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…

    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…