Café Racer

The history and rise of the café racer-featuring exclusive interviews with England's Rockers and custom motorcycle builders.

Dime City Cycles hunts a low-cost Honda; Mods and Rockers face off in Dallas; Brian Richardson's electric Manx Norton and Billy Joel's designs keep the British café racer alive.

J&B Customs risk it all to improve an old Yamaha; Dime City turns trash into treasure; a reborn Norton factory in England and a country lawyer's electric bike challenge the big boys.

A Harley mechanic tackles a café build; J&B pushes tech limits; a former outlaw learns to race and build; Dime City's 450 Honda goes to one of Florida's fastest.

Former West Coast Chopper Jay LaRossa tries café racers; a Harley mechanic revives a Honda barn-find; Mods v. Rockers reenact in Chicago; J&B Motors brace as the Bostroms shake down their ambitious build.

The Garage Company joins a Triumph and Rickman; Jay LaRossa shapes a Yamaha single; Café ala Carte features Britain's best bikes; an original Rocker weighs in on Greg Hageman's Honda.

Alan Bernard of Santiago Choppers builds a Martin/Kawasaki; Garage Company continues Rickman work; London's Lewis Leathers and the Bostroms shake down a Yamaha in Malibu.

A Manhattan Scot builds a BSA; a Martin frame unites with a Kawasaki engine; actor Jason Lee praises "something old"; Garage Company hands it to Ben and Eric for canyon carving.

XPO blurs café and streetfighter styles; 6th Street Specials maximizes old parts; Café ala Carte serves the best café builds; Rockabilly bands test a bike with a higher calling.

Visit Milwaukee's Rockerbox Motorcycle Meet for vintage bikes and high-octane action.

Delaware's Loaded Gun tackles a Triton; Chicago's Ace Motorcycle & Scooter honor Norton tradition; Big Sid showcases a Vincati; real-life dangers test mix-and-match motorcycles.

Loaded Gun raises the bar with a one-off Triton; Hyde Harrier pushes a modern Triumph; Mid-Ohio's Vintage Days builds teamwork; Ace Motorcycle & Scooter perfect their Norton.

Mid-Ohio hosts a challenge proving a café bike can be built for under $1000.