No motorcycle encapsulates the vibe of 90s BMW sport tourers quite like the BMW K1100RS. It had everything—three-spoke wheels, triangular bodywork, and a stonking inline-four block orientated horizontally in the frame. But behind all of that quirkiness lay a hella capable machine. Although the venerable K is starting to show its age, it’s finding new…
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Jérémie Duchampt is a dab hand at building slick café racers—a fact that he’s proven time and time again. The proprietor of France’s Jerem Motorcycles has leveled up in a big way with his latest project though. This carbon-clad BMW R100 café racer not only looks razor sharp, but it also boasts a slew of…
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This week’s bikes are all about looking fast and going fast. Pier City Cycles gives the BMW R nineT Racer a massive dose of retro racing style, Tossa R upgrades the Honda CB900, and Greaser Garage turns the Kawasaki Z750 into a classic endurance racer. We bring it home with news of the sale of…
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Despite its increasing popularity, the 1980s K-series BMW remains a difficult bike to customize. There’s hardly an inch of it that isn’t blocky, angular, or just plain awkward—so it takes a sharp eye and deft hand to massage it into a slick and cohesive café racer. Enter Chris Scholtka. Based in Cottbus, Germany, Chris splits…
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Many feel that BMW boxer customization has become a tedious paint-by-numbers affair. It’s a fair argument—after all, most BMW R-series customs follow…
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With futuristic looks, bold colors, and more plastic than a Tupperware party, the BMW K1 was nothing if not memorable. Released in…
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If you’re going to name your custom-bike-building side hustle ‘Atomic Contraptions,’ the machines that you create better be imaginative enough to warrant…
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It doesn’t take just a sharp eye or a deft pair of hands to build a great custom motorcycle—it takes both. The…
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If you suffer from lower back problems, look away now, because all of this week’s Speed Read selects wear clip-on handlebars. We’ve…
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Muscular, with a little 80s style; that was the brief given to Spain’s 72 HKG Performance by the owners of this custom…
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There are more ways to customize a motorcycle these days than ever before. You can take the traditional route and hammer your…
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The BMW R nineT has just had its first major update since it first launched, but many have wondered if the changes…
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