Colin and Merlin of Germany’s 8Tech Racing both have mechanical engineering backgrounds. When they aren’t studying, they are racing their racebikes around various circuits in Europe. Given their backgrounds in racing and engineering, they have […]
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BMW R nineT Cafe Racer by Mick Ackermann Designs (MAD)
Mick Ackermann grew up in Europe, where he could always be found in nearby mechanics’ shops, handing them tools and learning everything he could. He spent years working on street mods and drift cars, then […]
The Stasis Dakar BMW R1200GS
At this year’s Handbuilt Show, we were lucky enough to catch up with one of our favorite builders, Cliff Fisher of Stasis Motorcycles. Cliff is a garage-builder with a full-time IT job, two growing boys, […]
BMW G310R Scrambler by DKdesign
Dakar Chou of DKdesign has been doing interior design for more than twenty years, but he’s loved motorcycles ever since he can remember. He rode his motorcycle when he was 12, and it became a […]
BMW R nineT Paris Dakar Scrambler
If you know the Paris Dakar rally, you have heard the name Hubert Auriol. Auriol was the first man to win the Dakar on both a bike and in a car. In 1981 and 1983, […]
BMW R80 Cafe Tracker by Moto Adonis
The Netherlands has become one of the great hotbeds of custom motorcycle culture, with a staggering array of talented, hard-working builders like Daan and the crew at Moto Adonis. Although the workshop has turned their […]
BMW R100/7 Cafe Racer by Dumbador
The BMW R100/7 — aka “Slash 7” — was a 60-horsepower workhorse of a bike, which helped start the sport touring class. However, it was certainly not lithe or sleek or particularly pretty. Enter the […]
BMW R45 Scrambler by Bolt Motor Co
It seems like so many of our favorite builders are former racers or race car builders. There is a certain racer’s mentality, when every last component — every nut and bolt — must be as […]
BMW R nineT Cafe Fighter by Magnum Opus
Ezio Covelli of Magnum Opus Custom Bikes — based on the North Carolina coast — continues to impress with custom bikes that defy convention, incorporating design influences from cafe racers, streetfighters, and more. Now he […]
BMW K100 Tracker by Overbold Motor Co.
Barcelona has become a hotbed for custom bikes, largely thanks to builders like Overbold Motor Co., whose CB750 Nighthawk cafe racer we previously featured. Now the crew is back with another stunner: this time a […]
