The BMW R80 has become a popular platform for a street-oriented scrambler build. It’s no surprise, really — the air-cooled boxer is tough as nails, built for field repairs, and looks mean when stripped […]
Tag: BMW Airheads
BMW R80 Desert Sled by Dust Motorcycles
“Bounty” — a BMW boxer built for the deserts of Dubai… The desert sled may have its roots in the cross-country races of 1960s America, where heroes such as Steve McQueen, Bud Ekins, and Malcolm […]
BMW R80ST Scrambler by Reier Motors
A Black Bavarian Lady built for the streets of Munich… The BMW R80ST was a more street-oriented version of the popular R80GS adventurer, offering a smaller 19-inch front wheel and lowered suspension along with the […]
BMW R50/5 Custom “Assolo” by EEM
The BMW Slash 5 series was built from 1970-1973 out of the company’s Berlin plant. These airheads featured electric start, telescopic forks, 12-volt electronics, and air-cooled boxer twin engines ranging from 500-750cc. The R50/5 was […]
BMW R80 Street Scrambler by JM Customs
James Moir and Chris Burnett of JM Customs are living the twinned dream and struggle of running an independent workshop in Perth, Scotland. As James says, “the struggle is real at times, we are growing […]
BMW R65 Scrambler “La Bimba” by Toro Moto
Riccardo Micheli, founder of Tuscany’s Toro Moto, has quickly become one of our very favorite builders worldwide. He’s worked as a tuner for various Italian and European race teams and an official BMW Motorrad technician. […]
BMW R65 Urban Tracker by Duc Tran
Motorcycles have a special way of healing us and preserving our sanity in a world that can be incredibly chaotic and painful. So it was for Duc Tran, a young father in Austin, Texas, who’s […]
BMW R65/3 Cafe Racer by Toro Moto
Before opening Tuscany’s Toro Moto, founder Riccardo Micheli worked as an official BMW Motorrad technician for 15 years and crewed in various racing championships, most notably the old 2-stroke 250cc MotoGP class. Finally he struck […]
BMW R100 Scrambler by Kern + Hyde
The BMW R100 “Slash 7” airhead was built in the latter half of the 1970s, a 60-hp flat twin that helped give birth to the modern sport touring motorcycle. Enter Evan Johnson of design and […]
BMW R80RT Cafe Racer by Liberty Motorcycles
“The more you look, the more you see.” Chris Edwards of Liberty Motorcycles left school at the age of 15 to become a motorcycle mechanic. Since then, he’s worked a wide variety of bikes, even […]
