Cafe Racers

The best custom designed motorcycles are the ones who look completely stock and unchanged when you first look at them.

The Honda CB900F was never the prettiest of bikes. But with a solid 95 bhp on tap, it offered a big performance jump over the CB750. It was mostly aimed at the European market, where it was known as the Bol D’Or—after the famous endurance race.

This brutal, slammed Honda CB750K7 is Monkee #54, the latest machine to roll out of the legendary Danish workshop. It’s got even more of an apocalyptic feel than most Wrenchmonkees builds, and was commissioned by Timothée, a rider from Paris.

After recently featuring AdHoc's 3rd Cafe Racer build it wouldn't be right if I didn't take a quick look back at his second. Based on a late model CB750 'Night Hawk', Ad Hoc has managed to achieve the unachievable, he's made it look good.

There is usually two types of custom motorcycle builds: the ones for the customers, build with money in mind and the ones for creators themselves, build with soul and emotions.

Here's our second collaborative feature from the premiere issue of Tank Moto Magazine; Sofi Tsingo's Honda CB550 Cafe Racer. Every custom build has a story, some better than others, and Sofi's is one that I would place in the better category.

Less is more. It's a phrase that's tossed around with more reckless abandon than an SUV being driven by a texting teenager.