The BMW R80, built from 1978-1994, featured an ~800cc version of the venerable “airhead” flat-twin boxer engine, offering 51 horsepower to the rear wheel through a low-maintenance shaft drive. The bike cost nearly 50% more […]
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What is the Motorcycle in The Courier Movie?
The Courier is a 2019 action-thriller that stars Gary Oldman and Ukrainian-French actress Olga Kurylenko, who plays an enigmatic motorcycle courier tasked with delivering a package to the safe house of the key witness […]
Frateschi Funduro: BMW F650 Custom
The BMW F650 Funduro debuted in 1994 as the company’s lightweight, single-cylinder adventure bike — a baby GS packing a 50-hp four-valve Rotax engine, top-notch build quality, and ultra-low running costs. But Visordown.com claims there’s […]
High-Spec: BMW R100-HS by Magnum Opus
The BMW R100 was the last and most powerful of the beloved airheads, boasting a 980cc air-cooled boxer engine that made 70 horsepower at 7000 rpm. When BMW Motorrad tried to cease production in the […]
Dakar-Inspired: BMW K75 Scrambler
A BMW scrambler inspired by the late 80s Paris-Dakar bikes… Introduced in 1985, the BMW K75 was a three-cylinder version of the venerable K100 “Flying Brick,” whose unique engine layout — an inline four laid […]
Boxer Redemption: BMW R80 by Redeemed Cycles
Bob Ranew of Redeemed Cycles builds himself a Beemer… Some of our favorite customs are those that builders put together just for themselves, freed from the constraints of a client design brief. Such is the […]
1976 BMW R90/6 Bobber by Burn Up Company
The BMW R90/6 was the largest and most powerful of the Slash-Six models introduced in 1974, designed to up the ante in a horsepower-hungry market. The old R75 engine was bored-out to 898cc, good for […]
Ms.Behave: BMW R1150GS by Hobo Motorcycles
The BMW R1150GS was the company’s premier adventure bike from 1999-2004, powered by an 1130cc, 85-hp air/oil-cooled flat twin boxer engine that made a stump-pulling 75 lb-ft of torque at 5250 rpm. The big GS […]
Desert Runner: BMW F650 GS Funduro by BCKustoms
A #coronavirusbikebuildoff rally raider… The BMW F650 Funduro, introduced in 1993, aimed at a new sector of the motorcycle market. It was a single-cylinder, chain-drive, 48-hp dual-purpose machine that cost only $200 more than a […]
Silver Specials: Garage-Built BMW R75/7 Cafe Racers
Son and stepfather duo build a pair of silver specials… The BMW R75/7, available from 1976-79, was the 750 variant of the classic airhead design, offering a great compromise of power and economy. In 1977, […]
