Cafe Racer magazine's 99th issue for June and July has just hit the streets and this time, we've focused on a vanishing aspect of motorcycling: the art of kickstarting. The last production streetbike featuring a kickstart-only ignition system may have bitten the dust...

Selecting the right pair of riding boots can be a complex matter. While many riders prefer to buzz around wearing whatever footwear they happen to have on when they decide to fire up their rides, experience (and emergency room visits) has taught us that protective...

There's an undeniable excitement to attending a classic motorcycle auction in person. The thrill of witnessing rare, historic machines from the past and recent past, combined with the possibility of bidding on a bike you've always desired creates a heady,...

Coming up in Cafe Racer magazine's next issue is a section dedicated exclusively to one of the motorcycle world's most divisive components: the kickstarter. Loved by some and cursed by just as many, these calf-stressing, backfiring and occasionally reluctant starting...

Technology moves at a fairly rapid pace and after nearly two decades publishing Cafe Racer magazine, it's become apparent just how quickly the magazine game changes. Back when we first put together issue #1, capturing video footage or on-board images of a moving...

Simply by observing what sort of two-wheelers I see during a typical ride here in Western Pennsylvania, it appears that heavyweight V-twin cruisers are still the mount of choice. The frequently loud, rumbling heavyweights are followed by supersport 600s and...