“Night Beauties” from FCR Original… In recent years, there’s been a boom in Porsche 911 “Backdates” — newer models transformed to resemble their ancestors. An example would be backdating a 1980 911 SC to resemble […]
Tag: BMW
Vision Quest: BMW R90S Street Scrambler
Trans-Canadian Custom: Michael Ritzker’s 1976 BMW R90S… In 2015, no less than Peter Egan of Cycle World declared that the BMW R90S, introduced in 1974, was “the BMW that invented sport-touring.” The bike was […]
Scarecrow-2: Radical BMW K1100 Custom
“Baidykle-2” (Scarecrow-2) by Vytautas Alekna… When it was introduced in 1992, the BMW K1100LT boasted the largest engine ever available in a BMW motorcycle — 1092cc — combined with the 16-valve head from the […]
White Spring: BMW R100 Roadster
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 […]
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 […]