Fall is the best season for those of us excited by the new batch of street machines emerging from the R&D teams at the world’s motorcycle manufacturers. In Milan, Italy, the annual EICMA industry showcase is held, a sort of Fashion Week for the two-wheeled set where everything from concept bikes to high-tech accessories and…

Gotta love new streetbike season! It’s that tike of year when our partners in the motorcycle industry drop off new motorcycles for the CRM team to test ride, the first of which has been this amazing, 2025 BMW R129t. The retro roadster combines the best of classic, neo-cafe styling with the fastest, fiercest version of…

In Cafe Racer’s current October/November issue, we look into one of the more fascinating technoloigical developments in recent motorcycle engine design: the rebirth of the parallel twin. Though this side-by-side engine type had become ubiquitous in British motorcycles during teh middle 20th Century, by the late 1990s, they were hard to find in new motorcycle…

In Cafe Racer magazine’s latest October/November issue, our columnist and longtime rider Anthony Conroy shares some deeply personal experiences with our readers. After several decades aboard two wheels, he suffered a serious illness that resulted in the amputation of his right leg below the knee. I won’t get into the details, but Connie, as his…

Much has been said and even more rumored about just what sort of motorcycle would replace Triumph’s speedy, sharp-looking Bonneville Thruxton. The factory cafe racer has been a hot seller around the world since the early 200s when the air-cooled, 865cc version captured a sizeable market share for its racy, retro 1960s looks and unintimidating…

Every motorcycle rider has a mental list of their favorite riding spots, a compilation usually dictated by teh sort of bike they ride. I’ve known stunt riders who were content to rip massive wheelies along city bridges and Florida causeways, while my cruiser-mounted friends swear by long, slightly curvy country lanes that challenge neither rider…

For the second year running, 20 lucky Cafe Racer magazine readers will share a rare, behind-the-scenes tour of the massive, five-day Las Vegas Mecum Motorcycle Auction. The nation’s largest powersports auction house will stage the annual event at the South Point Hotel and Casino from Wednesday, January 29 through Sunday, February 2. The event attracts…

A correction of sorts is in order due an error in this issue’s Paddock section. We mentioned the upcoming J. Wood and Company Auction slated for Saturday, September 28 that the auction is for “the late” Jack Weaver, though Mr. Weaver, a longtime MX racer from the Northeast, is still very much alive, we’re told….

There’s not much motorcycling content on the TV these days as cable’s Motor Trend network has gone to an all-cars format and Motoamerca racing is soon to wrap up another season. We just took in some very good news on that front as the intrepid team of Ewan MacGregor and Charlie Boorman have announced another…