Regular readers of Cafe Racer will know well our ongoing attempts to install an electric starter in a Triumph 750 engine. The engine, nestled within the featherbed frame of a Triton custom, has, in the past two years, been treated to a retro fitting of the timing...

During a recent visit to London's Bike Shed, we were lucky enough to spot one of the new Brough Superior S100 motorcycles on display. For those not familiar, Brough Superior were considered the world's most desirable high-performance streetbikes during the first...

Heard from a fellow cafe racer enthusiast recently who shot this most excellent video at an Ace Cafe Reunion a couple of years back. The annual ACR, held in September is one of our favorite events, drawing in thousands of the black leather and low bars faithful from...

We've just returned from a trip to London where there's always much to absorb on the custom motorcycle front. We visited The Bike Shed, the UK capitol's hottest motorbike hangout and came away impressed. The Shed has been staging huge, indoor bike shows since 2011 and...