Monza: WalzWerk’s best BMW cafe racer yet?
Most custom builders are low-volume guys. It’s often a sideline to a day job, or part of a wider operation selling parts.…
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Your complete guide to BMW cafe racer motorcycles, from classic bikes like the R80 to modern-day specials. Here you’ll find everything from traditional airhead cafe racers to the latest builds based on newer models. Discover the parts, seats and performance upgrades that’ll take your own BMW to the next level.
M Power: Giving the BMW K100RS a modern edge
A few years ago, building a cafe racer usually meant imbuing it with a sense of nostalgia. But these days, the custom…
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Unkonventionell: Eastern Spirit Garage’s BMW R80
Eastern Spirit Garage is probably Poland’s premier custom workshop. But they focus on quality over quantity, with fewer than a dozen builds…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 10 May, 2020
We’ve gone global this week, with a brutal BMW K100RS from Poland, a Triumph Scrambler with a desert sled vibe from Italy,…
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Analysis Paralysis: The BMW R100RS two ways, by Deus
Ever heard of analysis paralysis? It happens when you’ve got so many ideas, your project stalls because you can’t make your mind…
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Boxer Magic: A BMW airhead cafe racer from Lithuania
Like many things from the early 90s, the BMW R100R suffers from an identity crisis. BMW released it as a sort of…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 12 April, 2020
A new limited production BMW R NineT from Germany, a slammed Sportster built by two of Jakarta’s top custom shops, and a…
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Now that’s slammed: A BMW R nineT from Zillers Garage
There’s a special place in the custom motorcycle scene for motorcycles that eschew practicality, in order to push boundaries. This BMW R…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 15 March, 2020
A very slick BMW K100 from Lithuania, a funky Honda Monkey from California, and a Harley-Davidson sidecar rig built in Poland—up for…
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Daboia: A vivid BMW K75 cafe racer from Matteucci Garage
There are pros and cons to picking a K-Series BMW as a custom donor. On the up side, Ks are more readily…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 9 February, 2020
The BMW that took home the Best In Show award at Verona’s Motor Bike Expo, plus a Kenny Roberts-inspired XS650 from Japan…
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Battle of The Twins Redux: A 310-pound BMW race bike
In the lore of motorcycle racing, Battle of The Twins has few equals. First staged in the US at Daytona in 1981,…
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