BlogBloghttp://www.australiancaferacers.com/blog/2013-06-18T07:16:36ZSquarespaceMelbourne May Meanderhttp://www.australiancaferacers.com/blog/2013/6/17/melbourne-may-meander.htmlMark Hawwa2013-06-17T03:28:22Z2013-06-17T03:28:22Z Melbourne Cafe Racers had a date, and like most people asked out on a blind date I was nervous but very very excited. There was the promise of tight twisty roads suited to nimble bikes, leading to a meal, to be followed by a surprise if our company warranted further entertaining. So to make an impression the bikes were polished to a gleaming finish and we headed out on our May Mornington Meander. The secret to a successful first date, according to Andrew Crosbie, is to meet in public so that if things aren’t going as planned a polite and swifty withdrawal can be...]]>'Flat Track' Book Launch and Farewell Ridehttp://www.australiancaferacers.com/blog/2013/6/13/flat-track-book-launch-and-farewell-ride.htmlLoukas Mexis2013-06-13T08:39:00Z2013-06-13T08:39:00Z A lot can be achieved in one year. You can take part in a dozen good rides, meet a bunch of bastards and all of a sudden feel you cannot live without them; you can drink more beer than what is humanly possible and apparently, you can also finish a whole book and get it published. Those were the ingredients of the latest Friday night fang, but there was a twist: it also happened to be my last ride ...]]>We Own The Night - Part 1: The Makinghttp://www.australiancaferacers.com/blog/2013/6/11/we-own-the-night-part-1-the-making.htmlJeff Gough2013-06-11T04:00:00Z2013-06-11T04:00:00Z Brisbane Cafe Racers teamed up with Race Cafe - The Studio to help them make a little film. Paul Gordon from Race Cafe had put the word out that they wanted to make a short bike film, BCR member Justin Ma organised for it to be us...]]>Stories of Bike - Episode 3http://www.australiancaferacers.com/blog/2013/6/5/stories-of-bike-episode-3.htmlMark Hawwa2013-06-05T07:33:39Z2013-06-05T07:33:39Z

The third episode of Stories of Bike takes us through Brad Bennet's journey of life alongside his motorcycle. After coming from the Big US of A to set up a life in Sydney, It is a motorbike that connected him to a wider community, friendship and eventually found him the love of his life. AWWWWWW.. Who would of thought a humble Yamaha SR could do all that. 

 

Check out www.storiesofbike.com for more information and more videos! 

]]>A Day of Dirty Lovehttp://www.australiancaferacers.com/blog/2013/6/2/a-day-of-dirty-love.htmlJeff Gough2013-06-02T05:33:00Z2013-06-02T05:33:00Z

Apart from managing to find the only heavy shower on the ride home with which to get drenched, it was another pearler of a day out with a great bunch of guys. We’ll definitely be back at the Dirty Love next year... maybe with a few more class builds to put in the show.]]>

PopBang Classics - 1982 Suzuki GS450http://www.australiancaferacers.com/blog/2013/5/30/popbang-classics-1982-suzuki-gs450.htmlJxo2013-05-30T06:45:00Z2013-05-30T06:45:00Z

Hailing from the Gold Coast, this 1982 Suzuki GS450 has been a huge labour of love for the custom outfit PopBang Classics. I tried to think of a witty anecdote to sum up the amount of time and effort that has been put into this bike but basically you’d just say ‘a shitload...]]>

ACR Abroad - The Bike Shed Eventhttp://www.australiancaferacers.com/blog/2013/5/27/acr-abroad-the-bike-shed-event.htmlJxo2013-05-27T05:00:00Z2013-05-27T05:00:00Z

For those in the know, on the weekend of the 18th-19th of May the lovely gents from The Bike Shed put on a little event at Shoreditch Studios, London. Thankfully for us we had ACR Foreign Correspondent Patrick Molloy on the ground to give us some insight...]]>

Throttle Roll 2013http://www.australiancaferacers.com/blog/2013/5/24/throttle-roll-2013.htmlMark Hawwa2013-05-24T09:50:31Z2013-05-24T09:50:31ZThe Video - Well the first video. The second is in the works. Huge thanks to MY Media Sydney

Throttle Roll 2013 from Australian Cafe Racers on Vimeo.

]]>Official Sponsor - Rene9ade Custom Motorcycleshttp://www.australiancaferacers.com/blog/2013/5/22/official-sponsor-rene9ade-custom-motorcycles.htmlMark Hawwa2013-05-22T08:01:00Z2013-05-22T08:01:00ZMany of you have seen the name, many of you have met the man. Two of his bikes where on display at Throttle Roll 2013 so it was only a matter of time that we officially introduce you to the shop and the man...

]]>Stories of Bike - Episode 2http://www.australiancaferacers.com/blog/2013/5/16/stories-of-bike-episode-2.htmlMark Hawwa2013-05-16T09:01:41Z2013-05-16T09:01:41ZIn the second episode of Stories of Bike we are introduced to Stephen Broholm. Stephen is a member of Sydney Cafe Racers and is working on a XS650 in the top floor of his unit (no lifts, just stairs!) He is also the builder of Cherry Bomb, A Honda CB250 he built for his beautiful partner Nikki. 

Every episode can be watched here but we also ask that you check out the website and the facebook page for more information on the video. There are some great behind the scene blogs to read! 

 

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