

You need to be able to walk the streets and have people think “Now there’s someone that knows how to use an angle grinder”. It’s about the attitude, the look, and most importantly, the look. What most don’t know, café racers are only 50% about the actual bike, and even then a working one isn’t necessary. Well worry not, we’ve found an easy way to convert any bike into the café look easily and cheaply. You may even have a bike that you may not feel fits the bill for being café’d up. Achieving this look on a bike can be tough, be it lack of expertise, tools, space or money. Behind the café racer aethsetic is the DIY garage work, chopping and grinding to make a stock machine something unique and custom. There’s alternatives that will have you slipping into the Café Racer crowd seamlessly, and you’ll barely even have to touch your bike!Ĭafé racers are hugely popular, amongst riders and none-riders alike. You’ve seen How To Build A Café Racer, but what if you lack the tools, technical ability or funds to create a fully customised café racer? Well, never fear.
