Café Racer

  • SCOOP Final road test pic of £4k SWM cafe racer

    SCOOP Final road test pic of £4k SWM cafe racer

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      SCOOP Final road test pic of SWM cafe racer. This is the final version of the chinese/italian cafe racer from SWM. The Milan 440 has been snapped during final road tests in as-ready-to-ride trim. This is a new bike from the firm’s range and whilst no details have yet been released it’s through that…

  • Honda to launch new CB400Four classic cafe racer

    Honda to launch new CB400Four classic cafe racer

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        Honda to launch new CB400Four classic cafe racer. Forget any old stories re-doing the rounds about bigger bikes, the hottest bike on Honda’s rota right now is a new version of the CB400Four retro bike that will be based around the CB400F nc36 (pictured), the new bike is based on the model which…

  • New CR&S Vun model cafe racer revealed

    New CR&S Vun model cafe racer revealed

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      New CR&S Vun model cafe racer revealed. This is the CR&S Vun Exposition, the third bike to come from the Italian specialist bike builder. Just 15 of these bikes will be made and the bike is due to go on display at this year’s Milan EXPO show. As with the other bikes in the…

  • Video: Awesome cafe racer Yamaha being ridden

    Video: Awesome cafe racer Yamaha being ridden

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      Here’s another excellent video of one of the Yard Built customised XJR1300 Yamahas. This is the whittily (!?) named ‘Botafogo-N’ made by Numbnut Motorcycles. It’s a lovely bit kit, whatever the name means, now all that needs to happen is for Yamaha to actually start making these things for us to buy. Enjoy the…

  • Cool cafe racer and 650R enduro break cover

    Cool cafe racer and 650R enduro break cover

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    Heard of SWM? The name stands for Speedy Working Motors and is an Italian/Chinese company that has turned out a few interesting models over the last few months and has now shown us its new R660R road-legal enduro bike. We like this sort of thing. SWM is made up of Ampelio Macchi – who turned…

  • Royal Enfield Continental GT 535cc Café Racer now in black

    Royal Enfield Continental GT 535cc Café Racer now in black

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    Royal Enfield has now made the Continental GT 535cc Café Racer available in black. Available to buy from April, it will be priced at £4999 on the road – the same as the yellow and red machines. The bike also features a new tan-coloured fla-sculpted racing seat, with contrast stitching. Royal Enfield has worked closely with…

  • Cool V-Twin Yard Built Yamaha café racer

    Cool V-Twin Yard Built Yamaha café racer

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      Yamaha has teamed up with legendary German custom bike builder Marcus Walz for their third project in five years. Walz and Yamaha collaborated to create a stunning new Yard Built concept with the Yamaha XV950. The result, ‘El Ratón Asesino’ sets a new standard for detail as Walz delivers a sublime Café Racer in…

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