The Honda CM-series may not be as familiar and legendary as the CB-series, but the Honda CM450 still is an interesting machine. The first bike in the CM-series was launched in 1979 and had a 395cc twin cylinder engine, which had a lot of similarities with the CB400T. But instead of […]

With two bikes from The Netherlands in such a short period it may be too early to call March “the month of the Dutch” but it sure is cool to see that the Holland is well represented this month. The bike you see here is built by Eelco in ‘t Zand, owner […]

With every bike from XTR Pepo I can start with a story about how amazing his work is, that he’s a true legend and a master builder. Just like this time ;). Pepo is simply one of the best custom bike builders out there. Most of his latest builds are bikes inspired […]

  Buying Cafe Racer Parts The Café Racer look is forever associated with 1960’s London. The magical engine size was 650cc and long tanks, short seats, clip-ons and loud exhausts were the order of the day. Café Racers (or better “rockers”) wore black studded jackets with drainpipe dark blue jeans and […]

A Ducati Cafe Racer is probably one of the most desirable custom motorcycles. A combination of the exclusive Italian brand with a strong heritage and the classic looks of a vintage racer. The last few years, Ducati aims to be part of the ever-growing custom motorcycle scene with their Ducati Scrambler. The […]

Stumbled on this cool Honda CB750 Bol d’Or cafe racer built by Classic Way Atelier from Portugal.

It’s a total coincidence, but this week looks like the “single cylinder week”. First I posted this cool Kawasaki KLR650 Scrambler and yesterday this awesome Honda FX650. Both built on bases that we don’t see that often. This machine right here is even rarer: it’s based on a Zaeta 530 DT. Never […]

I’ve always got a special place for lightweight custom bikes. I don’t know why, but maybe it’s because I don’t see a lot of them customized. I’m a big fan of Vespa’s and I can remember that this custom Vespa by Marek Nachlik got a lot of likes and shares when I […]

A few days ago I received an e-mail from Andrew Lake with a project submission. It took me back to one of my first posts here: the CX500 Bratstyle by IWC. And I thought is was worth the share with my readers. The story are Andrew’s own words: I grew up in […]

With a background in the aviation industry and a boyhood passion for custom wheels, the guys from Brogue Motorcycles know what craftsmanship is. Not long ago they’ve started their own shop and this 1982 Honda CB750 is their latest build, with a full list of modifications! Engine Low mileage donor engine Adjusted valves – […]

With this post I’ll try to inspire cafe racer enthusiast to start working on their own Low Budget Cafe Racer. Café racers come in a lot of different setups and prices, from bikes under $1000 and even up to $60,000 (like the CX500 Café Racer from Sacha Lakic). I think it’s not necessary to […]

Unless the fact that I’ve listed the Honda CB as one of the best cafe racer base bikes, it was months ago since I’ve featured one here. So I was glad that I found a great CB build. This CB550 Bratstyle is built bij Jerikan Motorcycles from Nice in France. Honda CB550 […]

To be honest: I personally prefer the bigger displacement bikes and I always say that “real” motorcycles begin at 500cc. But that doesn’t say that smaller bikes can be cool and fun too! Last months several small sized bikes got featured here like: a Yamaha RD135 Café Racer, a custom Kawasaki Estrella 250 and […]

In today’s custom motorcycle scene we see a lot of builds based on Honda’s, BMW’s & Triumph’s. No problem at all, but if someone is walking a different road by selecting a more odd base bike, it gets my instant attention. The last time I’ve featured a custom motorcycle based on a Buell was in […]

As you maybe know; the custom motorcycle scene is growing and growing. There are tons of professional builders and a whole lot more yard builders around the globe (all, which I’m trying to display here ;)). But next to all these custom builds, motorcycle manufacturers are also answering on this huge […]

Donny Ariyanto from Studio Motor is a well known custom motorcycle builder in Indonesia and he’s getting more and more exposure in the rest of the world. But if you become more noticed, you’ll have to come up with more cool custom bikes. So Donny is spending a lot of hours in […]