Jerem Motorcycles builds a 1093cc BMW Café Racer… The BMW K series earned the nickname “Flying Brick” for the unorthodox engine layout, which situated an automotive-inspired inline-four engine flat on its side in the engine […]
Tag: BMW K Series
Special K: BMW K1100LT Cafe Racer by Lys Motorcycles
Staid to Sleek… We’ve covered the interesting history of the BMW K-series bikes in the past. They were a radical departure for BMW in the 1980s. After decades of relying on their horizontally-opposed Boxer machines, […]
Dark Pearl: BMW K100LT by Rusty Pipes Garage
“Imagine riding a wild animal dressed up in a tuxedo…” The BMW K series remains an interesting piece of motorcycling history and technology. In the late 1970s, BMW Motorrad was worried about their iconic Airhead […]
Bahnstormer: BMW “K1 Racer” by Lord Drake Kustoms
“No, it’s not a BMW K100…it’s a BMW K1 by Lord Drake Kustoms.” Developed from the beloved K100, the BMW K1 is one of the most iconic two-wheeled machines the company has ever produced […]
F1-Inspired Brick: BMW K100 Cafe Racer
The Flying Brick that inspired The Cafe Racer Bible… While the BMW K100 has become a darling of the customs scene in recent years, there’s one builder who’s been a fan of the “Flying Brick” […]
Automatic Brick: BMW K100 CVT Cafe Racer
Retro Rides by Lourenço builds a CVT cafe racer for a disabled rider… The BMW K100 “Flying Brick” has become an unexpected darling of the customs scene, a four-cylinder, fuel-injected, shaft-drive machine with the 987cc […]
Twisted Fate: Ex-Police BMW K1100LT Cafe Racer
Australia’s Twisted Fate Builds unveils a stunning, blacked-out Flying Brick… When it appeared in 1991, the BMW K1100LT had the largest engine ever fitted into a BMW motorcycle, a 1092cc inline four that produced nearly […]
Dakar-Inspired: BMW K75 Scrambler
A BMW scrambler inspired by the late 80s Paris-Dakar bikes… Introduced in 1985, the BMW K75 was a three-cylinder version of the venerable K100 “Flying Brick,” whose unique engine layout — an inline four laid […]
BMW K100 “Apollo” by Ruby Cafe
The K100 was developed during a time when BMW felt the need to create a modern, liquid-cooled machine that could compete with the inline fours coming out of Japan. The design concept was unique in […]
Speed Brick: BMW K75 by DVGAS Garage
A Bavarian Triple Sprint Racer… The BMW K75 was the three-cylinder version of the company’s “Flying Brick,” built from 1985-1995. The bike’s straight-three was actually smoother than the engine of its big brother, the four-cylinder […]