’s Late ’70s Groove
1979 was a big year in my house- I turned the magic age of 16, meaning a license to operate a motorcycle on the…
Ton-Up Tokyo
In Cafe Racer magazine’s upcoming December/January issue, we revel in the full-bore enthusiasm for classic British bikes and riding fashions among ton-up riders in…
Strange But True Motorcycle Offerings
In Cafe Racer’s upcoming December/January issue, we take a poke at some of the stranger things to emerge from the recent EICMA industry mega-show…
Late Fall Riding (Without Any Falls)
My neighbor Chris is a great guy and a fellow motorcyclist with an incredibly busy schedule. His work often keeps him out of town…
Norton’s New Direction
After hyping their 2026 motorcycle lineup with the intensity of the Ali/Foreman rematch, England’s Norton Motorcycles revealed a four bike roster at this week’s…
The Italian British Cafe Racer
Friends who attended the recent Classic TT races on the Isle of Man insisted the motorcycle competing there that best embodies the true cafe…