Monkey Business: Kingston revamps the iconic mini bike
The Glemseck 101 festival being held this weekend is a high-octane celebration of speed and power. At this very moment, thousands of…
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Born with a mixture of oil and gasoline in his blood, Kingston Custom founder Dirk Oehlerking is now one of the world’s most recognized customizers.
He won his first motocross race riding a borrowed Yamaha and wearing rubber boots. In 1985 he became German champion and took part in the World Cup in Spain. By the time his riding career ended, he had won over 230 trophies and awards.
Today, his technical talent and passion is applied to very individual and extraordinary custom motorcycles—including official commissions from manufacturers such as BMW Motorrad.
The Black Phantom: Kingston takes a leap into the dark
There are one hit wonders, and then there’s Dirk Oehlerking. The German custom builder can’t put a foot wrong, churning out hit…
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Sidecar: A classic cocktail from Kingston Custom
Kingston’s classic BMWs are elegant customs that take our breath away, time after time. But there’s something we haven’t seen Dirk Oehlerking…
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Taking It Slow: Kingston Custom’s BMW R75/5 Bobber
Today’s motorcycles are loaded with a level of tech that would have been incomprehensible thirty years ago. And it’s had a knock-on…
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New Bike, Old School Charm: Kingston Custom’s Thruxton
Custom builders must breathe a sigh of relief when a customer drops off a brand new bike. Sure, old motorcycles are simpler…
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Kingston’s Honda CX500 Street Tracker is Pure 80s Magic
Most marques have a golden era—that time when they dominated a race series, etching into memory iconic motorcycles and liveries. Honda has…
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I’ll Be Blown: This BMW R100 is packing a Porsche turbo
There’s always been a small but vocal clique of motorcyclists who want nothing but absolute power and speed. So why haven’t we…
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Triumph Scrambler by Kingston Custom
The Triumph Tridays is one of the biggest motorcycle festivals in Europe. Every June, the Austrian town of Neukirchen is overrun by…
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Sound of Single by Kingston Custom
The biggest cafe racer event in Europe is the Glemseck 101. It’s held in the ancient town of Leonberg in southern Germany,…
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BMW R75/6 by Kingston Custom
Custom motorcycle builders in the USA and UK have relatively few restrictions on what they can and cannot do. Then you have…
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