A while back, we ran a staff collection of favorite motorcycling songs and the results surprised pretty much everyone. The folks who contribute to Cafe Racer magazine are of varied ages, ethnicities and cultural backgrounds, so as expected, we received votes for...

I have to admit, I'm spoiled. After riding extensively in the UK where traffic circles and roundabouts are the norm, a road journey here at home can feel awfully frustrating. In the region where I ride most often, I regularly encounter more than a few stoplights that...

It's been three decades since I was working in London and hit upon a very fun idea. A friend's Triumph chopper had been stored in my modest garage for several years, having been abandoned after he crashed the 650 Bonneville some years earlier. While in the UK, I...

In Cafe Racer magazine's latest issue, our stalwart reporter Gary Hallobeck unearths the burgeoning cafe racer scene in the faraway Asian nation of Indonesia. The country's many small islands are populated by a youthful demographic who love two-wheelers, with a...

When either working at or contributing to a motorcycle publication, riding gear, one soon realizes, are one of the job's best perks. Riding gear manufacturers are always eager to have their wares deployed on the bodies of staff writers, as this sort of direct exposure...

With summer just a few weeks away, riding time becomes far more frequent. In the Pittsburgh areas, we've enjoyed a long stretch of clear, sunny weather that's low humidity makes it just perfect for motorcycling. Bikes are eveywhere, it seems, and with the roads...