Classic BMW boxers are so prolific as custom donors, that most builds these days are very formulaic. But there are dozens of swing-and-miss examples out there, that prove that it still takes a sharp eye and a measure of good taste to get them right. This 1974 BMW R90S scrambler from Injustice Customs in Sweden…
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BMW’s bestselling GS range owes its popularity to the R1150GS. Sure, the R80G/S is the granddaddy of all adventure bikes and the R1100GS sold in scores—but it was the R1150GS that really took the GS brand mainstream. The thing is, it hasn’t been in production for 16 years, and that means it’s getting harder to…
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BMW Motorrad has a few quirky gems in the back catalog—like the early-90s R80R Mystic. As one of the last two-valve boxers before the four-valve ‘1100’ took over, the Mystic bundled some of BMW’s newer tech into a ‘factory custom’ aesthetic that didn’t quite gel. Released as both R80 and R100 versions (depending on your…
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Nothing grows knowledge like experience. So the best way to figure out how to design a continent-crossing motorcycle, is to actually cross a continent—then see what works, and what doesn’t. Back in 2016, Matias Corea rode his 1985 BMW R80G/S Paris Dakar from Brooklyn all the way to Ushuaia, in Argentina. Now he’s got another…
Read more »If you ask us, the BMW G650 Xcountry was ahead of its time. First released in 2007, it encapsulated the tracker vibe…
Read more »Every style of custom motorcycle has a clear-cut formula, but we like it best when builders tear up the blueprint and blur…
Read more »At the risk of stating the obvious, some bikes are easier to customize than others. Pick a Triumph Bonneville or Harley Sportster,…
Read more »Any project worth doing has a few challenges along the way. This tidy BMW R75/5 started out as a true basket case,…
Read more »When it comes to racing, BMW is all about superbikes these days. But until the turn of the century, the Bavarians were…
Read more »The world’s first big-bore dual sport, the BMW R80G/S, broke cover forty years ago. Born from off-road competition, it soon dominated at…
Read more »Customizing an older bike is always a risk. There’s the custom work to do, but there’s also the arduous task of fixing…
Read more »In the thriving world of BMW R-series customization, there’s a strong design trend in Europe that hasn’t taken off in other countries…
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