The team at Karnage Kustoms pulled the XS500 to pieces and went over each element, reducing weight and tossing unnecessary elements, the bike is fitted with R-1 rear sets, a stack of cafe racer equipment from Dime City Cycles, the carburettors have been rebuilt and the engine has been thoroughly sorted.
It seems a shame that this clip is only 0:48 seconds long, seeing people skiing down a mountain being pulled by a Porsche 550 Spyder, Porsche 356, assorted Triumphs and other motorcycles is genuinely incredible.
This fantastic retro documentary about motorcycle racing is presented by “Fast” Freddie Spencer, it was filmed and released in 1985 so the era of 500cc 2-stoke super bikes was in full swing.
This modified 1950 Nimbus Bobber is the brainchild of Kim Scholer, a Danish man who says he chose the 22hp inline 4 due to the fact that it isn’t fast enough to get him into trouble. It’s hard to place the Nimbus into any particular category…
It amazes me that some people are this cool without even trying. After spending some time looking over the photograph above I’ve hypothesised that that’s a 1940’s or 1950’s JAP based flat tracker, I’ve also decided that I want one.
This Le Mans Moto Guzzi is quite easily one of the most famous Guzzi cafe racers in the world, it was released to the public last April to rapturous global applause and now, a year later, Matt has decided to list the bike for sale.
I’m a bit of a sucker for vintage motocross machines, they seem to be popping up less and less often so when a pristine example like this 1977 Suzuki RM370 crops up, I’m all over it.
The Moto Guzzi based KaffeeMaschine 5 is one of those cafe racers that comes along every now and then and totally lights up the motosphere, KaffeeMaschine 5 has so far been featured on Pipeburn, Southsiders MC, Design Inspiration and The Cafe Racer Cult, not to mention a slew of other more obscure sites.
This Harley Café Racer by Italian garage Passion 4 Custom is a great example of what can be achieved with a v-twin and a little patience, the style of the finished bike is a little reminiscent of Shinya Kimura’s work although it’s also quite distinctly Italian.
I love the front suspension on these early 20th century motorcycles, there was no real standardisation yet and so a wide variety of solutions were tried. Must have been an exciting time to be a young man with money in your pocket.
The 2SRD is a unique take on the classic Yamaha RD350 although with the amount of work and the sheer number of major changes,…
One of my favourite things is to discover men like Albert “The Chief” Hurt, he’s a retired Coast Guard officer who lives in Spokane and…
