Naked Racer Moto Co

Naked Racer Moto Co at Cheltenham in Melbourne's bayside south east stacks more than 250 rare and classic motorcycles around a working cafe, bar and workshop, and viewing the collection costs nothing: order a coffee and wander the floor.

The rows run deep in Vincent, Indian, Triumph, Norton, Honda and Kawasaki, with veterans back to a 1905 FN. The screen machines earn the detour: a 1979 Honda CB750 from the original Mad Max and the Indian Chief prop from Terminator 3, alongside oddities like a supercharged 1974 Norton Commando, an Egli-Vincent and a Kawasaki Z1R Turbo.

The workshop side is a working, authorised Indian service centre handling restorations, custom builds and roadworthies, and the venue runs live music Saturdays, Sunday sessions and open mic nights: by evening it is as much a bar as a museum.

A museum you can eat, drink and get your bike serviced in; go hungry and stay a while.

Look out for:

• More than 250 machines packed through the venue, veterans to modern exotics.

• The screen bikes: the Mad Max 1979 Honda CB750 and the Terminator 3 Indian Chief prop.

• Deep rows of Vincent, Indian, Triumph, Norton, Honda and Kawasaki, plus a 1905 FN.

• The supercharged 1974 Norton Commando, the Egli-Vincent and the Z1R Turbo for the connoisseurs.

• The working restoration workshop and Indian service centre.

• Live music Saturdays, Sunday sessions and open mic nights; check the gig guide.

Best way to experience it: come for breakfast or lunch, browse between courses, and time a return for a gig night.

• Museum viewing is free whenever the cafe trades: Monday to Wednesday 7am to 3:30pm, Thursday and Friday to 10pm, Saturday into the night, Sunday 8am to 5pm; kitchen hours vary, so check the site before a meal.

• Gig and event nights get busy; book a table for weekends.

• Workshop and museum enquiries: +61 3 9583 9922.

• At 1 Grange Road, Cheltenham, in Melbourne's bayside south east.

Last updated: 3 September 2026