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Japan may be best known, at least among motorcycle enthusiasts, for its sport bikes. But as we found at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tokyo-motor-show/">Tokyo Motor Show</a> this year, Japanese motorcycle manufacturers are capable of producing all kinds of motorbikes. And to our delight, that includes cafe racers.<br />
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Along with the myriad electric bikes, dirt bikes, crotch rockets and scooters, the halls of Tokyo's Big Site convention center this year were full of the retro-infused rides we love. Chief among them was the Bolt (shown above) which <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/yamaha/">Yamaha</a> exhibited alongside their various electric two-wheelers, sporting a delicious metallic blue paintjob, inverted handlebars and hanging mirrors, machined metal bits, blacked-out trim and saddle brown leatherwork.<br />
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/honda-cb1100ex-tokyo-2013/#photo-1587954"><img alt="Honda CB1100EX" class="right border" data-credit="Copyright 2013 Noah Joseph / AOL" data-mep="35218" src="http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/1b736726f288b9b46772a4f8ec4f5427/honda-cb1100ex-tokyo2013.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/">Honda</a> was also on hand with a new EX version of its '70s-style CB1100 retro roadster in sinister and low-key matte black. And this was our first chance to check out <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a> Motorrad's new birthday present to its 90-year-old self, the R NineT, a model recently unveiled at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan. But one of the most amusing retro rides we came across was the Honda Monkey Limited, a mini bike that makes the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/05/15/2014-honda-grom-motorcycle-is-a-125cc-shot-of-awesome-w-video/">125cc Grom</a> (which was displayed alongside it) look positively gigantic.<br />
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While we were at it - and to show some fairness to the riders who aren't as enamored of cafe racers - we also scoped out Honda's new F6C (a new custom-style take on the company's flat-six cruiser once known as the Valkyrie) and BMW's new track toy, the HP4. There's plenty to see with six galleries of high-resolution live shots from the show floor, so jump on in and take a look.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/22/cafe-racer-motorcycle-yamaha-honda-bmw-tokyo-2013/">Cafe racer motorbikes storm Japan</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:59:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/22/cafe-racer-motorcycle-yamaha-honda-bmw-tokyo-2013/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20774024/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/22/cafe-racer-motorcycle-yamaha-honda-bmw-tokyo-2013/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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Japan may be best known, at least among motorcycle enthusiasts, for its sport bikes. But as we found at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tokyo-motor-show/">Tokyo Motor Show</a> this year, Japanese motorcycle manufacturers are capable of producing all kinds of motorbikes. And to our delight, that includes cafe racers.<br />
<br />
Along with the myriad electric bikes, dirt bikes, crotch rockets and scooters, the halls of Tokyo's Big Site convention center this year were full of the retro-infused rides we love. Chief among them was the Bolt (shown above) which <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/yamaha/">Yamaha</a> exhibited alongside their various electric two-wheelers, sporting a delicious metallic blue paintjob, inverted handlebars and hanging mirrors, machined metal bits, blacked-out trim and saddle brown leatherwork.<br />
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/honda-cb1100ex-tokyo-2013/#photo-1587954"><img alt="Honda CB1100EX" class="right border" data-credit="Copyright 2013 Noah Joseph / AOL" data-mep="35218" src="http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/1b736726f288b9b46772a4f8ec4f5427/honda-cb1100ex-tokyo2013.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/">Honda</a> was also on hand with a new EX version of its '70s-style CB1100 retro roadster in sinister and low-key matte black. And this was our first chance to check out <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a> Motorrad's new birthday present to its 90-year-old self, the R NineT, a model recently unveiled at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan. But one of the most amusing retro rides we came across was the Honda Monkey Limited, a mini bike that makes the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/05/15/2014-honda-grom-motorcycle-is-a-125cc-shot-of-awesome-w-video/">125cc Grom</a> (which was displayed alongside it) look positively gigantic.<br />
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While we were at it - and to show some fairness to the riders who aren't as enamored of cafe racers - we also scoped out Honda's new F6C (a new custom-style take on the company's flat-six cruiser once known as the Valkyrie) and BMW's new track toy, the HP4. There's plenty to see with six galleries of high-resolution live shots from the show floor, so jump on in and take a look.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/22/cafe-racer-motorcycle-yamaha-honda-bmw-tokyo-2013/">Cafe racer motorbikes storm Japan</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:59:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/22/cafe-racer-motorcycle-yamaha-honda-bmw-tokyo-2013/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20774024/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/22/cafe-racer-motorcycle-yamaha-honda-bmw-tokyo-2013/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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