have been looking at XJ600 Cafe racer conversions on the internet and bumped into this ‘Cafe Terror’ bike on Custom Motorcycles Poland Blog. Looks good, nice to see how a low XJ600 sits on the road. Have noticed that the suspension at the rear is similar to mine in terms of stance. The front forks…

Night shift have produced a beaut of a retro fitted e-bike. Using the battery packs from a Nissan Leaf and using Enertrac’s hub motor. Reflecting on my XJ600 build, this could be an option. Recycling some automotive cells. Anyway, some pics of the Suzuki re-born , from the nights shift website, are below. Text from…

CAKE have produced an off road e-bike called Kalk. I like the emphasis on being light weight and skeletal but am not sure about the traditional use of the chain, trying to cut down on mechanical moving parts. More things to maintain and fail. Company text states: The Kalk production series is the second among…

Unimoke have released a new e-bike that appeals to the new generaation of electric bike users apparently. Looks like a minimalist wee moped – Nice. Looks like a L1-e B category. The company text is as follows: “The UNIMOKE is a cool and tough crossover urban utility e-bike that blends the amazing looks of a…

A nice electric bike being promoted by Sarolea. Text below: The core of the MANX7 is a carbon fibre monocoque chassis. This combination of materials and techniques results in a lightweight, super strong and rigid chassis. For a low total weight and optimum safety, the swingarm is also made of lightweight carbon fibre. Due to…

Looking around I thought it would be interesting to build the bike it to a cafe racer style. Seems like a popular format for the modern hipster crowd. After funding out that sportbikes and replica sports bikes are on the downturn I’m eager to avoid a format that visually shouts ‘speed’. It seems that a…

Found a very interesting article on Designboom that visualised various brands in futuristic forms — Barbara custom motorcycles. Quite awesome!