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The latest issue of motorcycle magazine Tandem Style, No. 279, went on sale June 24. Its feature story is titled "Too Cool for Reason: The Allure of the Café Racer." It explores the timeless appeal of the custom style built around low-slung clip-on bars and a single seat.
A café racer is simply beyond reason, that's the whole point. Not speed, not comfort — just relentlessly cool. That silhouette of low bars and a single seat carries a mood that hasn't faded in decades. Calling the feature 'temptation' makes total sense. Just looking at it, you get pulled right into the rabbit hole.
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Looks like a style-first bike, but some of these are surprisingly set up so you don't get tired even on long distances.
What exactly does 'cafe racer' style refer to?
That's a custom style that started in 1960s Britain, characterized by low-mounted handlebars, a single seat, and a round headlight.
The cafe racer genre takes on a totally different character depending on the base bike, so it's fun comparing them.
There's probably some pressure on the magazine's side to run a feature every issue, so I'm curious how much of a genuinely new angle there actually is.
Tandem Style is a magazine that's careful about showing real custom bike examples, and I get the impression they properly change up the angle each time.
Low-set clip-ons and a single seat — honestly, I get why that's just cool without needing a reason.
Feels like cafe racer features get run over and over in magazines, but that just shows how stubbornly popular the genre is.
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