by MIKESEATE | May 20, 2024 | Blog
Cafe Racer magazine has been invited to Maryland’s Classic Motorcycle Day for the last 10 years or so, and until now, we’ve always been too busy to attend. The ride from Pittsburgh through rural West Virginia to the leafy hills of Mount Airy is a fine one,... by MIKESEATE | May 14, 2024 | Blog
Heads-up all you New England-area vintage and custom riders. Vanson, the maker of high-quality motorcycle leathers and textile riding gear is celebrating their 50th Anniversary the weekend of June first and second. In the motorcycle protective gear game, quite a few... by MIKESEATE | May 7, 2024 | Blog
Fifteen years is a very long time to stage a regional custom motorcycle show. It’s an even longer stretch considering the annual Cafe Racer Reader’s Ride-In Custom Show was the country’s only ride-in event dedicated to the low-barred, highly modded motorcycles... by MIKESEATE | Apr 28, 2024 | Blog
Fresh back from our annual fortnight journey to So Cal to test new streetbikes, there’s always a flood of memories competing for brain-space when we return. In the brief timespan we have in the Agoura Hills area, we’re constantly on the search for... by MIKESEATE | Apr 19, 2024 | Blog
Cafe Racer Magazine’s away team headed to sunny So Cal this week for a well-needed update of sorts. We’ve hit up several major motorcycle manufacturers for test bikes to get a feel for their latest naked performance offerings. Though we hadn’t even... by MIKESEATE | Apr 3, 2024 | Blog
In the months since announcing the first Royal Enfield Custom Contest, our eyes have been blown open by the sheer adaptability of the Indian-made machines. The global competition has been open to Royal Enfield-branded bikes regardless of year of manufacture,...