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Ryan Reynolds’ Triumph Thruxton

Ben Branch February 16, 2016
  • Cafe Racers
  • Motorcycles
  • Triumph

Ryan Reynolds is an actor who needs no introduction, in fact as I type this his latest film Deadpool has already broken the box-office…

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Honda CB900F Bol d’Or

Ben Branch November 18, 2015
  • Australian
  • Cafe Racers
  • Honda
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

The Honda CB900F Bol d’Or was essentially the next step up from the venerable and staggeringly successful CB750, a motorcycle that had almost single-handedly…

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Honda CB550 by Lossa Engineering

Ben Branch November 12, 2015
  • American
  • Cafe Racers
  • Honda
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

The Honda CB550 is a motorcycle that sits in the shadow of its larger sibling, the Honda CB750. Anyone who’s ridden both models will…

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Worth Motorcycle Company BMW R60

Ben Branch October 23, 2015
  • BMW
  • Cafe Racers
  • Motorcycles

The Worth Motorcycle Company is a nonprofit organisation based in New York that teaches at-risk youth the art and engineering of vintage motorcycle restoration….

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Moto Guzzi 1100 Sport by Moto Studio

Ben Branch September 9, 2015
  • Cafe Racers
  • Moto Guzzi
  • Motorcycles

The Moto Guzzi 1100 Sport is one of those wonderful motorcycles that suffers from one major problem – it’s a little on the porky…

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Kawasaki KZ200 by Gasoline Motor Co.

Ben Branch September 9, 2015
  • Australian
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

When it was introduced in 1977, the Kawasaki KZ200 was one of the largest capacity motorcycles for sale in Indonesia, and it quickly garnered…

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Yamaha XJ900R Seca by Hageman MC

Ben Branch September 2, 2015
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

The Yamaha XJ900R Seca is a bit of a unicorn in the USA, it was only imported by Yamaha for one year in 1983,…

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BMW R nineT by JANE Motorcycles

Ben Branch August 22, 2015
  • American
  • BMW
  • Cafe Racers
  • Motorcycles

JANE Motorcycles is the brainchild of Adam Kallen and Alex DiMattio, the men have been friends for years and they share a passion for…

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Cafe Racers: Speed, Style, and Ton-Up Culture

Ben Branch August 21, 2015
  • Books
  • Cafe Racers
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Vintage

Cafe Racers: Speed, Style, and Ton-Up Culture is a book by motorcycling icon Paul d’Orleans – as the name suggests it offers a detailed look into…

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Triton by The GasBox

Ben Branch August 20, 2015
  • American
  • British
  • Cafe Racers
  • Motorcycles

In some respects, the Triton is the two wheeled equivalent of the Chimaera from ancient Greek mythology. It was a custom motorcycle built from…

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Richard Hammond’s Triton

Ben Branch April 7, 2015
  • British
  • Cafe Racers
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton
  • Triumph

The Triton is almost certainly the most famous motorcycle to have never been built in a factory – the name came from a contraction of…

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Ducati Monster by Deus Ex Machina

Ben Branch February 25, 2015
  • Cafe Racers
  • Ducati
  • Motorcycles

The Ducati Monster is a motorcycle we’ve seen customised six ways from Sunday, so whenever we find one that looks genuinely unique, it always…

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