Price: $7,000 USD (rumoured) / $9,600 AUDPrice: $11,395 USD / $16,990 AUDPrice: $9,990 USD / $16,990 AUDPrice: $19,995 USD / $33,990 AUDPrice: $13,295 USD / $19,350 AUDPRICE: $8,999 USD / $15,590 AUDPrice: $12,999 USD / $16,499+ AUDThe Kawasaki Z900RS Cafe was released a short time after the highly anticipated Z900RS. On paper, both models are identical aside from styling tweaks. Both bikes feature a liquid cooled, 948cc inline four that produces 110 bhp. There’s 98 Nm of torque, ABS, adjustable USD forks, a slipper clutch and selectable riding modes. The most notable differences come in...…Price: $7,000 USD (rumoured) / $9,600 AUDPrice: $11,395 USD / $16,990 AUDPrice: $9,990 USD / $16,990 AUDPrice: $19,995 USD / $33,990 AUDPrice: $13,295 USD / $19,350 AUDPRICE: $8,999 USD / $15,590 AUDPrice: $12,999 USD / $16,499+ AUDThe Kawasaki Z900RS Cafe was released a short time after the highly anticipated Z900RS. On paper, both models are identical aside from styling tweaks. Both bikes feature a liquid cooled, 948cc inline four that produces 110 bhp. There’s 98 Nm of torque, ABS, adjustable USD forks, a slipper clutch and selectable riding modes. The most notable differences come in...WW…

Built by Preachers Hot Rod Cycle Design in 2012, this 1971 Honda CB750 appeared on four episodes of the television program Café Racer. The bike’s orange finish with custom graphics complements its black powder-coated frame, and it is powered by an 836cc inline-four coupled with a five-speed manual transmission.Equipped with four Keihin CR carburetors, a four-into-one open exhaust system, a Kawasaki swingarm and monoshock, and a custom polished aluminum tail section, the motorcycle has been ridden by world champion drag racer Rickey Gadson. It participated in the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed...…Built by Preachers Hot Rod Cycle Design in 2012, this 1971 Honda CB750 appeared on four episodes of the television program Café Racer. The bike’s orange finish with custom graphics complements its black powder-coated frame, and it is powered by an 836cc inline-four coupled with a five-speed manual transmission.Equipped with four Keihin CR carburetors, a four-into-one open exhaust system, a Kawasaki swingarm and monoshock, and a custom polished aluminum tail section, the motorcycle has been ridden by world champion drag racer Rickey Gadson. It participated in the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed...WW…

When you visit your local gear store, you’ll often see all of the big name brands on the hangars and shelves. Arai helmets, Alpinestars jackets, Scorpion gloves, Dainese pants, and so on. Everyone knows of these brands, which is why establishing a new gear brand in the gear game is not only a daunting task, it’s also one where you need to make a statement right out of the gate.This is where Rusty Stitches found itself in 2017. Founded in 2013 by Joshua Nap in Edinburgh, Scotland, as a one-man company, it took him three years to draft up gear designs, create the monkey logo, and put in the...…When you visit your local gear store, you’ll often see all of the big name brands on the hangars and shelves. Arai helmets, Alpinestars jackets, Scorpion gloves, Dainese pants, and so on. Everyone knows of these brands, which is why establishing a new gear brand in the gear game is not only a daunting task, it’s also one where you need to make a statement right out of the gate.This is where Rusty Stitches found itself in 2017. Founded in 2013 by Joshua Nap in Edinburgh, Scotland, as a one-man company, it took him three years to draft up gear designs, create the monkey logo, and put in the...WW…

Touring the town on this cafe racer inspired electric bikeWords & Photography: Models:This bike isn’t meant to go off-road in any respect, but keep it to the pavement or groomed trails and it’s quite enjoyable to ride. It can be downright spritely when you crank the pedal-assist to level 3+, and the throttle will pretty easily get you to 30 kph in 20-30 seconds. It took me up more than one hill and got me to the peak without feeling gassed.Whether you plan to ride it like a bike, or scoot around on it via throttle only, the Outsider is more than happy to oblige you.The front forks...…Touring the town on this cafe racer inspired electric bikeWords & Photography: Models:This bike isn’t meant to go off-road in any respect, but keep it to the pavement or groomed trails and it’s quite enjoyable to ride. It can be downright spritely when you crank the pedal-assist to level 3+, and the throttle will pretty easily get you to 30 kph in 20-30 seconds. It took me up more than one hill and got me to the peak without feeling gassed.Whether you plan to ride it like a bike, or scoot around on it via throttle only, the Outsider is more than happy to oblige you.The front forks...WW…

It’s that time of year again when I look back over the past 12 months of articles and somehow pick out the 10 best cafe racers of the year. This is by no means an easy task. As the late great Dean Martin said, ‘You can’t love ’em all, but you can try’ and while these 10 cafe racers certainly deserve their place here on the 2022 Top 10 List, there were so many more that could have easily found their way here.Don’t expect to see a list based on social media stats or website analytics here. As the motorcycle features editor of this site, I take great pride in handpicking each and every custom...…It’s that time of year again when I look back over the past 12 months of articles and somehow pick out the 10 best cafe racers of the year. This is by no means an easy task. As the late great Dean Martin said, ‘You can’t love ’em all, but you can try’ and while these 10 cafe racers certainly deserve their place here on the 2022 Top 10 List, there were so many more that could have easily found their way here.Don’t expect to see a list based on social media stats or website analytics here. As the motorcycle features editor of this site, I take great pride in handpicking each and every custom...WW…