February/March 2026 Issue Out now
Out now, Café Racer’s latest issue featuring Roughchild’s Radical BMW Boxer, Suzuki TL1000 Cafe Custom, Buell 1190 Road Test, and Triumph Thruxton and Tracker 400s. Get yours today!
December/January 2026
Issue Out now
Out now, Café Racer’s latest issue featuring Roughchild’s Radical BMW Boxer, Suzuki TL1000 Cafe Custom, Buell 1190 Road Test, and Triumph Thruxton and Tracker 400s. Get yours today!
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Super Sunday
2019 Reader's ride-In Custom Bike Show Is A Go! If you've got a customized speedbike and want to show the world what you ride, this year's show is the place for you! Cafe Racer's annual Reader's ride-In is the ONLY custom cafe racer show of its kind, attracting...
Vintage Honda Racing
It's easy to forget in today's highly specialized streetbike market that way back in the early 1970s, race bikes were built from ordinary motorcycles. There were few, if any, purpose-built factory racers along the lines of today's superbikes so if the roadracing bug...
Showtime!
Spring is finally here, but we're busy planning Cafe Racer's biggest event of the summer- our 12th Annual Reader's Ride-In Custom Show. Get those handbuilt speedbikes ready as the event happens at Sewickley's War memorial park on Sunday, August 11. The response to the...
Downtown Eureka Springs is truly One-of-a-Kind
Sponsored Content From Best western Inn of The Ozarks The expression, “There’s nowhere quite like it,” is one of those overused phrases people say a lot. However, when folks are talking about historic downtown Eureka Springs, you can take them at their word. They are,...
Doing Splits
We're in the habit of picking up old Britbike engines around here, be it for better or for financial ruination. Delving into the old air-cooled parallel twin motors is always a fascinating learning process as the pool of active restorers dwindles with each passing...
Eric Bostrom’s Got Your Back
I was fortunate enough to work alongside pro roadracer Eric Bostrom during the taping of Velocity's "Cafe Racer" TV series and a more intelligent, thoughtful rider I've never met. Bostrom raced for 25 incredible years at the highest echelons of AMA Superbike series...











