I just discovered this website – motoborgotaro.com. I saw few of their builds over the years, featured on blog pages and in the press. But I never checked their online presence. And what a treat this is. I’ve been browsing for about an hour now. And … Read More ›
How to make a boring Honda Hornet cool? Make it retro! I personally believe – that we will be seeing more and more of this kind of “retro-mods” in the future. I’m honestly quite surprised that no workshop has proposed a “kit” to modify a … Read More ›
Yes! It’s another Yamaha… But it’s not a Virago! And it’s quite a beautiful cafe racer. And it’s the essence of what this blog is about. You can see that it’s not perfect. Not “like new”, but it was composed with good proportions and with … Read More ›
What would be the best award for a custom bike building garage? What would give the most satisfaction to a bike builder? I think it would be the moment when a big motorcycle manufacturer asks You to build a custom, based on a brand new … Read More ›
What can You do with almost perfect retro naked from BMW? Well, actually I don’t like R Nine T at all… as I find it over-designed and too complicated regarding line… but most of the people love it… You can take it… disassemble it… modify, … Read More ›
Here is a real treat for boxer fans. The first thing that popped into my mind when I saw this build was: “Brave builder”:) As for this kind of “candy” colour tires/frames/wheels it’s a risky business. Whenever You choose to go outside of accepted styling … Read More ›
Well, I wanted to feature a CX500 as according to some demand – it’s still “the cafe racer” people are looking for all over the web (next to Virago?). But it’s impossible to keep track of all CX builds.So I chose Top 5 Honda CX500 … Read More ›
And here’s another Katana. Precisely 1982 Suzuki GSX1100 one by Macco Motors. These builders from Spain, specialize mainly in Triumph motorcycles. But don’t avoid other brands and challenges (I strongly recommend to check their portfolio!). This build is a nice story of saving a motorcycle … Read More ›
Now something more exotic: 2009 Ducati 848 “Le-Caffage” by Apogee Motorworks Ducati builds are almost always different. There is no possibility to achieve a slick, straight and minimialistic cafe racer line of a Honda CB 🙂 There is always this italian fantasy and design present. … Read More ›