Trick Brick: Retrorides’ immaculate BMW K100
When a workshop focuses very tightly on one model of bike, it’s usually a good thing. They get to know what to…
Read more »BMW cafe racers
The ‘airhead’ flat twin boxers and R-series motorcycles are great choices for BMW cafe racer projects. More recently, we’ve seen the rise of modern-day specials based on the BMW R nineT, which was designed to be easily customized, with a bolt-on subframe and modular electrical system.
Here you’ll find traditional 60s-style cafe racers based on the BMW R75 and R100, plus neo-retro builds based on newer models including the K100 ‘flying brick’.
It’s a good starting point to find the parts, seats and performance upgrades that’ll take your own BMW to the next level—and get inspiration from other BMW cafe racer builders on the custom scene.
Young gun, old metal: A BMW K100 LT from a rising star
If there’s anything we like better than discovering a new builder, it’s discovering a young builder with potentially decades of work ahead…
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Slick Brick: TooHard re-engineers the BMW K75
You never know what to expect from TooHard Motor Co. A few months ago, the Spanish garage wowed us with a stunning…
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Subtly brilliant: A flawless BMW R75/6 from 46Works
In the rarified world of artisan bike builders, Shiro Nakajima stands apart. His bikes are usually functional, and sometimes even practical: the…
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Signing off: Two Wheels Empire’s final BMW K-series build
They say if you do what you love, you’ll never work a single day in your life—but they also say never to…
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Werk of Art: A stripped-down BMW R100RS from 46works
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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Speed Read, August 29 2021
We’re kicking things off with something fast this week: a race-bred BMW boxer that’s been made street legal. We’ve also got a…
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RSWB: A Granada Red Toaster Tank BMW by Roughchild
There aren’t many new ways left to customize classic R-series BMWs, and that means it’s harder to make them stand out. You…
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Speed Read, 16 May 2021
We’re racking up the air miles this week, with a stunning new build from the top Japanese workshop Hidemo, a new chapter…
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Zig when others zag: Niks’ custom BMW R80
There’s a definite formula for BMW airhead customs. A few years ago, European workshops like Café Racer Dreams in Madrid figured out…
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Cop this: Sinroja’s ex-police BMW R80 café racer
Sinroja Motorcycles have been producing sublime customs from their Leicestershire, England workshop for the past five years. This BMW R80 is their…
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Speed Read, 25 April 2021
We’re kicking things off this week with a chic Triumph Street Twin from FCR Original. We’ve also got a BMW R nineT…
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