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!
Blog
A Legendary Winner
With dozens and dozens of entries pouring in during our August 12 Custom Bike Show to name the giveaway British Motorcycle Gear leather jacket, company honcho Paul Brooks has announced that he's chosen a winner. Turns out local dude Bob Mathe chose The Legend Jacket,...
Your Chance To Own Our Mean, Green Machine
It was during the very first season of Velocity's "Cafe Racer" TV series that one of the producers happened upon the idea of a low-buck build-off challenge episode. Me and my then co-host, rockabilly singer Ben Frideman, were taken to the AMA's Vintage Motorcycle Days...
Steel City Mods Vs Rockers
The summer's soon to be winding down, but the good dudes at the Steel City Rockers are staging their annual custom speedbike and scooter get-together come Saturday, September 2. The Rocker club has taken the helm of this established event, adding new sponsors and...
Missed The Show? Well, Dig This!
Naturally, weather, logistics and professional commitments kept lots of folks who wanted to from attending last weekend's Custom Bike Show. Well, thanks to the good guys at Virginia's Cognito Moto, there's some very well-shot, high definition video of Saturday's...
Our Greatest Show Yet
With the skies pissing down on our Friday night Rebel yell Pre-Party, we were encouraged to find a hearty hundred souls in attendance. The screening of the Mods and Rockers classic "Quadrophania" at Sewickley's Tull Theater proved a hit and as we exited late nite, the...
Time To Re-Tire
If you've riding classic iron this summer and still running old school bias-ply ribbed tires, let us hip you to a serious piece of information. several tire manufacturers are currently rolling our modern, sticky radial rubber for vintage motorcycle rim sizes and after...





