Source: Bike Bound
We’re following up our list of the Top 10 Custom Motorcycles of 2023 with the most popular café racers we featured this past year, based on traffic and social engagement.
Your visits, likes, and engagement served as votes, meaning these bikes were selected according to their popularity among our readership. This is the most objective ranking we can achieve.
Some of these bikes were darlings of social media, accruing thousands of likes on Facebook and Instagram, while others had “long legs,” continuing to garner search traffic month after month. Some are classic, while others stretch the “café racer” label to its very limit. Some are showstoppers, while others boast performance numbers that would stagger the Ton-Up Boys of the 1950s.
Interestingly, Geoff Hawksley’s ’71 BSA Lightning (“Not a Café Racer“) even made the list. Geoff’s bike, attitude, and riding style actually captures the café racer spirit better than most of today’s café builds — we highly recommend giving his story a read if you missed it.
Without further ado, here are our Top 10 Cafe Racers of 2023, presented in alphabetical order by builder.
Black Cycles Australia: Dyna Super Glide
Speed Train: Harley-Davidson Dyna Café Racer
Chattahoochee Skunkworks: Honda CB400F
Outlaw 400F: Honda CB400F Café Racer
Crane Moto: Yamaha RD350
Race Bike, for the Street: Yamaha RD350 Café Racer
Geoff Hawksley: BSA Lightning
NOT a Café Racer: ’71 BSA Lightning
MacVittie Motorcycles: Honda CB350
Mint Chip: Honda CB350 Custom
MCafeGarage: Honda CX650
HRC Inspired: Honda CX650 Café Racer
Motorelic: Honda CB400F
Big Bore 400/4: Honda “CB466F” Café Racer
Neverending Cycles: Honda CB750 Super Sport
Showstopper: Honda CB750 Restomod Café
Radical Speedshop: Moto Guzzi 1700
Torque Monster: “Cento Anni” Moto Guzzi 1700
Versor: Ducati 750SS
Bloodred Bombshell: Ducati 750SS Café Racer
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