Rev’It Discovery Outdry boots. Adventure touring boots have a serious job to do. In addition to keeping your feet dry and protected from rocks ...
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Motorcycles have come a long way in the last half century, but for some folks, the allure of old machines is too hard to resist. The owner of this ea ...
Carbon fiber helmets have been around for a long time, and they offer a great combination of lightness and strength, as well as the high-tech look ...
It?s been 25 years since Ducati wowed the motorcycling world with the release of their Monster. Even though the bike was a ?parts bin special? its nak ...
?Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication?. I have no doubt Mr. Da Vinci would be repeating those words if he was here to see this Honda CB750 by Spa ...
Veteran motorcycle tourer Alex Donnelly and his wife Ann have traveled throughout Australia on two wheels. They consider the Oxley Highway in New Sout ...
Published in collaboration with ?Revival of the Machine?From Portugal comes this Moto Guzzi seventies-inspired transformation. Rua Machines is one of ...
The rise of the cafe racer movement has brought with it the desire to improve the performance of older motorcycles. One sure-fire way of improving how ...
The act of swinging a leg over a mates bike and actually riding it are two completely different experiences. This is going to be a different write up ...
The 2018 Bike Shed show has been and gone. For those who were lucky enough to attend the London based event, they were treated to a collection of 239 ...
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Ducati Monster. A motorcycle that revolutionized the ?naked bike? category and saved the Italian manufactu ...
At what point do you have enough helmets" Some might say one will do. Others might have a full garage wall dedicated to them. For that second group he ...
This story first appeared in Spanish magazine ?Revival of the Machine?When Mandello del Lario set out to build a muscle bike in 2010 they got the dyna ...
Photo: Vagabund MotoIn this edition of our ?Workshop Series?, we?ve teamed up with the crew at Revival Cycles to bring you this in-depth overview of ...
Nothing makes me happier than featuring custom motorcycles that have been built in my hometown. Today?s café racer is the work of Jonny Taylor who?s ...
If you?re anything like me you?re always looking for ways to spend more time on or around motorcycles. It doesn't matter if it's a group ride, ...
I?ve worked on my fair share of custom motorcycle builds to know that things can get a little stressful. When I read the story of Ant Partridge?s Yama ...
We're big fans of the work of Californian motorcycle builder Samuel Kao and his workshop JSK Moto Co. JSK motorcycles are best described as neo-re ...
There are times when every motorcyclist considers riding in their regular clothes. It may be due to the weather or their destination, but is it worth ...
BMW struck a chord in the custom motorcycle scene when they released the R Nine T. Powered by a bulletproof 100bhp 1170cc flat twin the R9T offers a s ...
Swapping your old forks with a set of modern, better-performing upside-down forks sounds like a complex task, and it is. Thankfully there are some g ...
Someone wittier than me once said ?It?s more fun to ride a slow motorcycle fast than to ride a fast motorcycle slow? and I couldn?t agree with them mo ...
We live in a great era for riding. Back in the day, your options for motorcycle footwear were limited to black boots, with a low heel and perhaps a b ...
A couple of weeks back I flew to Sydney to take part in a ride hosted by Ducati Australia called the ?Sydney Scramble?. The ride brought a few good pe ...
After the train wreck that was Orange County Choppers, I've been a bit reluctant to commit to any motorcycle related reality TV shows. What I like ...
Everyone wants to be remembered for something. For Portugal?s it roCkS!bikes that something is great looking, monocoque bodied custom motorcycles. Run ...
Motorcycles and coffee are two items that appear on my list of things that I can?t live without, which is rather fortunate. Through my observations, m ...
In 2015 Italian restauranteur Alessandro Dell?unto rented a small workshop space 500m from his restaurant. Why" Because when he?s not refining his lat ...
If you?re the kind of rider who spends their weekdays on asphalt and their weekends on dirt these new riding pants from Fuel Motorcycles will serve yo ...
A couple of years ago I had the pleasure of meeting the Muharremi brothers, the duo behind the United Kingdom?s ?Auto Fabrica?. At the time of visitin ...
When it comes to riding gear every motorcyclist should own a good leather jacket. Historically leather has played a huge role in motorcycling and with ...
44 year old financial consultant and economics lecturer Jordi Soldevila is probably the last person you?d expect to be behind the creation of this ama ...
Here?s the latest edition of 'Roads We Ride', a collaboration between the folks at Pipeburn, Stories of Bike and Transport for NSW. In this ed ...
Pepo Rosell of XTR Pepo has been in the custom motorcycle building business for more than twenty years and he certainly doesn?t seem to be losing any ...
My name is Jimmy Dressel and together with my twin brother Mick and our dad Karsten we build bikes in our workshop, Kaspeed Custom Motorcycles. We res ...
From street fighter to café racer. This Triumph Speed Triple is barely recognizable beneath its new, retro exterior. This wild transformation is the ...
I have a penchant for motorcycle helmets and I will be the first to admit I have too many of them. I have 5 times as many helmets as I do motorcycles. ...
Fabian Campos and David Morales of the Denton Moto Collective are all about helping people realize their two-wheeled dreams. At their shared workshop ...
For a great weekend trip away on your motorcycle you need a good pack. The wrong one can leave you with a sore back, soaked clothes, or not enough gea ...
One of the things that isn?t often talked about when we feature a custom motorcycle build is what condition the donor bike was in. Buying secondhand m ...
No this isn?t the motorcycle belonging to Marvel?s top-grossing superhero. It is rather the latest build from Italian workshop Seven Motors. At the re ...
Builders of inventively unique motorcycles and makers of tough and functional riding gear, Icon 1000 are a company of riders with a stated goal of pro ...
Sadly it looks like Yamaha's venerable SR400s time is coming to an end. Like so many other motorcycles falling victim to strict emissions rules, Y ...
Turning your passion into a successful business venture is a dream that many of us share. It?s no mean feat, but if what you do strikes a chord with ...
When he?s not working on superyachts Sydney based engineer Brock gets his kicks tinkering with motorcycles. His latest bike is a BMW R100RT which he b ...
London?s Ace Cafe opened in 1938, became a legendary hub of rock ?n? roll and cafe racer motorcycle culture, then closed in 1969. Thirty or so years l ...
The Japanese aesthetic philosophy of Wabi Sabi can be loosely translated as the acceptance of imperfection and transience. Applying this philosophy to ...
"This project kicked off with a stock 1982 R45 that had laid dormant in our client's garage for almost a decade," says JM Customs workshop owner J ...
For years now I've been harping on about the Ducati Monster becoming the poster child for the café racer scene. Style wise the Monster offers a g ...
Welcome to our new "Workshop Series". In this new series, we will be revisiting our roots and returning to the workshop where this site began. Back th ...
The fear associated with crashing a motorcycle is two-fold. From an outsiders view it is the rider who they fear for the most, for the rider it?s his ...
If you're anything like me and have a strange obsession with motorcycle helmets you would have noticed the green and gold item that appeared along ...
In motorsport, race teams are always looking for new ways to improve lap times. Back in the fifties when motorcycles were almost all naked teams began ...
As a follow up to our recent ride review of Kawasaki's new retro sports bike I thought we should take a look at one of the very first custom build ...
With the release of the Vitpilen 401 and 701 motorcycles in 2018, Husqvarna will re-enter the street bike market. To mark the occasion they?re offerin ...
As much as I can?t get enough of the modern classic trend sweeping the world of motorcycle manufacturing right now, many of new bikes miss their mark. ...
One of the perks of running a custom motorcycle website like ?Return of the Café Racers? is being invited to special events in the motorcycle industr ...
All good things come in pairs. Take for instance Rad Yamamoto?s (aka Ask Motorcycles) latest project. This is the second custom build that Rad displ ...
In time for the Northern Hemisphere?s spring comes the Icon 1000 Varial motorcycle jacket (which will do quite nicely for the Southern Hemisphere?s fa ...
If you stayed glued to the television during the 2018 Superbowl ads you would have seen a rather amusing Squarespace advert featuring Keanu Reeves. In ...
Towards the end of 2017 when the Tokyo Motor and EICMA shows took place I got more than a little excited about the year that lay ahead. This is becaus ...
The Mooneyes Yokohama Hot Rod & Custom Show is a playground for large capacity custom motorcycles. American manufactured machines dominated the 2017 s ...
Italian manufacturer AGV has been protecting riders? heads for seventy years now. To celebrate, they?ve released their Legends Collection, a line of v ...
I?ve had many conversations with custom enthusiasts about dying crafts. Skills that have been replaced due to advancements in technology or simply bec ...
The Roads We Ride series continues this year with more insights into some of Sydney?s best-known riding roads and how to safely navigate them. This ti ...
A backpack for any occasion.As a motorcyclist, finding the right backpack can be challenging. For years I've struggled to find a solution that ful ...
"Make it simple?. With those few words, the owner described to me what he was after. I insisted we sat together a while longer so I could coerce a few ...
Following in the footsteps of champions is no mean feat. Before the dust had even settled at the end of the 2017 ?Sultans of Sprint? series a pair of ...
?The integration of post-punk, electronic and dance music made New Order one of the most critically acclaimed and influential bands of the 1980s, but ...
After being away from home for the last half of 2017 and without a motorcycle I was chuffed when Moto Guzzi Australia offered up one of their latest m ...
From building custom motorcycles to manufacturing riding gear is there nothing Fuel Motorcycles can?t do" From their Barcelona based HQ, the Fuel MC t ...
Honda motorcycles CB series is undoubtedly one of the most popular choices for cafe racer conversions. The CB became the world?s first superbike with ...
I?m sure you?re all aware by now that I?m a sucker for a great first-time build. Nothing pleases me more than seeing a slick bike built by an amateur ...
It can be tough for a new brand to establish themselves with consumers, especially in the ?affordable? automotive market. When I had just finished my ...
High-end fashion for your fingers. There's no denying riding apparel has come a long way in the last decade. From manufacturing processes through ...
It?s not often we get to revisit a past project. We are all so focused on the future that we forget about the great things we?ve done in the past. Bac ...
2017 marked Return of the Café Racers fourth trip to Jogjakarta for Indonesia?s premiere custom culture show, Kustomfest. Along with Luke Ray from Fu ...
Hot on the heels of the Star Wars 'The Last Jedi? movie comes this Empire-esque helmet from US riding gear manufacturer, Scorpion. The white Scorp ...
With winter well underway in the northern hemisphere, any time out on your motorcycle requires specialised gear. So if you?re planning on braving the ...
It?s no secret that manufacturers have been watching what?s been happening in the custom scene. They?ve been releasing motorcycles aimed at those of u ...
2017 was a great year. The custom motorcycle scene has continued to produce some truly incredible builds and we were honoured to feature many of them ...
There are two types of people in this world. Those who pack their bag like they're taking part in the World Tetris Championships, and those who li ...
Ducati - my second favourite Italian motorcycle manufacturer. There is no doubt that the Bologna factory has produced more than their fair share of le ...
With the end of 2017 right around the corner what better way to wrap up the year than with a build that epitomises what this site is all about, gettin ...
The ?Mystery Ship? was an aftermarket Kawasaki KZ1000 designed by AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee Craig Vetter in 1980.Motorcycle designer Vetter ...
As I'm typing this I find myself thinking that it actually makes a lot of sense to use a trail bike as the basis for a cafe racer build. They?re l ...
If there's one Italian riding gear brand that's as iconic as the countries most recognised motorcycle manufacturer (sorry Guzzi fans I'm r ...
Mankind has been discovering clever uses for copper since 9000BC. The stuff has been used to fashion tools, tile church roofs, build a supersized lady ...
For most people, a small capacity Japanese bike probably doesn?t sound like an ideal trade-off for a classic Triumph TR6, but for 'Defined Motorcy ...
Do you remember what you were doing when you were 23" It was only a few years ago for me, around the time I got my first motorcycle and I was only jus ...
At some stage, the tide turned against Yamaha?s SR400 and SR500. It might just be that I?m in Australia and we?ve been saturated with years of Deus-bu ...
Writing XTR Pepo and moped in the same sentence is not something we'd usually expected to be doing. Pepo?s custom motorcycle builds tend to have a ...
You meet the nicest people building motorcycles. A few years back Luke Ray of Fuel Magazine and I took a trip to Bandung in Indonesia. After attending ...
