Triumph Thruxton Ace Cafe 904 Special

Meet thee coolest damn Thruxton you're ever likely to throw a leg over - the Ace Cafe 904 Special. Built by British Racing Shop T3 in conjunction with the Ace Cafe and the Stonebridge Motor Company, the original inspiration behind the project was to create a more modern, faster, and better handling version of the Thruxton while retaining the classic looks and feel of the original bike. And from what we read, they haven't failed in their mission. It's only original parts are the chassis and engine block, but you can rest assured that they have been tweaked more than a little as well; the dyno results give it a healthy 80bhp and 60lb.ft of torque. 

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Honda CB200 Café Racer

To pay tribute to the Ace Cafe - the birthplace of the café racer, Richard Weslow and his good friend Kurt Schwengle built this beautiful little 1976 CB200 to show at the Rocker Box Motofest in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The guys at Moto-Scoot in Milwaukee helped him with parts and tires, and the folks at T/A Graphics did the checkered tank and the historic '59' fender paintwork. Apparently if you look close at the graphics there's even a picture of Richard's late grandad who introduced him to motorbikes as a kid. Richard is now in the process of building a 1973 68hp mono shock RD350 for the Rocker Box 2010 which we will do a follow up article when complete. To view more outstanding pics of this vintage café racer visit Richard's Flickr page.

Cult of the Cafe Racer

Cool vid, worth a look... Gotta love the Ace Cafe in London...