Wow! Serious Triumph Custom.

Thanks to Oldsport.

Moto Guzzi Cafe.

I love a motorcycle that uses something as big as tennis balls for carb plugs! Jebus!!

Another unrelated shot of a really unusual and very trick Honda Twin sportbike from an earlier post.

I stumbled across this bike again by accident over on ADV rider. This same bike was the subject of an earlier post HERE! Anyone know anything more about this beauty?

UPDATE: Seriously Wild Vincent! Now with bonus pic!

I have no clue where I found this picture. Wild ride though!



UPDATE: Regular contributor Dave Innola saw just sent me this beauty so I figured I'd drop her in here.

Nice Japanese Norton...

Moto Guzzi / Cafe Racer Event Pics!

My God what a beautiful gathering of bikes. For the Whole show check out this thread at Adventure Rider

Honda CJ360 Highly Customized Cafe Racer built for Bob Hanson

Harley Davidson XLCR... Make that a pair!

In Honor of the "American Motorcycles" theme At "Riding Into History" today.

Whoa that's nice... Guzzi Cafe Racer

A hopped up Kawasaki ELR on a twisty road!

Pictures like this give me expensive ideas... Oh this is the homepage picture of the very cool http://www.clubcaferacer.com/. It's all in french but there's some great pictures there if you don't happen to speak the language. Check them out.

Reader Ride! Putting the"Cafe" Sport in Sportster!

Joseph Chaney sends in his beauty of a ride! Now that's my kind of Harley. I've always thought that Sportsters were underrepresented in the Cafe world. Looks like hell of a fun ride! A lot of nice personal touches on this one. That seat ans swingarm are sweet! Ans I really like the rising sun decals on the engine. Must keep those purists scratching their heads!

He Writes:

"I really enjoy your blog, and thought I'd submit some pictures of my bike for your consideration. It is a 2003 Sportster XL1200C that I bought brand new and have done all of the work myself. I even laced the wheels and mounted the tires. It is a blast to ride!

Here are a few specs on it:

-engine- stock 1200cc

-exhaust- Vance & Hines SS2R

-wheels- stock HD hubs, Excel rims (19x2.15 front and 18x4.25 rear), Buchanan stainless spokes, Avon tyres

-gas tank- stock 3.3 gallon with Honda F2 fuel filler

-drive- Renthal sprockets with RK 520 chian

-rearsets- Crossroads performance

-tail section- custom built by owner

-clipons- Rockwall

-swingarm- stock with bracing

Thanks! Joe

Thanks Much for the pics!

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Nice Pair of Honda Cafe Racers.

I was looking through some old Daytona pictures and when I saw this one I realized that I'd seen them before (or later on actually) at the Riding into History show. I think I've posted them here individually already Link. Here they are together.

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New Reader Rides!

Reader Lawrence Austria has submitted a 3 for 1. Some beautiful Cafe Rides and a really tasty scooter. Thank You for sharing such excellent work! You have a great eye for motorcycles!

He Writes:

Hi!I saw your site while browsing the net and I just want to share my resto project. Above are the pics of my bikes, first is my 1966 Ducati M160 Special racer then my 1964 CB77R Racer and lastly my play bike the 1958 NSU Prima lll K Limited Edition. Hope you like it.

Lawrence Austria

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Honda GB500

I've always liked these bikes. Jus a little too ahead of it's time. It'd probably sell well today.

Sweet Little Ducati Single "Cafe"

Featherbed framed "Triton"

Stunning. Superhawk based? Cafe Racer.

Rickman Specials by Robert Simpson

Robert Simpson wrote in when he saw some pictures I posted of his bikes in earlier posts. I've never met him personally but I've seen his bikes up close (when I photographed them at Daytona) and they are simply outstanding.

Robert writes.

A little timeline for you.

The Black Honda, stock 1973 rolling chassis with Dunstall hand and foot controls and Read Titan bodywork came to me originally thought to be all Dunstall. I started that bike, then the orange Rickman, which I had been pestering the previous owner for almost 20 years, came my way, crashed, but not bent. That one took a year to complete. Attachment above shows photo of me with the Rickman Brothers at last years AMA Concourse event. Got back to the Read Titan bike, finished it, then got a call from Craig Vetter, who raced the green Rickman back in the day. He gave the AMA museum that bike back in the 90's when they inducted him into the Hall of Fame. He wanted the bike restored for the upcoming "Cafe Specials" display at Mid O in July, as well as a show at the ACE Cafe in London in September. I spent all Winter getting it ready for the RIH event, which it never made it to as you know. Craig Vetter has been tracking the restoration on his website if your interested. www.craigvetter.com Go to "motorcycle design" then find the link to "Vetter Rickman racing", follow that to the bottom of the page and see "restoration".

Nickel is gorgeous, if it's not too badly corroded. I was fortunate in not having to replate either frame. I'm told chrome is too brittle for real bikes, but not show bikes. I'm also not sure how easy it is to get nickel done these days due to environmental issues.

I feel your pain concerning 2 stroke triples. I grew up in a Kaw/Suzuki shop in the late 60's/early 70's. I just sold a 69 H-1, already regretting that. Still own my original 1971 T350 and 1972 GT-750 Suzuki's as well as a Canadian Model RZ350. Given the increased interest in 2 stroke triples, this is one trend I might actually be ahead of.

Keep up the good work.

One Shiney Norton Commando!

We'll be going vintage for a few days after my trip to the vintage races in Daytona.

I've got LOTS of cool new pics but it's all vintage. We'll get back to the shiney new stuff soon enough though.
Here's a beautiful way to go "old school" sport touring on a Norton.