Flashbike: An exquisitely modified “860LS” hits the BaT auction block… In the late 1970s, a new term was coined for the bold breed of motorcycle leaping onto the scene, with radical style and high performance, […]
Tag: BMW R65
Algarve Airhead: BMW R65 Roadster by RW Motorcycles
A classy airhead from Portugal’s Algarve Coast… In 1978, BMW introduced the R65 as a 650 middleweight to the airhead lineup. While the bike had the same frame as the larger R-series machines, it had […]
Budget-Built Bomber: R65 Airhead Scrambler by Gold Stroke Motors
Gold Stroke Motors: BMW Airhead scramblers for the next generation of riders… In 1969, BMW introduced what would be the first of their “Airhead” motorcycles, the Slash 5 series featuring the company’s new air-cooled flat-twin […]
“Snappy” BMW R65 Scrambler by Unicorn Extreme
A middleweight airhead packing big-bore punch! The BMW R65 was the company’s midsize airhead, introduced in 1978. The 648cc boxer engine made 50 horsepower in the later models, good for a 0-60 time of 5.8 […]
Modernized Boxer: BMW R65 “La Monolever” by Seb’s Atelier
The BMW R65 was the company’s middleweight airhead, built both in twin-shock format (1978-1984) and monolever (1985-1993). While it had the same-sized frame as the larger airheads, many of the supporting components were downsized — […]
“Sulyap”: BMW R65 Custom by Laguna Choppers
From the builders of Manny Pacquiao’s Lambretta! Elmer R. Reyes is a Filipino Canadian who dropped out of his third year of law school to pursue his true passion: designing, building, and restoring motorcycles. He […]
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, […]
BMW R65 Custom by One-Up Moto Garage
Taylor Art of One-Up Moto Garage is one of our favorite young builders. In just four years, the Arkansas native, operating solo out of his 600 square foot shop, has managed to make a name […]
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 […]