Where Did All The Bling Bikes Go?

s Ah, it all seems so quaint just 15 years on, but I recently found a batch of photos from the early Aughts of myself test-riding a collection of fat-tire extreme sportbikes. The wild, over-the-top machines were quite the rage in the early years of the 21st Century,...
Mulholland Moonscape

Mulholland Moonscape

Few images we’ve seen have driven home the devastation of the Woolsey wildfire like this one, sent by a reader from the roadside overlook atop Mulholland Highway. The Rock Store motorcycle hangout is just a mile or so below this scorched mountainside, and has...
The Ultimate Kit Bike

The Ultimate Kit Bike

The image above illustrates just what can be accomplished with a very functional and comprehensive kit available from England’s Cafe Racer Kits. The firm has cornered a market for made-to-order custom parts designed for both Honda’s CX500 and...
Rock Store Survives!

Rock Store Survives!

Great news surfaced early today when we managed to reach Rock Store owner Rich Savko who confirmed that the beloved So Cal motorcycle meeting place had not, in fact burned down. Savko was surprised to find the restaurant, located on Mulholland Highway in the tiny...
Time To Get Testy

Time To Get Testy

Ah, fall riding season. A time of brisk mornings, warm afternoon roads and watching every treeline for hormone-crazed deer. This is also the time of year when the world’s motorcycle manufacturers let us writers loose on their early-release new bikes, which is...
Shuffle off to Buffalo

Shuffle off to Buffalo

We received an invite recently from our friends at Buffalo, New York’s City Limit Moto, to host an evening of movies and chat. It’s been a few good turns of the old spokes since we met with our fellow cafe racer enthusiasts so we’re looking quite...