by MIKESEATE | Oct 2, 2019 | Blog
After more than 20 years writing about motorbikes, it’s amazing the oddball imagery that piles up in one’s files. Just recently, while sorting through stacks of Cafe Racer back issues, I came across the above color image by ace shooter Yve Assad. She... by MIKESEATE | Sep 18, 2019 | Blog
As fall quickly approaches here on the Eastern parts of the country, our sights this time of year turn Westward. That’s where the major motorcycle manufacturers store all manner of new demonstration models, bikes set aside from the showroom floors for the sole... by MIKESEATE | Sep 5, 2019 | Blog
When you run a magazine based on classic and custom streetbikes, we tend to ask a lot of our staffers. Though showing up to ride and wrench on motorbikes may seem, on the surface, like a dream gig, there are many long, unpaid days spent sorting out complex mechanical... by MIKESEATE | Aug 27, 2019 | Blog
Blake Kelly in Action Regular CRM readers will have missed seeing the name Blake Kelly in our masthead as of late. Blake, the magazine’s star test rider, fix-it expert and all-around wit has been busy at graduate school, seeking an advanced degree n the sort of... by MIKESEATE | Aug 21, 2019 | Blog
It’s been a very busy month, but it’s due time we acknowledged you, our readers for making the 12th Annual Reader’s Ride-In Custom Show a success. With clear skies, warm temperatures and open roads, folks started spilling into Sewickley as early as... by MIKESEATE | Aug 5, 2019 | Blog
New Attractions At 2019 Bike Show Come Sunday, August 11, the rolling hills of Sewickley will fill with the sounds of classic and custom motorcycles as our 12th Annual Cafe Racer Reader’s Ride-In Show gets underway. Team CRM has been working overtime to make...
Story by Mike Seate • Photos by Nikki Marie Photography As British manufacturers discovered more than half a century ago, line-ups can expand quite easily by designing new motorcycles around existing engine platforms. Indian’s Royal Enfield struck sales gold in 2018 with their versatile 650cc parallel twin engine introduced in the Continental GT cafe racer… Read more: FIRST RIDE Royal Enfield Shotgun 650
