Factory Finish: A BMW R80ST built from OEM parts
We’ve featured some wild customs over the years, and truth be told, we’ve come to expect the unexpected. In the last year…
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Sekhmet: A BMW boxer café racer with an 80s vibe
It’s amazing how versatile the classic BMW boxer is is. Do you want a long, low and mean drag bike? A rough…
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Myth 002: An adventure-ready BMW born in Brooklyn
Mid-life career swerves don’t come much bigger than Matias Corea’s. The Barcelona native co-founded Behance, the world’s largest online creative network. But…
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BMW R00: A conversion kit to turn your airhead electric
Switching classic cars to electric power is becoming almost commonplace. There are companies and kits that can electrify everything from old Land…
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Be Different: Gas&Retro’s BMW R80 street tracker
One hallmark of a good custom builder, is the ability to put a fresh spin on a motorcycle that’s been customized a…
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Gold Medal: a Bultaco tribute from Café Racer Dreams
How many custom shops have built over a hundred bikes? A tiny handful. But the BMW R80 RT we’re looking at here…
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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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Play Mystic for Me: A BMW R80R scrambler from Warsaw
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…
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ISDT Dream: A BMW R80/7 Scrambler from Estonia
Some custom shops have a knack for building motorcycles that are clean enough to pass for factory specials. But this BMW boxer…
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Overlander: A BMW G/S built for serious adventure travel
Nothing grows knowledge like experience. So the best way to figure out how to design a continent-crossing motorcycle, is to actually cross…
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R100XE: The BMW R80G/S evolution we deserve
The BMW R80G/S created a new genre of motorcycling when it first appeared, and is considered an icon today. The ‘GS’ designation…
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