Worried investors are buying gold, silver and Swiss Francs, now the strongest currency in the world. To the point where Swiss government is so scared that the country exportations would collapse that it is thinking again, like several decades ago, of obliging banks to give negative interest on Swiss Francs deposits… And one victim in [...]
Readmore...Cafe Racers. At least 3 years that I am telling you that you are going to see more and more of them being born or re-born in the best custom shops around the world. The reason? The convergence of an affinity for the retro style with the desire to handle a very maneuverable bike both [...]
Readmore...QUEBEC – While large manufacturers are still unwilling to produce an interesting electric motorcycle in bulk (the reason is expensive), small companies is vying to launch precisely. One of them – far, far from it – Canada, Lito Green Motion introducing electric motorcycles stylish Café Racer or Street Fighter with an attractive and sporty appearance [...]
Readmore...I love Harley-Davidson dealers with a true custom department. UK based Shaw Harley-Davidson is one of them with a division called Shaw Speed & Custom producing road legal custom motorcycles evidently based on recent Harley factory chassis. Dealer Principal & Sales Director Steve Willis was very proud to show me this new creation, a 2009 [...]
Readmore...Have you ever tried to imagine how the cafe racer of the future would look like? Well, designer Igor Chak has, and the result is quite attractive, we must reckon. His 2015 Honda CB 750 concept motorcycle is a predecessor to the 1970s-80s CB model, and boasts a very edgy design, with sharp corners, but [...]
Readmore...Shades of the 60′s are everywhere in our motorcycle industry. And logically, Cafe Racer nostalgia is extremely strong in the UK, the land of the original Rockers in black leather and white scarf racing their bikes between trucker cafes. A subculture revival extremely positive for our custom motorcycle industry, of course no more based on [...]
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