You never know what to expect from TooHard Motor Co. A few months ago, the Spanish garage wowed us with a stunning Gixxer restomod; before that, we saw a Triumph Trophy bobber and an R9T café racer. This time, they’ve turned up with a K75 that looks nothing like the machine BMW launched in the…
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In the rarified world of artisan bike builders, Shiro Nakajima stands apart. His bikes are usually functional, and sometimes even practical: the kind of models a factory might conceivably build. Some are designed to win races, and others to tackle the occasional dirt road. And then there are the machines that distill the pleasure of…
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They say if you do what you love, you’ll never work a single day in your life—but they also say never to mix business with pleasure. After a few years in the custom motorcycle industry, Lithuania’s Two Wheels Empire is calling it a day, and switching their business to e-bikes. And this brooding BMW K1100…
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The phrase ‘renaissance man’ is thrown around too loosely these days, along with ‘legendary’ and ‘iconic.’ But there’s no other way to describe Shiro Nakajima. The man behind the 46works label is a not just a motorcycle builder. He’s also a trained engineer, a talented woodworker, a furniture maker, and a vintage car restorer. He’s…
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We’re kicking things off with something fast this week: a race-bred BMW boxer that’s been made street legal. We’ve also got a…
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There aren’t many new ways left to customize classic R-series BMWs, and that means it’s harder to make them stand out. You…
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We’re racking up the air miles this week, with a stunning new build from the top Japanese workshop Hidemo, a new chapter…
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There’s a definite formula for BMW airhead customs. A few years ago, European workshops like Café Racer Dreams in Madrid figured out…
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Sinroja Motorcycles have been producing sublime customs from their Leicestershire, England workshop for the past five years. This BMW R80 is their…
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We’re kicking things off this week with a chic Triumph Street Twin from FCR Original. We’ve also got a BMW R nineT…
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We interviewed the team behind the development of the BMW R nineT a few years ago. They were adamant about one thing:…
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Arjan van den Boom is one of Europe’s most successful customizers. The founder of Ironwood Motorcycles has well over 50 builds to…
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