Not every custom or special bike lasts forever, most of them are just the offspring of some short-lived style or trend that becomes terribly outdated just a couple of years later. But there are exceptions to this rule, there are motorcycles whose particular features will make them become classic bikes that will be remembered forever. The first time that a Cafe 9 appeared was in 2007, and still to this day it looks fresh and new as on the day it came out, so much so that at the beginning of this year it was invited at the prestigious Goodwood Festival Of Speed.

The Cafè 9 was created by Robert Steffano for California-based Kosman Specialties, a renowned aftermarket company active since 1965. The idea was to take a Ducati 999 and transform it into a 21st century cafe racer, maintaining the power of the original 140 hp engine. The chassis was modified in order to accommodate new carbon-fiber fairings, losing 10kg in the process, while LeoVince’s SBK end cans are built in an outstanding and completely hand-made exhaust system, which also makes up most of rear end.

Braking system by Brembo, PVM forged alloy wheels and Cycle Cat footpegs complete the amazing features of this incredible bike which is not just a combination of some of the best aftermarket parts available, the Cafe 9 is also a timeless masterpiece reconciling old and new school, bound to go down to history as a proper work of art.

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Fifty-two units, $ 160,000 each, customed fitted, the Icon Sheene Superbike will get it’s launch on Saturday July 3rd at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Developed by motorcycle designer and builder Andrew Morris, this motorcycle is a tribute to the legendary double 500cc World Champion Barry Sheene. This hand built magnificent work of art is powered by 1.4-liter turbocharged, inline 4-cylinder engine, 250hp and a torque of 133 lbs-ft and reaches at top speed of 322 km/h.

Equipped with tubular aluminum frame including a fuel tank made from hand-beaten aluminum that takes around a month to fabricate. The bodywork is made up of hand-laid carbon fiber panels. Special features include etched and engraved plaques and yokes, a hand-painted 1940s style pin-up girl and Alcantara racing seat with Sheene ‘7’ logo which are designed by Mike Fairholme, who did the the graphics on Sheene’s helmets.

At Goodwood, the superbike will be ridden by Barry’s son, Freddie.

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Check out this absolutely fantastic promo video of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, starring Trials Champion Dougie Lampkin who takes on the estate again and this time he’s searching for Formula One stars Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button.

Besides leaving you open mouthed and in awe of Lampkin’s riding talent, it will also give you a smile with the antics he’s come up with.

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Peter Fonda is in attendance at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed to celebrate Easy Rider’s 40th anniversary.

Peter Fonda was reunited with a replica of the Captain America Chopper that he used in the classic road movie for which he is best known. None of the choppers used in the film still exsist, one was burned during filming, and the other three were stolen before filming was completed.

The 69 year old Fonda has moved up from choppers, at the moment his ride is a 1078cc limited-edition MV Agusta F4CC.

After the jump a video clip from the movie with the classic song, Born to be Wild.

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