- By Ron BetistPublished On: July 3, 2017
Last February I’ve posted this beautiful Honda CB400 Cafe Racer built by Retrorides. With this bike, the Brazilian brothers Gustavo and Rodrigo Lourenço showed what they are capable of and that they were able to redefine the standards for building a Honda CB cafe racer, still the #1 bike for cafe racer projects. […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: June 27, 2017
I have a special thing with the Honda CX500. Actually, it was this CX500 Cafe Racer by Sacha Lakic that inspired me to start with BikeBrewers back in 2015. I honestly thought that is was pretty impossible to come close to Lakic’s design let alone equal it. But the guys from Motoism, based […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: June 23, 2017
From day one the Ducati Scrambler was on the market, it was clear that Ducati aimed at an audience that would like to customize their motorcycles with their own style. With a wide variety of base models and a huge list of aftermarket parts, the Ducati is easy to personalize/customize. (bearded) […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: June 22, 2017
Taking a Honda Shadow as a base bike for a cafe racer or scrambler build is a challenge not many builders take. But those who took this challenge are working in a world with just a few others. Regular readers may remember this awesome cafe racer by Rocket Supreme and this […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: June 21, 2017
Under the label “if it ain’t Dutch, it ain’t much”, Yamaha Motor The Netherlands and watch brand TW Steel, work together to create a line of unique custom motorcycles that are linked to each other. One year ago this unique collaboration started with this cool custom XV950R, built by the guys […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: June 20, 2017
The Yamaha XJR1300 is one of those machines we can’t put a clear label on. Yes, they look like a naked bike but they have an engine with superbike specs between the two wheels. We also know that XJR’s are a great base for customization (like this XJR1300 Cafe Racer). In […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: June 14, 2017
Usually, I don’t like to just repost bikes from other websites. But with projects from a friend, it’s different. And the complete bike you see here is totally different. Regular readers already know the story and work of Arjan van den Boom, owner of Ironwood Custom Motorcycles and I’ve featured a […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: June 12, 2017
If you’re giving your custom motorcycle project the label “tribute to Valentino Rossi”, you’re not afraid. Taking an extraordinary base bike like a Kawasaki Eliminator 175 makes it even more challenging. But the Guys from Motokraft, based in Delhi, India, had a long desired dream to build something for The Doctor […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: June 7, 2017
Last month the French Jonathan Nicolas of Nicolas Motors amazed us with his amazing Honda CB750 Mono Shock. A beautiful bike which showed that Jonathan goes all the way when working on a bike. And when you’re the creator of such awesome machines, it’s just a matter of time before your […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: June 6, 2017
Regular readers may know and recognize the work of Mr. Martini, located near Verona, Italy. I’ve featured some really cool builds of them earlier, check out this R nineT and this Zaeta 530. This bike right here is based on the Ducati Scrambler, which became a very popular bike for customization […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: June 5, 2017
This beautiful machine can be listed under the title: “a good brew takes time”. The story behind this bike started almost 6 years ago in the shed of Joseph Savor for Sydney, Australia. Before this project, he owned an SR400 which he bought from Deus. After he rode this for some […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: June 1, 2017
It may sound a bit arrogant, but I think that I “discovered” the work of the Polish Unikat Motorworks. A few years ago, when I was searching the web for custom builds and builders, I stumbled upon the work of Grzegorz Korczak, which immediately impressed me. I was pretty amazed that other […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: May 31, 2017
Delivering one high-quality custom motorcycle nearly every single month requires a lot of things. You need to have the right skills, know the right people and have the right friends. Jose Rosell a.k.a. XTR Pepo has it all, and he keeps delivering awesome rides. This is his last one. It’s based on […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: May 30, 2017
The Honda CB750 maybe is one of the most used based bikes for building a cafe racer. And a lot of these builds look like each other which makes it pretty hard to stand out from the crowd. Nevertheless, there are still popping up really, really nice machines (like this one). […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: May 24, 2017
The last couple of months I was bragging a bit about builds from the Netherlands, but our southern neighbors from Belgium also deserve an honorable mention. This beautiful custom Ducati 900ss cafe racer is built by Deep Creek Cycleworks, located in a small town called Diepenbeek. The guys from Deep Creek believe […]