Cafe racer

If you're currently not aware of the landmark that is London's Ace Cafe. Originally opened in the 1938 as a cafe for truck drivers, it quickly became a hangout for motorcyclists.

Without a doubt Custom Shop Gravel Crew in Japan is one of my favourites. Didn't get a chance to visit these guys but I wish I could have.

AKA "The Little One"This nicely done cafe started out as a 1969 Honda CB350 and was tastefully brought back to life by the guys at . Along with building beautiful cafe racers, BCR is also well known for their … For this build they originally wanted to quickly put together a cafe by painting a checkered stripe down the tank, adding some clip-ons and finding a new rear tail.

This fantastic cafe racer was built by a Alain Bernard from custom shop called Santiago Chopper, and was featured as part of the TV series Cafe Racer which screens on the Discovery Channel. I'm yet to see this TV series …The powerplant is based on a 70's Kawasaki Z900 which sits snug into a 70's vintage Moto Martin frame.

The guys at Twinline have been building some sharp looking bikes including this Kawasaki S1.There has been some thought gone into the design around balancing the tripple exhaust with the rest of the elements on the bike.

Here is a nice video created by Squadra Sutge. It's a tribute to classic motorcycles and the people who love them.

Stumbled across some nice videos featuring the Kott Motorcycles Shop. Dustin Kott (the owner) talks through his design process and inspiration on a couple of his Honda Cafe projects.

Found this fantastic example of a modern cafe racer while looking over at .Built by Taimoshan Cycle Works, a Custom Motorcycle Shop in Cardiff, this Super Cafe Racer houses an Aprilia RSV V-Twin water cooled engine into an open …I could only imagine the time and thought taken to create something like this, especially since fuel injection, modern brakes, electric ignition, a full engine computer management system all have been included in the build.