Shock Of The New: This BMW is Hookie’s First Modern Build
Any garage accustomed to working on older motorcycles has to shift their thinking when customizing a modern machine. With a brand new…
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.
Autobahn Streak: A cafe racer BMW R nineT
Judging public opinion is a fickle business. So when a builder hits on a concept that works, it’s tempting to get comfortable…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 7 January, 2018
Our weekly roundup is back with a bang for 2018. We’ve got a cafe’d R nineT from Italy, a Dakar-worthy Honda XL600R…
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Ironwood’s new BMW Boxer goes with the grain
There’s a trend that’s picked up speed amazingly fast this year: wood on motorcycles. It’s tricky to pull off, but when it’s…
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Escape Vehicle: Building a BMW R80RT To Stay Sane
Using a motorcycle as a coping mechanism is nothing new. For most of us, that means clearing the head with a ride…
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LowRide magazine puts the BMW R nineT on a diet
When the R nineT was on the drawing board, BMW engineers made sure it was easy to modify. And that custom-friendliness has…
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Smooth Operator: Vagabund’s sleek BMW R100R
For some people, building a minimalist motorcycle simply means stripping off as much stuff as possible. And practicality be damned. But there’s…
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The Mutant: An Angry BMW R80 by Ironwood Motorcycles
There’s no sign of the popularity of the BMW R-series waning. It’s been massaged and twisted in every direction, and just as…
Read more »Obsession: Mark Johnston’s 11th BMW is this R100RT cafe
When your garage is packed with eleven BMW motorcycles spanning seven decades—and you have no car—it’s safe to say that your hobby…
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Ride Report: The 2017 BMW R nineT Racer
For a while, rumors have been circulating about the demise of the traditional cafe racer. With scramblers and flat trackers dominating the scene,…
Read more »Diamond Atelier puts the Mark II Series into production
Building custom motorcycles for a living sounds like a dream. Who wouldn’t want to spend all day in the workshop—getting their hands…
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White Hot: Union’s track-inspired BMW R100 R
There’s something about Beemers with classic fairings and paint—just look at all the fuss being generated by the new R nineT Racer.…
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