Take a look at this Triumph Thunderbird 1600 in café racer guise. The bike has been put together by Swede Sivert Raask from Raask accessories specialist, and has a new tank, seat and fairing. The exhaust has also been given an overhaul.

Raask has also built café racer versions of the Bonneville and Rocket III and thought the Thunderbird would equally lend itself to a few modifications. The tank comes from a Ducati 900 and the seat is all home-made. A new speedometer and rearsets have also been fitted. The Triumph Thunderbird 1600 Café Racer is the latest in Raask’s career, which first started back in 1967 with the rebuilding of a Norton Atlas.

Triumph Thunderbird Cafe Racer

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This Moto Guzzi special edition by Filippo Barbacane, called the “Coppa Acerbo” is based on the beautiful Moto Guzzi V11. The ‘Coppa Acerbo’ name refers to a race that was held in Pescara, Italy, from 1924 to 1961, which was then renamed (Circuito di Pescara) as the creator of the race, Giacomo Acerbo, was a government minister during Italy’s fascist period. The race was more than 25 kg long, and much of it was on a city track.

Barbacane dedicated the ‘Coppa Acerbo’ to this race, in a Guzzi which apparently disappeared from the sales list a few years ago. This special edition Moto Guzzi features “Alpine” spoke wheels, hand-built chrome exhaust, aluminium front mud guards, and an Ergal transmission shaft. The seat is wider than that of a classic V11 and the rear lights are also new.

This particular Moto Guzzi Coppa Acerbo has a few extra modifications from Rossopuro, specialists in Moto Guzzi accessories. If you want to see more of their work, visit the Rossopuro website.

Moto Guzzi V11 Coppa Acerbo by Barbacane

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Here’s a look at the Super Rat Triumph Cafe Racer, based on an early 70’s Triumph Trident, which has apparently created some controversy due to its mandrel bent oil tank feature. The project started off with a Trident engine that needed to be rebuilt, and the frame of a 70’s Trident. The whole process involved digging out old “how to” books from the 70’s and a whole lot of technical creativity. See how they did it in the “making of” movie after the jump (auto play). For more pics, see de Rosa photography.

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In an example of lovely, pure workmanship, here is the Riviera 2008 café racer from Walt Siegl. The bike brings to mind style and class of bygone days, in delicate but robust workmanship. Something for Sunday afternoon outings, we should think. For a closer look at some Walt Siegl’s motorcycle masterpieces, check out the custom bike builder’s site.

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Chabott Engineering custom bike builder Shinya Kimura has put together this café racer for Hollywood hearthrob and motorcycle lover Brad Pitt.

This one off custom bike dubbed ‘Flash’ has a 1974 Ducati engine and the rest is pure Kimura craftmanship with the oil cooler uniquely mounted next to the headlight.

Pitt may want to avoid the paps when he’s out riding, but with stylish bike he’ll stand out even more on the California roads.

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This impressive Harley Davidson Café Racer comes from American Motorcycle Parts and has a whole 1750 cc of power. The Café Racer XRTT has a mix of English and US style, with the rear tail and single seat dominating the overall look.

Other features include twin Supertrap mufflers, retro look orange tint fuel tank, two large bespoked wheels and plenty of chrome. See the AMCP site for further details, or to get in touch with the famous Bill Nigro from American Motorcycle Parts.

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