Hand-built Boxer from Prague’s Gas & Oil Bespoke Motorcycles… The BMW R series of “airhead” boxers might be the most commonly customized class of vintage motorcycles in the world. In the wake of that popularity […]
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Incandescent Boxer: “Vega” BMW R nineT
BMW R nineT Scrambler by Incandescent Motorcycles… The BMW R nineT might be the world’s most widely customized modern production bike. In fact, BMW Motorrad planned it that way, giving the 1170cc / 110-hp roadster […]
Dähne Daily: 1065cc BMW Scrambler
Dähne-framed Daily Rider from Kradhaus Bikes… Born in 1944, Helmut Dähne is a BMW motorcycle racing legend. As a teenager, he went to work for BMW Motorrad as a mechanic and later went to German […]
Bavarian Hot Rod: Kaczor BMW R60/7 Café Racer
From Kradhaus Bikes: Short-stroke BMW with a Kaczor racing frame… In 1965, Ferdinand “Ferdi” Kaczor, a young engineer and motorcycle racer, designed and built his own chassis around the BMW R50/2 engine, creating a 500cc […]
Hercules II: BMW R1250RS Sprint Racer
“Hercules II” Rocket Racer from Kraftstoffschmiede x Man & the Machines… The BMW R1250RS is one of the world’s best sport-touring machines, built around a 1254cc shift-cam flat-twin that makes 134 bhp and 105 […]
Nürburg Green: BMW R NineT Roadster
“Heritage Classic” BMW from FCR Original… Nürburg Green was a BMW color from the 1970s that paid homage to the legendary Nürburgring in the Eifel mountains of western Germany. The infamous Nordschleife (North Loop) was […]
Neo-Retro Nébula: BMW R100 Café Racer
For a man who only works on his builds three days per week, Jérémie Duchampt of Jerem Motorcycles consistently turns out some of the most well-executed projects on the planet. The Frenchman began his bike-building […]
Dakar Tribute: “PD85” BMW R NineT Urban GS
From Incandescent Motorcycles: R NineT inspired by the ’85 R80GS Paris Dakar… Released in 1980, the BMW R80GS is the progenitor of the multi-cylinder, dual-purpose “adventure bikes” so popular today. Originally developed to compete in […]
Four-Valve Boxer: BMW R100 Café Racer
Devil in the Details: 4V Krauser Airhead from Warkot Motorcycles… We see a lot of customized BMW air-cooled boxers (“Airheads”) coming out of workshops across the world, but this BMW R100 out of Poland’s Warkot […]
Flat Twin Vinduro: BMW R100GS “Six Days”
BMW ISDT Tribute from Santa Fox Garage… The International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) is the oldest off-road event on the FIM calendar. Known for years as the International Six Days Trial (ISDT), it was first […]