25 Gorgeous Cafe Racers

Art on wheels.

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Cafe racers are about more than just aesthetics. Clean lines are beautiful and desirable, but they’re also a side-benefit of losing unnecessary bike bits that weigh you down and keep your bike from performing as well as it could. Add in further mods to unlock a bike’s performance potential, and you very loosely have the recipe for a cafe racer customization. Doing the ton -- that’s 100mph -- is, of course, a goal. But it’s not the only goal. Becoming a beautiful cafe racer is something that even tiny displacement bikes can aspire to do.

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Triumph Thruxton Doomrider

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Honda CB360 Lucky 7even Cafe Racer

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Honda JX110 Cafe Racer

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Ducati S2R 800 cafe racer

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Honda CBX1000 Raw

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BMW R80 Ruby Racer

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Moto Guzzi V35 "Black Boot"

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RSD Technics Harley 883 Cafe Racer

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La Haduc

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Yamaha XT600 Cafe Racer

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Moto Guzzi Le Mans Mk II

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Matchless Cafe Racer

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Voxin Cafe Racer

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Yamaha SR500

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Suzuki GSX 1200 X "Tsar"

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Yamaha SR500 "Manxy Racer"

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Honda CB750F "Secret Ninja"

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Suzuki Goose Cafe Racer

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Shinya Kimura Cafe Sportster

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Taimoshan Super Cafe Racer

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Honda CB750 "Old Spirit"

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Kawasaki La Latina 900

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Blackjack - 1975 Honda CB500T

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2. 1959 Tri2ton

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1976 Benelli 750 Sei

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