9 Best Café Racers to Look Out for at the 2026 Autumn Stafford Sale

Sale, held as part of the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show on 11 October 2026, brings together an unusually strong selection of motorcycles suited to the café-racer collector. Among the 200-plus motorcycles catalogued by Bonhams are several machines that either helped define the genre or represent later interpretations of its stripped-back, performance-focused philosophy.

9 Best Café Racers to Look Out for at the 2026 Autumn Stafford Sale

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Sale, held as part of the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show on 11 October 2026, brings together an unusually strong selection of motorcycles suited to the café-racer collector.

Among the 200-plus motorcycles catalogued by Bonhams are several machines that either helped define the genre or represent later interpretations of its stripped-back, performance-focused philosophy.

The standout group is dominated by 1970s Italian machinery, particularly the MV Agusta 750S and Ducati 750 Sport/750SS, but there are also significant Japanese-based builds […]

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Sale, held as part of the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show on 11 October 2026, brings together an unusually strong selection of motorcycles suited to the café-racer collector. Among the 200-plus motorcycles catalogued by Bonhams are several machines that either helped define the genre or represent later interpretations of its stripped-back, performance-focused philosophy. The standout group is dominated by 1970s Italian machinery, particularly the MV Agusta 750S and Ducati 750 Sport/750SS, but there are also significant Japanese-based builds […]

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