The Pathfinder: This BMW boxer scrambler is Crooked’s 50th custom
Running a custom motorcycle workshop isn’t an easy racket, so we applaud anyone who can pull it off. Germany’s Crooked Motorcycles clearly…
Read more »They say once you experience German engineering, you never go back. And this is certainly true of BMW Motorrad’s legendary motorcycles. BMWs feature unique flat-twin boxer engines, unmistakable style, and renowned mechanics that must live up to Berlin-level performance standards.
Launched in 1923, BMW has long been lauded for its line of airhead engines (1969–1995). The well-known R nineT and R80 series of Beemers (among others) have become the basis for many masterful builds covered on these pages—and the newer R18 is heading down the same track.
Running a custom motorcycle workshop isn’t an easy racket, so we applaud anyone who can pull it off. Germany’s Crooked Motorcycles clearly…
Read more »If you’re going to name your custom-bike-building side hustle ‘Atomic Contraptions,’ the machines that you create better be imaginative enough to warrant…
Read more »Six months ago, BMW Motorrad gave us a taste of the first major overhaul to the immensely popular R nineT—the renamed BMW…
Read more »It doesn’t take just a sharp eye or a deft pair of hands to build a great custom motorcycle—it takes both. The…
Read more »EICMA used to be the event where motorcycle manufacturers would unveil their new models. But the sheen has worn off in recent…
Read more »As far as Jacek Mulak is concerned, there are far too many custom BMW boxers around. That said, he’s not one to…
Read more »In 1923, you bought your gas from the pharmacy. Penicillin was still years from being discovered. And a German aircraft manufacturer would…
Read more »For baseball fans, it’s Fenway Park. For golfers, Pebble Beach. But if you’re a fan of vintage motorcycles, the Barber Motorsports Museum…
Read more »Dropping an electric drivetrain into a classic motorcycle is hardly a new concept, but it’s still an endeavor largely reserved for outliers.…
Read more »If the thought of Firestone tires on a custom motorcycle makes your blood boil, avert your eyes now. Johnny Nguyen hasn’t just…
Read more »It’s been over a year since BMW Motorrad first hinted that a bigger version of its uber-popluar GS adventure bike was on…
Read more »The iconic BMW boxer engine has been around a little longer than some folks realize: a hundred years, to be exact. It…
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