The once-ubiquitous Yamaha SR400 has become a collector’s item among the café racer set. The simple little single-cylinder motorcycle makes a perfect blank canvas for a cool…
When you can’t get your hands on a classic longitudinal mounted V-twin Honda CX500 for a café racer restoration project, what do you do? If you’re Mitch de…
There is a school of thought that says less is more, and the very best compliment after building your own bike could be it’s not immediately obvious what has…
Take a look at your bike; now imagine taking an angle grinder to it. Imagine the man hours of development that made your bike what it is, and then…
I have a bruise on my left big toe. I know; ‘hero’ is an overused word, but I am selflessly pressing on, and thank you for your understanding during…
Inazuma means lightning in Japanese. But it’s a little more complex than that. It’s also the first name of a legendary sumo wrestler from the 19th century, a Japanese…
But nothing informs a builder of just how hard a certain model is to work on than taking one, getting their hands dirty, skinning their knuckles and cursing…
A headless chicken earning $50,000 a month, a female racer beating up on the boys, and an Indian Scout with a 1:1 power to weight ratio. These are…
Munich’s Diamond Atelier has produced some high-end motorcycles over the last few years. But lately they’ve taken a new approach, making a run of customised motorcycles all based…
