Swingin’ Single

by | Apr 27, 2017 | Blog

There are few types of streetbies that float our collective boats like single cylinder thumpers. The mechanical simplicity, the mad, raucous exhaust note and their ability to create thrust from so little make singles some of favorites. Case in point is reader Matthew...

Calling All Custom Bike O.G.’s

by | Apr 22, 2017 | Blog

After spending the majority of this month on the road attending more new retro streetbike launches than you can shake a datalogger at, it’s a shame I won’t be able to attend this new shindig happening on the West Coast. I’m talking about the...

Meet us at Motoblot

by | Apr 14, 2017 | Blog

Bring your handbuilt iron to Handbuilt and appear in Cafe Racer magazine The warming weather brings our team back to the open roads where we’ll be checking out the latest home-brewed custom motorbikes from one end of the country to the other. Two of our...

New Bikes Galore

by | Apr 5, 2017 | Blog

  Tis spring and besides the budding greenery and start of riding season, the release of new motorcycles from the major manufacturers is at hand. 2017 promises to be a banner year for retro-flavored streetbikes with nearly all the OEM’s busting out with...

Beautiful Beemer

by | Mar 27, 2017 | Blog

  It’s not everyday that an independent magazine gets a scoop that beats the big guys to the punch, but this time, the stars aligned in our favor. CRM contributor Paul Rudolf makes his daily green at European Motorcycles of Pittsburgh, a local shop that...

Bike of The Week

by | Mar 20, 2017 | Blog

  Jurgan Hillenbrand’s BMW Hailing from Braunschwag, Germany, Jurgan rode his hand-built BMW Boxer custom all the way to London for the most recent Ace Cafe Reunion, pressing all the way back to the European continent even though his hand-made five-gallon fuel...