Custom Bikes Of The Week: 20 October, 2019
Not one but two incredible BMW builds, plus a wild Honda dual sport scooter, a rare Egli-Triumph track bike, and a muscular Honda CBX from Tokyo. Buckle up!
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The Keeper: Gasoline builds a BMW R series for Cam Elkins
You may not know the name Cam Elkins, but there’s a good chance you’re familiar with his work. He’s the man behind the brilliant short films called Stories of Bike, which explore the relationships between custom motorcycles and their owners. After several years filming other people’s bikes, Cam decided it was time to get a…
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New from Diamond Atelier: The ‘Groot’ BMW scramblers
In the premier league of custom builders, Diamond Atelier’s place is secure. The sleek creations of the Munich workshop look better than most factory-built show bikes—and they’re perfectly usable too. But Tom Konecny and Pablo Steigleder don’t just design one-offs. Their ‘Mark II’ BMW café racers are in limited production, offering a faster and more…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 12 March, 2017
A riotous BMW R65 scrambler from Ironwood, a Ronin 47 with pop art graphics, and a concours-level Guzzi cafe racer from Stile Italiano. It’s a treat for the eyes this week.
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Head Turner: A BMW R65 inspired by the Alpina 2002Ti
There are some parts you just don’t see on custom bikes nowadays. Like mirrors, center stands, fork reflectors, and—heck—even fenders. They all…
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What if T.E. Lawrence rode a BMW R100GS?
The last Das Traumwerk build we featured was controversial to say the least: a boardtracker with a bright yellow engine. Now Alex…
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Running Lean: Fuel Motorcycles’ sleek R65
‘Svelte’ is not a word that sits comfortably in the BMW design language. These days, the machines that roll out of BMW…
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BMW R65 by Ed Turner
Ed Turner is the nom de guerre of French custom builder Karl Renoult. It’s meant to echo “head turner”—a theme that’s central…
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BMW R65 + surfboard
A bike has to be pretty special to stand out at the annual Wheels & Waves festival in Biarritz: it’s the motorcycling…
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