With publication of Cafe Racer magazine’s 15th Anniversary Issue just around the bend, we took a long, wistful look back at some of the incredibly creative and mechanically gifted people who’ve helped fill our pages with their custom motorbikes over the years. This issue, our June/July, 2023 will be the 87th though with the…

  Last issue we previewed the final sell-off of several significant, historic two-wheelers built and raced by Dave Degens of England’s legendary Dresda Tritons. The bikes went under the gavel on the weekend of April 23 and the low bids these and other rare British classics drew was a boon to buyers and a disappointment…

  One of the most enduringly popular modern retro motorcycles to emerge in recent years is Triumph’s 1200cc Bonneville platform. The new generation machines emerged in 2016, replacing the previous air-cooled, 900cc Bonnevilles that were hot-sellers on their own. However, the 1200cc Bonneville platform offered a whole new level of performance over the 58-odd horsepower…

For our upcoming June/July issue, cafe Racer magazine is celebrating not only the dedicated staff and readership that’s taken us this far, but we’re running a special feature detailing the previous winners of our annual Best In Show award at the Reader’s ride-In Show. As this year’s event draws closer on Sunday, August 15th here…

  At a much younger age, me and my buddies used to frequently pontificate on what qualities would make for the prefect prospective bride. The usual assortment of comments would surface again and again, mostly having to do with sexual appetites and whether said women’s family owned a pizza shop, brewery or, ultimately, a motorcycle…

  Cafe Racer’s April/May issue hits the streets next week k with a long overdue emphasis on women riders, a growing sector in all areas of motorcycling. We’ve known some powerful, dedicated female enthusiasts over the years and are fortunate enough to work with two of them. Both Kim Love, our esteemed managing editor and…

  Ever dream of purchasing or selling the motorcycle of your dreams from the comfort of your home or office? Come Saturday, April 15, J. Wood and Co. Auctions is serving up just that chance as they team up with online auction facilitators highbid.com to offer a selection of motorcycles and memorabilia owned not by…

The Daytona 200 gets underway Saturday at 2 pm and for the third consecutive year, I won’t be watching the race. This is not a decision of my own, but that of cable TV programmers who have collectively passed on providing broadcast coverage of what once was considered America’s premiere motorcycle competition. I remember gathering…

  We finished up our recent West Coast journey with visits to a pair of So Cal’s brightest motorcycle meeting places, namely, The Rock Store nestled in the canyons about 40 miles east of Loas Angeles and Neptune’s Net, the airy, well-visited seafood restaurant on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. On weekends, both eateries…