The café racer motorcycle is a fascinating relic of the past. Originating from the vibrant motorcycle culture of the United Kingdom in the 1950s and 1960s, café racers were the brainchild of young ...

Café Racer motorcycles first appeared on the streets in the 1950s in London, when restless teenage "rockers" began stripping back and customizing their British bikes for power, speed, and agility.

The rate at which Jeremie Duchampt makes great things happen is absolutely mind-boggling, but none of his projects ever feel rushed or uninspired. Today we’re here to talk about one of his older ...

Despite its slouched cruiser anatomy, the Virago platform from Yamaha has often lent itself to custom cafe racer projects like a charm. Of course, that speaks volumes about some builders’ incredible ...

A few years ago, if you wanted a good-looking cafe racer–style motorcycle, you either had to find a custom bike shop to build one within your budget, or buy an old, used bike and wrench it yourself.

Just over two years since its foray into the small bike segment with the Speed 400, Triumph has unveiled the latest in its Thruxton cafe racer series with roughly the same underpinnings, but more ...

Remember the cafe racer craze? A decade ago, you couldn't throw a rock without hitting someone's Instagram-core CB750 build with unbearably loud pipes, unrideably aggressive ergonomics, and immaculate ...

With a Master's degree in English Literature and six years of writing experience, Aayush has been contributing to TopSpeed for over two years. Since 95% of his personality is motorcycles, he goes ...

Harry has been writing and talking about motorcycles for 15 years, although he's been riding them for 45 years! After a long career in music, he turned his hand to writing and television work, ...

The Beachman 64 blends classic cafe racer styling with modern electric performance. After riding it for the past few months, ...

Motorcycle builder Walt Siegl speaks to WSJ's Jonathan Welsh about the rising popularity of the cafe racer motorcycle. Photo: Anthony Blasko FOR SOME riders, the latest racy sport motorcycles and ...

Ah, the Cafe Racer. A small and powerful fun machine to ride. This vintage appeal to the old motorcycles of the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s has hipsters spilling their bulletproof coffee all over their ...