by MIKESEATE | Apr 24, 2018 | Blog
Typically, we’re far too busy in the editorial offices or garage to attend many motorcycle rallies. Thanks to our talented contributors, we still manage to cover quite a few events on both sides of the Atlantic. However, there’s one annual two-wheeled... by MIKESEATE | Apr 16, 2018 | Blog
Though my wife believes motorcycle parts swap meets to be a product from the Third Ring of Hell, I’ve long dug them. Sure, perusing row after row of dusty, rusty milk crates filled with obscure bike parts isn’t to everyone’s liking, I’ve... by MIKESEATE | Apr 4, 2018 | Blog
After over seven months of regular wrenching on our 1967 Norton Atlas project bike, the big, black beast fired to life on the second kick yesterday, promoting a n outbreak of grins around the CRM garage the likes of which haven’t been seen since the first keg of... by MIKESEATE | Mar 27, 2018 | Blog
Ah, what a difference a year makes. It’s taken us nearly all seven months since our last Reader’s Ride-In Custom Bike Show to both recover from the 2017 event and to launch a plan for this year’s rally. Come Saturday, August 11, we’ll once... by MIKESEATE | Mar 20, 2018 | Blog
One tends to do a lot of reflecting upon reaching ten years in business. Lately, I’ve been looking back at some of the more remarkable places and events Cafe Racer magazine has been to over the past decade and one London spot comes up time and again. On a quiet,... by MIKESEATE | Mar 13, 2018 | Blog
There’s a genuine thrill involved in opening new photo files from our staff photographers as we seldom know what to expect. Working primarily in his native UK, chief shooter Simon Everett somehow manages to unearth incredible custom bikes issue after issue. Some...