June/July 2026 Issue Out now

Out now, Café Racer’s latest issue featuring Special Travel Destinations, Royal Enfield Classic 650 Tested, Cross Country on Classic Café Racers, Inside the Isle of Man TT, and the Lightwieight Laverda Triple. Get yours today!

June/July 2026
Issue Out Now

Out now, Café Racer’s latest issue featuring Special Travel Destinations, Royal Enfield Classic 650 Tested, Cross Country on Classic Café Racers, Inside the Isle of Man TT, and the Lightwieight Laverda Triple. Get yours today!

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A Cool View of Japanese Cafe Culture

  On summer days when the mercury creeps over the 90 degree mark, I often find riding motorcycles to be a bit uncomfortable. Being an all riding gear all the time guy, when the humidity makes even riding in perforated, lightweight gear a hassle, I'll retreat into...

Here’s To Spending Small and Winning Big

  It's my honest opinion that a large part of what eventually sunk the custom chopper movement from the early 200s was the extravagant costs. Never mind that the original, 1960s choppers were stripped-down, very basic machines that emphasized speed and style over...

Build Train Race Champ for 2023

Motorcycle roadracing has never been as popular with the public here in the Us as it is overseas. Some say it's due the sheer dominance of so-called stick-and-ball sports like basketball and football, while others claim the lack of diversity in motorcycle racing makes...

Another Show Another Crop of Amazing Machines

    The 2023 Cafe Racer Magazine Reader's Ride-In Custom Show concluded Sunday afternoon with the best field of entries yet to date. In addition to crowing our first-ever female trophy winner, the assembled field of 50-plus bikes included some sleek,...

The Everyday, Everybody Triumph Triple

The Everyday, Everybody Triumph Triple

Jay has just stepped off the 660cc Triumph Trident after a spirited 45-mile ride through the foothills of Southern California’s Santa Monica Mountains. It’s nearing dusk and even though the temperature is unusually cool for this time of year, he encountered several...

India’s Latest Neo-Retro Single

India’s Latest Neo-Retro Single

Like any moto journalist, I jump at the chance to test ride new motorcycles. This generally involves free travel, meals and accommodation in some faraway, sunny locale, and plentiful time aboard a factory-fresh machine. However, when said invite entails riding a...