Built for La Ruta: BMW Desert Bomber from Giorgio De Angelis… In 2005, in order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the genre-defining, Dakar-winning R80G/S, BMW launched the HP2 Enduro — in the company’s own […]
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Queen of the Desert: Suzuki DR-Z400 “Sirocco”
Desert DR-Z: Aluminum-framed 400 from Giorgio de Angelis and Marco Graziani… La Ruta del Nabab is an annual desert rally that stretches across 1000+ kilometers of Moroccan Sahara. In many ways, the La Ruta […]
La Bambina: Rally-Ready Honda CRF450RX Custom
Hand-painted Honda ready for La Ruta Del Nabab… The Honda CRF450RX is Big Red’s big-bore competition off-road racer designed for closed-course GNCC, NGPC, and WORCS events. Unlike the green-sticker trail-legal CRF450X, the RX looks much […]
Ruta Ready: “The Legend” Royal Enfield Himalayan
“Lose your mind, find your soul…” This is the motto of La Ruta del Nabab, an invitation-only rally across 1000 kilometers of Moroccan roads, trails, dunes, and creeks, scheduled to run May 28 – June […]
“Sand 650”: Honda FMX 650 Desert Sled
The Honda FMX 650, available from 2005-2007, was a factory supermoto that utilized the venerable 644cc RFVC engine used in other big singles like the XR650L and NX650 Dominator. While Euro 2 emissions compliance curbed […]
Honda GL1100 Goldwing by De Angelis Elaborazioni
The Honda Goldwing may not seem like an ideal donor bike for a custom build, but the big Honda boxers are increasingly finding their way into the hands of builders all over the world. The […]
BMW K100 Custom by De Angelis Elaborazioni
The BMW K100 may seem an unlikely candidate for customization, but builders have discovered the beauty in the “Flying Brick.” The heavy block of engine, laid flat in the frame, keeps the center of gravity […]
Aprilia Mana 850 Custom: “OnlyOne”
One hot Aprilia cafe racer…that can be ridden with only one hand! The Aprilia Mana 850, offered since 2007, is a naked bike with a 90° V-twin engine and automatic transmission. The continuously variable transmission […]
BMW K100 Scrambler by De Angelis Elaborazioni
Giorgio De Angelis, the man behind De Angelis Elaborazioni of Rome, has been turning out a staggering collection of Bavarian specials. His BMW K1100 cafe racer was one of our most popular bikes of 2016, while […]
BMW R80GS Scrambler by De Angelis Elaborazioni
Giorgio De Angelis of De Angelis Elaborazioni is the man who built this incredible BMW K1100 cafe racer, which easily made our list of last year’s best cafe racers. Now Giorgio is back with another burly […]
