Lutz Multimedia Makes Cafe Racers?!

Motorcycles has been a passion of mine since I was a child. Watching my dad and his brothers wash their bikes in the driveway with the hose under the summer sun was just the beginning to a lifelong passion for vintage iron.

Clubman cycles is now a small team of very talented artisans living in and around NYC who have mastered their craft and put it to good use in making motorcycles by hand. Joshua Lutz founded Clubman Cycles to take the cafe racer stance of the 2010’s and meld it with new shapes, ideas and inspirations not yet seen in the world of racer customizing. Clubman Cycles seeks to supply the high demand of these vintage bikes at an incredibly low cost to our consumers. Each one-off bike is a testament to the old world craftsmanship that is quintessential vintage. Each motorcycle we build is a one of a kind rolling piece of artwork that makes people run out in the street waving their arms excitedly shouting, “where the heck did you get that bike?!” We get that a lot actually whenever we take one of ours out.

 

 

Why We Build

Growing up in the states, my pops and his brothers rode Japanese Hondas and Sizukis, not British Triumphs or Nortons. The strongest and fastest bikes from the early 1970’s still appear to be the Japanese bikes and that’s what we love working with. Because Japanese frames are very sturdy it allows us to heavily modify the output of the engine without running the risk of stressing the frame. You can lean heavily on these bikes and they look up at you with bloody gums screaming for more. At Clubman Cycles (CMC), we’ve taken the cafe stance, combined new millennia engineering and added a unique touch of subtle artistry that you simply don’t find in hobby builds. CMC specialize in design and creativity that set us apart from the rest, such as our custom chrome dipped “Cogg-Welded” rectangular exhaust systems.

You can easily spend $20k on a vintage Norton and just get started. For less than half that price you can get a 300 pound fire-breathing monster on two wheels from Clubman Cycles with too many customizations to list here. In addition to our complete bike lineup, we also offer services that include sand blasting, PSI pressure testing, acid etch primer, epoxy primer, interior stripping, tank sealing, dent removal, MIG welding of leaks, silver soldering, brazing, TIG welding and much more. For smaller jobs like these we can even put you directly in touch with our paint and fab guy instead of making money on you twice like so many of these middle men shops do. Honest work, honest prices, honestly the best.

Early memories of my grandfather Allen Lutz with his sons all working on bikes in the driveway in South Africa:

My grandfather, Allen Lutz on his Indian 440

What We Build

Before the recent re-birth of the British Cafe Racer, I simply called these bikes “vintage motorcycles.” Now that the global motorcycle community has adopted a niche name for these beautiful old clip-ons, CMC is proud to be on the forefront of the evolution. We build custom one off bikes for a very elite clientèle, providing a unique and elusive kind of solution for those looking for a “show room” cafe racer of the highest quality available. Because we ride too, we know what feels good and what the modern rider needs. Call or write in through this website for a free t-shirt, patch or sticker. Click HERE to show some love on our Instagram page. Stay safe out there yall.