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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Show Stoppers

Show Stoppers

Our 11th Annual Reader's Ride-In Custom Show is in the history books now and despite a weekend-long threat of rain and thunderstorms, the event was a smash. The collection of antique and custom iron on display was far different in its scale and scope than before,...

Classic Bike Crystal Ball?

Classic Bike Crystal Ball?

There was a long discussion recently within the CRM garage about which classic and custom machines will become the top money sellers of the near future. As anyone who has restored a vintage motorcycle can attest, such project are generally undertaken for a love of...

Hogs of The Future Have Arrived

Hogs of The Future Have Arrived

With North American streetbike sales lingering in the toilet, manufacturers are growing increasingly clever when it comes to increasing sales and broadening the market. It's taken years for the OEMs to realize that simply cranking out big-bore machines has limited...

Our Lame Duck Story

Our Lame Duck Story

Been busy tearing into the crashed Ducati 999 track bike as of late, discovering some fascinating mechanics behind this 170 MPH road missile. Having read a hardcover book about the creation of this, the bike unfortunate enough to relpace Ducati's iconic and...

Naked Italians -Va Va Voom!

Naked Italians -Va Va Voom!

Rocket Garage of Italy whipped up this 999-based beauty. Bellisimo! Streetfighter styled customs have long been one of our faves here at CRM. The audacious, bold idea of resurrecting a crashed sportbike into a unique, fast-moving special is borne of pure mechanical...

Can You Top This?

Can You Top This?

With less than one month remaining before the 11th Annual Reader's ride-In Custom Bike Show, we're gearing up to see some of our regular show entries again this year. For several of the past few events, starting back when the event was still being stages as party of...