It’s been quite some time since the Cafe Racer Magazine crew attended a motorcycle industry show. Too many office and garage duties keep us busier than the proverbial one-legged man in the ass kicking contest. This week is different. We flew out to Las Vegas for the AIME Powersports Expo and we’re glad…

  Our latest issue’s stunning cover image is culled from a fascinating new book chronicling the first ten years of a global phenomenon in motorcycling. “A Decade of Dapper” intimately covers the creation, growth and people behind the Distinguished gentleman’s Ride, a worldwide charity run aiding men’s health initiatives. The event started in Australia back…

      Coming up in Cafe Racer magazine’s February/March issue, we feature an exclusive photo spread from inside a prison. Yes, thanks to our ace photographer Simon Everett, the images were shot at a custom motorcycle show staged in England’s Gloucester Penitentiary, a unique location for the annual Kickback Motorcycle Show that’s staged in…

Those of you who were dedicated fans of Cafe Racer TV may or may not have caught the buzz, but our video chronicles of custom motorcycle builds is back. In early fall, we launched the all-new Ton-Up Tv video streaming service, a subscriber-based way to catch up on the most recent happenings in the busy…

We spent an eventful day wrenching in the CRM garage this week with Adam Bowser, the hardworking owner of PGH Moto, a local cafe racer custom shop. Adam’s two-wheeled creations have been featured several times in issues of the mag as his team’s ability to locate, rebuild and sell-off some 500- yes, that’s 500- custom…

  2022 draws to a close and I’m refelcting a bit on the 12 months that have passed. The year began with a major surgery to repair several broken bones in my right fot. Though I’m not one to over-share personal information with readers as is quite too commo in this “look-at-me” social media age,…

It’s coming up on two years since Harley-Davidson first launched their Revolution Max 60 degree water-cooled engine. The powerplant was met with a predictable mixture of confusion and resistance (as witnessed on my Instagram posts from the April, 2021 Sportster 1250S launch) followed by awe from those who’d actually ridden the incredible new machine. The…

The first-generation Triumph Bonnevilles and Thruxtons were popular beloved machines for a number of reasons. The air-cooled 900cc twins were accessible due their undemanding riding positions and relatively low horsepower parallel twin engines. Though Triumph are said to have sold over 350,000 units between their 2001 introduction and the 2016 model year when the newer,…

On Sunday, November 20, Harley-Davidson announced the final Evolution-engined Sportster rolled off the Motor Company’s assembly line. More then 10 million units have bene built and sold since the new engine platform was introduced in 1986 and this will be the final air-cooled Sportster as the bike, in continuous production since 1957, is being replaced…