The R100 was the mainstay of BMW’s range between 1976 and 1996, giving it an incredible 20-year production run. It’s now hugely popular with custom builders, who have transformed R100s into cafe racers, bobbers, scramblers and street trackers. Here’s our pick of the best.
As far as Jacek Mulak is concerned, there are far too many custom BMW boxers around. That said, he’s not one to turn away a customer. So when he recently got the call to build this BMW R100 bobber, he was all too happy to oblige—just as long as he could do it his way.…
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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 got a Krauser BMW R100 café racer from Poland, a Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 café racer from America, and a Norton Commando drag racer. We conclude with a new retro-styled factory sportbike that’s…
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As custom BMW boxers go, the BMW R100R doesn’t get nearly as much love as its older siblings—but it should. BMW released it in the early 90s as a road-focused version of the popular R100GS dual-sport, but also as a modern classic of sorts. With an adventure bike fuel tank and seat, ‘retro’ chrome on…
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Turning motorcycle customization into a sustainable business is hard enough, but Marcus Walz has taken it to another level. His company, WalzWerk, has been in business for 32 years—and in that time, they’ve built no less than 1,000 custom motorcycles. You read right: one thousand. Marcus is sure of that number, because WalzWerk is registered…
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A design can be elevated by taking elements away rather than adding them. Sometimes it’s about what’s there, and sometimes it’s about…
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Building one-of-one customs for a living would be most motorcyclists’ idea of heaven. However, like an author trying to write the sequel…
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Bobby Haas left a giant hole in the custom scene when he passed away unexpectedly last year. As the owner and curator…
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The Malle Mile is an event filled to the brim with quirky motorcycles. But if there’s one thing you wouldn’t expect to…
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Everyone knows the story of the BMW R80 G/S. It’s the bike that ignited the dual sport market, and created ripples that…
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Ben Norton builds custom motorcycles under the moniker 10 ’til 12, because those are the nighttime hours he dedicates to his hobby.…
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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…
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We’ve got a major surprise this week, with Italdesign revisiting its controversial Ducati 860 for an electrifying update. Elsewhere in Europe, Honda…
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