- By Ron BetistPublished On: August 2, 2015
This is a great example of what Benjie’s cafe racer parts can do with a Honda CB550: The modifications are minor: Benjie’s tank Benjie’s seat & tail CB200 gauges Buell headlight Clubman bars New rear shocks Painted & polished engine Painted & polished forks Painted frame The result is beautiful!
- By Ron BetistPublished On: July 29, 2015
A beautiful Moto Guzzi Café racer by Moto Nero, Bristol UK:
- By Ron BetistPublished On: July 27, 2015
Modern retro models If you don’t want an “oldie” and want to rely on modern technology and more up to date specs, you can take a look at some retro models: Triumph Thruxton Bonneville Moto Guzzi V7 Stone V7 Special V7 Racer Ducati Scrambler Monster (especially the models between 1992 and [...]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: July 27, 2015
Israeli Lior Baruch, better knowns as Back On Two or BOT, has brewed this awesome CB350 Café Racer in late 2014. The fact that this project was built in Israel meant that every single part on this machine had to be imported or made by Lior himself. The result is awesome. [...]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: July 27, 2015
Scramblers are getting more popular by the day. Respected brewers from Café Racer Dreams are taking their jobs serious and designed a great scrambler, based on a Yamaha XR600.
- By Ron BetistPublished On: July 25, 2015
Not bad for a first build by Mike Meyers (no, not the one from Austin Powers). Also check out the movie of his first ride. For privacy reasons YouTube needs your permission to be loaded.I Accept
- By Ron BetistPublished On: July 24, 2015
Great design by Ironwood Custom Motorcycles with some (relatively) easy modifications: Integrated led tail light Lowered front (10cm) New rear shocks Custom bratstyle seat & frame Ignition lock relocated Conti Classic Attack tires K&N filters Hooligan mufflers Biltwell clip-ons & grips Wrapped exhaust Small speedometer Paint job: Vintage green fuel tank Powder [...]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: July 24, 2015
The Bonneville Flyer is a rebirth of the Sportsman 200 and had one simple purpose: set land speed records a the Bonneville Salt Flats. What can we say more? For more info check out Sportsmanflyer.com.
- By Ron BetistPublished On: July 23, 2015
If you want to make a café racer on a budget, this CB750 is a great inspiration. A lot of the original parts are still on the bike and the changes are minor. But when you see this bike you still get a 100% café racer feeling. This is an ideal [...]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: July 22, 2015
A Yamaha Virago has an ankward standard lining, so turning it into a cafe racer takes some courage. Bike brewer Greg Hageman did an outstanding job on this XV750. Front fork is from a 2008 Yamaha R1. Öhlin shocks on the rear, and as you can see, the big v-twin caches [...]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: July 20, 2015
Most mainstream types of custom bikes have a few spin-offs – when builders pick-up the baton and run in a slightly different direction, but here we have two main channels for the Tracker motorcycle. First, and certainly the most prolific, is the Flat Tracker and secondly, if slightly more obscure on [...]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: July 20, 2015
The Scrambler motorcycle is a type of bike which isn’t easy to place in a box. So, to give the scrambler bike a clear explanation isn’t easy either. But one thing is for sure – it’s a bike built for off-road and street use. The term “scrambler” has been in common [...]