The BMW R100 was the last and most powerful of the beloved airheads, boasting a 980cc air-cooled boxer engine that made 70 horsepower at 7000 rpm. When BMW Motorrad tried to cease production in the […]
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Boxer Redemption: BMW R80 by Redeemed Cycles
Bob Ranew of Redeemed Cycles builds himself a Beemer… Some of our favorite customs are those that builders put together just for themselves, freed from the constraints of a client design brief. Such is the […]
BMW R100 Cafe / Bobber by Magnum Opus
In 1976, BMW introduced the /7 series, including the 980cc, 70-hp R100. The bikes would remain in production for two decades…excluding a brief pause in 1985 when the company tried to cease production in favor […]
American Dominator: Honda NX650 Scrambler by Matt Butts
A North Carolina hot-rodder sets his sights on a rare, US-spec NX650… In recent years, the Honda NX650 Dominator has become one of Europe’s most popular platforms for customization, but this 44-horsepower, XR-based dual sport […]
Budget-Built: $1250 Honda CB650 by Redeemed Cycles
A $1250 (!) brat / cafe racer from North Carolina… While we love to drool over high-dollar bike builds as much as anyone, we’ve always been drawn to bikes built within a reasonable budget, and […]
The Congregation Show 2019
Last weekend in Charlotte, NC, was the third annual edition of The Congregation Show — an indoor invitational motorcycle and hot rod show hosted by Prism Supply and DicE Magazine: “We are inspired by the […]
BMW R65 Street Tracker by Magnum Opus
For Sale: BMW R65 inspired by the most successful rally car of all time… When a string of accidents spelled the end of Group B rallying in 1986, the carmakers focused on the production class, […]
Honda CX500 Cafe / Bobber by Magnum Opus Custom Bikes
“Nothing is plug and play once you put down the grinder…” These are the words of Ezio Covelli, the man behind Magnum Opus Custom Bikes, describing the transformation of this Honda CX500 and any custom […]
Yamaha XS650 Cafe Racer by Magnum Opus
The Yamaha XS650 is one of our favorite bikes of all time. The 650cc parallel twin, recalling the British twins of old, is simply one of the handsomest motors of the era, and sounds terrific […]
Kawasaki F11 Scrambler by Paul Fuelling / Mabel Studios
The Kawasaki F11 250 was a 2-stroke, oil-injected dual-sport that offered ~24 horsepower with a wet weight of 280 pounds. Top speed was reported to be 77.7 mph. Says Bike-urious: “The F11 turned out to […]
