Our very first post starts with a gorgeous bike from top brewer Cognito Moto: the CB550 Café Racer. It’s maybe not new on the web (the bike was build in 2013), but it’s still one of the better cafe racer build of the Honda CB550. Certainly one of our favorite designs. […]

UPDATE: due to the huge success of Sacha’s CX500 Café Racer, they’ve decided to build a small number of limited “copies” of this awesome bike. Under the label of Blacktrack Motors Sacha and his team are building 25 copies of the so called BT-01 and offer 2 models: 5 Race Editions and 20 Sport Editions. […]

BMW Cafe Racer is one of the most sought-after custom motorcycles. Google it and you’ll find tons of results. Since the custom bike scene got his big revival,  the BMW R-series or “Airheads” are one of the most popular base bikes for cafe racers. And that’s for multiple reasons. They’re extremely reliable, […]

Guest post by Tom from Purpose Built Moto Wiring your bike after customizing it can often be the most daunting part. If you’re a true DIY’er you won’t let anyone else do it either. So what are you to do? You’re going to have to learn a few things. I recommend checking […]

Swedish Design Meandering along the dark alleys of the Internet you sometimes pass the most unexpected sheds. We all know Scandinavians have a knack for brilliant design. No, I am not talking about the stuff you have to put together with an ‘allen key’ produced in mass quantities by the big […]

Hi My Name is Lars Schau, I’m 46 years old and I live in Bramming, Denmark. My earlier project, (a Honda Goldwing Cafe Racer), was a huge success, and it won first price, at a Allingåbro Motor Festival, back in may 2015. http://www.motorcykelgalleri.dk/galleri/70622-honda_goldwing_gl_1100_cafe_racer_edition_solgt In September 2015, I began my project with […]

You’ve read that right: no build thread, building tips, bike photos. No. I thought it was time to write a cool article about the essence of motorcycles: riding them. Enjoying freedom. We all know the Route 66 or Highway 1 route in the US or the Oxley in Australia. And we […]

Suzuki Inazuma GW250 motorcycle variants have very few populations here Indonesia, so rarely seen on the streets. Especially Inazuma that has been totally custom like this may be the only one that exists. It all started from the friendship of fellow custom motorcycle enthusiasts. David, the owner of this Inazuma, work […]

It all started in 1992, when BMW developed the R1100RS which developed 90hp and 95 Nm of torque. The engine was a 1085cc air-cooled boxer with a top speed of 218 kph for 239 kg. It was a half-faired naked machine which at that time was very aerodynamic. As the years […]

Introducing our new correspondent on the West Coast of the USA. We recently shared the first part of Daan Stafhorst’s Alaskan adventure. Daan is the Dutchman residing in New York from where he shares his motorcycles stories with all of us. On a recent motorcycle road trip between San Francisco and […]

Looking for a cafe racer kit for your very own cafe racer project? You’ve come to the right place! No, I don’t sell cafe racer kits, but I’ll put you in the right direction! The cafe racer scene may be established back in the 50s and 60s. It’s more alive than […]