“The Rapture,” a radical BMW scrambler… We have seen a lot of BMW airhead builds, but rarely have we seen one with such swagger and attitude. Aptly named “The Rapture,” this 1978 BMW R65 scrambler […]
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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 […]
BMW R65 Cafe Racer: “John Player Special”
A single-seat, JPS-inspired tribute to Mario Andretti’s days at Team Lotus… In 1976, Mario Andretti joined Team Lotus, driving the John Player Special (JPS) F1 cars into championship winning form. The signature gold-and-black livery of […]
BMW R1200GS Scrambler by Hell’s Kitchen Garage
The “Beast” BMW R1200GSA, built for Hixpania: The Conquest of Hard Enduro… Hard Enduro is one of the world’s toughest off-road motorcycling formats, designed to push the world’s top riders to their very limits through […]
BMW Silver Bullet MK2 by XTR Pepo x Revival of the Machine
Updated: The Silver Bullet becomes more racer, more XTR…more Pepo! Last year, we saw the launch of the 1978 BMW R100RS “Silver Bullet,” the first-ever motorcycle designed by Revival of the Machine — one of […]
BMW R1200GS Street Tracker by Tony’s Toy
From big Bavarian globe-trotter to sleek urban street tracker… The BMW R1200GS is one of the most successful adventure bikes ever produced, an 1170cc boxer twin that’s conveyed riders around the globe since its introduction […]
BMW R100GS Tracker by Fabrizio Grillo
A BMW R100GS rebuilt by an elite Vigili del Fuoco diver after a terrible accident… In his native Italy, Fabrizio Grillo is a diver with the Vigili del Fuoco — aka “Watchers of Fire” — […]
BMW R1200R Scrambler by Emporio Elaborazioni Meccaniche
“Titano,” a Bavarian brawler built for the streets of Rome… Recently, Emporio Elaborazioni Meccaniche of Rome was given quite the challenge. A customer wanted to transform his 2007 BMW R1200R into a minimalist, elegant “special” […]
“BSW B40” Cafe Racer by Nexxtoy
Unconventional wedding with a British girl… Thierry Coulon (“Terry”) of Bourdeaux’s Nexxtoy is a graphic designer and handyman who has been pursuing his motorbike passion for more than forty years — a passion that came […]
BMW R1200 Supermoto by Tony’s Toy Custom Motorcycles
The BMW R1200ST was the sport touring version of the venerable big Bavarian boxer — a “long-distance sprinter” sporting a 110-hp flat twin and controversial vertical headlight. Though the bike received high marks for power […]
