Over the past 17 years, some of my favorite custom bike photo features we’ve run in Cafe Racer magazine have focused on motorcycles no one would ever suspect of making great canvasses for modification. The brilliantly conceived Suzuki bandit designed and built by Upstate, New York’s BCP Customs is just such a machine. The sleek,…

We’re just back from the annual AIME Powerspots Expo in Las Vegas, a multifaceted event that reveals the coming trends in streetbikes and all the cool, innovative kit that comes with them. Straight from the off, it was reassuring to see how strongly represented the cafe racer movement remains going into 2025. Nearly every OEM…

We recently heard from a longtime pal of Cafe Racer magazine, one Hiro Madea of Kobe, Japan. The 45 year-old is a veritable wellspring of energy and ideas in the country’s classic motorcycle and ton-up culture movements and for our February/March issue, he’s contributed some of his unique motorcycle photography to the mix. We first…

Longtime readers of Cafe Racer magazine will know we’re beyond skeptical when it comes to the rush to fill our roads with autonomous vehicles. The tecchies see a veritable gold rush in an unproven technology that rightfully strikes fear into the hearts of the two-wheeled community. A few years back I interviewed a representative from…

The US streetbike market remained flat in 2024 according to international Motorcycle industry analysts MC Data. The Rome, Italy-based firm reports that 462,641 new stereetbikes sold in our country last year, despite a roaring stock market and healthy economy. Harley-Davidson is among the biggest losers with dismal third quarter sales and declining numbers overall The…

We’ve enjoyed a warmer than usual fall here in Western Pennsylvania, filling the memory books with memories of leafy rides through colorful foliage and days when we had to look twice at the calendar to remind ourselves that yes, this is December and we’re still aboard two wheels. Mother Nature and Old Man Winter had…

Readers who are interested in joining Cafe Racer magazine’s crew as we host a weekend of VIP tours of the amazing pre-staging area of the Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction have two additional weeks to sign up to win. The tours are to be held on Thursday, January 30 and Friday, the 31st starting at…

After nearly 18 years of publishing Cafe Racer magazine, we’ve amassed quite an impressive library of high-quality motorcycle images. Some of the custom rides we’ve featured are truly unforgettable, their innovation and groundbreaking qualities sticking with us for years. One such machine is the Aprilia RSV Mille-powered special built back in 2010 by Welshman John…

A few years back we were fortunate enough to spend a day hanging out at the amazing and very active three-building compound that makes up Jay leno’s Garage. The buildings are filled to overflowing with exotic cars and motorcycles of every description and the veteran comedian and dedicated gearhead is a welcoming host if ever…