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Well, that wraps up yet another year of amazing cafe racer builds from custom workshops and backyard builders around the...
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Style Guides – Pier City Cycles R nineT

BMW Motorrad has just lifted the covers off their upcoming 2021 R nineT range. This is of course great news...
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KBike Crazy – Ron Dey’s BMW K100RS

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Ready for Action – Hellraiser R100 Scrambler

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Splendid Six – Jesse Scott Baumann BMW R90/6

The year is 1973 and Bavarian Motor Works has just celebrated their 50th anniversary. In addition, they’ve also just completed...
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The Dark Knight – Singular Rides BMW R Nine T

Back in 2013 BMW Motorrad celebrated the 40th anniversary of the legendary BMW R 90 S with the unveiling of...
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Road to Recovery – Scott Campbell’s BMW R65

Sometimes techniques for overcoming adversity are found in unexpected places. Scott Campbell found the solution to his battling his demons...
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Flight Ready – Kraftrad Noeda BMW K100 RS

When it comes to customising older BMW motorcycles the R series airheads are the most popular weapon of choice. Fuss-free...
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An-Bu Customs BMW K100 RS

For many years the United States was the biggest source of inspiration for custom motorcycle builders around the world. Then...
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Rhombus 1000 – Valtoron Max Boxer BMW R100RS

More and more motorcycle workshops are utilising advanced manufacturing technologies to realise their custom creations. 10 years ago three-dimensional computer-aided...
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Sunday Screening – Thornton T120 & BMW R18

Here’s a little something to get you through another night glued to the couch. Our latest instalment of the Sunday...
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Heritage Boost – Berry Bads BMW R nineT

Kyohey Sugimoto, owner of Berrybads Motorcycles works out of a modest space in Ōtsu, the capital of Japan’s Shiga Prefecture....
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Timeless Twin – Le Bouterollier BMW R65

It’s been less than 6 months since we featured the Le Bouterollier BMW R60/7 and Jean-Pierre is back with yet...
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Kalifornia Dreaming – UMC BMW R100

Hugo Eccles and the Untitled Motorcycles team are capable of building pretty much whatever they can dream up. Their custom...
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Fond Memories – JOE’S BMW R100RT

Nostalgia can be a powerful motivator. For Joe Loss of Fremantle, Western Australia it started in his teenage years when...
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Smith 001 – Woidwerk BMW R Nine T

Tucked away in the southeastern forests of Bavaria is the small town of Viechtach. If you look it up on...
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Father’s Son – Le Bouterollier BMW R60/7

Experiences from our youth can have a profound effect on what we do later in life. For Jean-Pierre, it was...
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Blue Fix – Sinroja R19 BMW R80/7

Customer requests and customer needs are two very different things. UK’s Sinroja Motorcycles are always happy to oblige with customer...
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RetroRides K100 Cafe Racer

Brazillian workshop Retrorides is the result of forty years of hard work by two generations of the Lourenço family. Nestled...
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Golden Touch – Cognito BMW R75/5

Of all the boxers the BMW R75/5 models with the “toaster” tank are a firm favourite. They are less angular...
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TIGER’S TALE – Titanium BMW R100GS

Twin Shock Division (TSD) Motorcycles is a tiny shop located in the Ukranian capital of Kiev. Headed by the talented...
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No Bull – Lucky Customs BMW R1100 S

If you’re considering attempting to turn any kind of tourer into a cafe racer you’re going to have your work...
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Modern Heritage – Road Burner BMW R80

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Sunday Screening – Cognito BMW R75 Build

Our friends over at Cognito Moto have been toiling away on their latest custom BMW R75 project. The project was...
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Transforming a Tourer – Si Mantas R1200RT

In full dress, the BMW R1200RT tips the scales at hefty 259kg. This is by no means an ideal starting...
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Bigger Badder Beemer – Gallows Garage K120

Perth’s Kaylan Galloway is a guy who likes to do things the hard way. Probably because he can. A welder...
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Chop Talk – Revival Cycles BMW R18

The Katze is finally out of the Tasche. BMW Motorrad has unveiled its highly anticipated R18 concept. As we all...
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Dynamite – Unikat BMW K1100LT

Mentioning Grand Tourer and cafe racer in the same sentence isn’t something you’ll see me do often. That’s because bikes...
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Chop Talk – Kott Motorcycles BMW R80

One of the many amazing bikes on display at this year’s Handbuilt show in Austin was Dustin Kott’s BMW R80....
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T Minus – Deep Creek BMW R nineT

The cafe racer in BMW’s R nineT heritage series won hearts with its sleek styling. However, motorcycle journalists brought a...
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Scrambler – Rogue Motorcycles R65

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Green with Envy – Vanity BMW R80RT

I’ve seen enough BMW cafe racer builds to last a lifetime. That doesn’t mean I don’t want to see any...
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Kompact Racer – BMW K1100 RS Cafe Racer

When a builder chooses to convert a tourer into a cafe racer it’s always a bit of a surprise to...
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Blue Boxer – 46 Works R100RS

It’s not every day you find yourself handing out an award at one of the world’s most prestigious custom automotive...
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Cafe Racer Evolution – Mark II EVO R100R

Building one-off projects for individual customers has its benefits, but it isn’t the most reliable income model for a custom...
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Secrets Revealed – Zon BMW R18 Departed

The custom motorcycle world has been full of collaborations in the past few years. Manufacturers have recognised the influence custom...
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Two of a Kind – Engineered to Slide R Nine TE

I am Nigel Petrie from Engineered To Slide and I want to share with you my new BMW R Nine...
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R7 Redux – Nostalgia BMW R Nine T

I once said that the 1934 BMW R7 was one of the most beautiful motorcycles ever made, and I still...
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Is there such a thing as a factory built cafe racer? If you ask a purist they’ll tell you no...
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Fifty Shades of Grey – Deep Creeks BMW K100

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Beautiful Machines Benelli TNT 300

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Top 10 BMW Cafe Racer Motorcycles

There are few motorcycle engines as iconic as BMW Motorrad’s flat twin ‘Boxer’. Renowned for their bulletproof reliability the Boxer...
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Speed Blur – JSK Moto BMW R9T

We’re big fans of the work of Californian motorcycle builder Samuel Kao and his workshop JSK Moto Co. JSK motorcycles...
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The Black Bull – Deep Creek Cycleworks R Nine T

BMW struck a chord in the custom motorcycle scene when they released the R Nine T. Powered by a bulletproof...
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Lucky for One – BMW R80 Cafe Racer

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Cut Snake – BMW R100RT café racer

“I thought to myself, if I can fix and maintain a 40 million dollar yacht, then I can build a...
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Black Beauty – JM Customs BMW R45

“This project kicked off with a stock 1982 BMW R45 that had laid dormant in our client’s garage for almost...
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Red Line – Tank Machine BMW R9T

Tank Machine was established by Clement Molina back in 2015 following his 18 years of experience working in the motorcycle...
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Chalcolithic Café Racer – BMW R100 R Mystic

37-year-old Degano developed an interest in BMWs from a young age. His father was a member of the French police...
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Proud Father – White Collar Benelli BN 600R

I’d seen the work of White Collar Bikes at the Kustomfest show. Their motorcycles were some of the most impressive...
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Established in 2010 by Daniel Cabral and Pedro Oliveira, Ton Up Garage is a custom motorcycle workshop dedicated to build...
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Made in China – Mandrill BMW R90

Back in 2012 four like-minded friends decided enough was enough. Driven by their desire to build and ride custom bikes...
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S is for Style – Meister Engineering BMW R100S

Antoine Meister of Meister Engineering has been messing with motorcycles since his early teens. His fascination with motorcycles drew him...
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Little Blue Bastard – BMW R80RT Cafe Racer

Years later I managed to scrape together enough to buy my first road bike, get my license sorted and I...
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Two Heads – Leli Motive BMW R80/7

“I had been looking to build a clean, minimalistic BMW cafe racer for a couple of years. The less on...
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For Her – Wrench Kings BMW R100

Looking back over the last 11 years of running this website the thing I’ve enjoyed the most is seeing workshops...
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Celebrating Speed – Plan B Benelli 512M

“The starting point of the build was a Benelli 354 Sport. I wanted an Italian bike to celebrate an Italian...
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Against the Clock – XTR Pepo BMW R100RS

Admittedly, Pepo has form. Between 2001 and 2013 Pepo helmed Radical Ducati, a Spanish outfit that earned a reputation as...
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Cherry’s Company Highway Fighter BMW R9T Before we start looking at the individual bikes I thought I’d explain my decisions...
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New Direction – BMW R100 Cafe Racer

“As the story goes my first word was ‘car’ rather than ‘mummy’. I’m not so sure whether this is the...
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German Superstar – Hammer Kraftrad R9T

Early this year Hammer received an invitation to work on the project direct from BMW Motorrad and gladly took up...
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M-spired – LaDini BMW K1100

Giorgio De Angelis of ‘De Angelis Elaborazioni’ prides himself in turning old BMWs into performance focused customs. Throughout his childhood,...
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Out of the Box – BMW R NineT Racer

As BMW Motorrad put it, the R9T Racer is “Style in the fast lane.” It’s a fitting statement for this...
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Boesch 100 – VTR Customs BMW K100

  “The most elaborate and beautiful K100 we have ever built” For this unique collaboration, VTR Customs ironically chose a...
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Fusion of Man and Machine – Digimoto BMW R1200R

The Digimoto project was a collaboration between industrial designer Christian Zanzotti, product development agency Greydev and BMW aftermarket experts Wunderlich....
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Rhapsody in Blue – 1968 Benelli 250 Tribute

This Benelli 250 replica is as close to the companies original 1968 racebike as they come. The bike was pieced together...
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Adding Lightness – Luis Moto BMW R NineT

The majority of the weight dropped from the Saline R9T can be attributed to the use of aluminium. Saline’s new tail,...
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The Classic Racer – NCT BMW R100 RS

David explains that “Manuel is really good at rebuilding and customising frames and seats. Kurt is a genius with the...
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The Dagger – Matteucci Garage BMW R80ST

“I wanted to create an aggressive cafe racer with a design that separates it from the usual and a line...
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First Brief – H Garage BMW R75

“A gentleman from Missouri contacted me through my H Garage website inquiring about a build using either a newer model...
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Built for Speed – Custom Wolf Cafe Dragstar

Using a traditional cafe racer build approach Wolfgang built the Dragstar by transplanting an engine into an alternate frame. The...
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Like Father, Like Son – Scales Studio Yamaha RD250

Trevers father, John Scales, was a 2 stroke road racer during the 1970s. “I heard so many stories from my...
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Neo Retro – OSE Magnum BMW R9T

The owner of the BMW came to the OSE workshop in search of a cafe racer conversion for his 2016...
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R3 Racer – Sinroja BMW R110 R

Growing up in India the Sinroja brothers, Rahul and Birju, developed an out of the ordinary love for motorcycles. In...
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Green Scot – VTR Customs DBR9T

“A Scottish businessman reached out to us after seeing our bikes. He asked us to customise his own brand new...
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A Better Boxer – James’ BMW R80 Cafe Racer

A few years ago, James would hear his neighbor start up his old BMW, and after numerous conversations, he was...
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VTR Rad Roadster – Goodwood BMW R1200R

The compact, muscular R1200R with it’s classic, flat twin engine and naked design was the perfect starting point, but it...
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Inspired to build – Maverick BMW R100RS

I recently became acquainted with Maximiliaan van Kuyk of Maverick motorcycles. Max and his brothers stumbled into the Cafe Racer...
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Simplicity Through Detail – Octavia BMW G650X

Don’t get me wrong, the BMW thumper is a great utilitarian machine. The reliability of the simple 650cc Rotax engine...
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K-Speed BMW R100 Retro Cafe Racer

Established in 2002 the K-Speed business is spread over 12 stores around Thailand with its head quarters in Bangkok. Eak...
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Counter Balance BMW R60/5

The BMW, which belongs to a friend of Weston, was originally introduced into the family by his ‘Uncle Lou’ and...
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GP Design Diva R1200S

“The Diva project was inspired by BMW motorcycles of twenties, taking their class and elegance and blending it with modern...
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BikeBiz R nineT Sun Kist

According to Mark Condon of BikeBiz “Our team really know their bikes, so depending on the customer we can give...
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High Octane BMW HPnineT

Jeffry Sol’s BMW R nineT has been somewhat of a social media sensation since it was unveiled at the Big...
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BMW R Nine T – Ride Review

Out of all the bike reviews I’ve done, handing the keys back for the BMW R Nine T has been...
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Built on a Budget BMW R100RS custom

It all began when Hieronymus spotted an MC club member’s BMW boxer parked on a sidewalk in Paris. Sitting in...
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Nitro Cycles BMW K100 Cafe Racer

Nitro Cycles are a relatively new workshop to the Spanish custom scene and this BMW K100 RS Cafe Racer represents...
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Johnnie Wash BMW R Nine T

The Johnnie Wash R Nine T series features 3 different models of which the Brown is the most extensively modified....
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Valtoron La Bulla BMW K1600

“We had never transformed a bike with such complex technology before!” Along with having to deal with the bikes modern...
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Tank Moto Kickass Cafe Racer

Last weekend we officially released issue 7 of Tank Moto. Packed with awesome motorcycle features from around the world this...
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BMW R9T Heinrich Maneuver: executed in alloy

Last month Deus Ex Machina in Camperdown, Sydney unveiled their stunning R Nine T Cafe Racer, the ‘Henirich Maneuver’. Unfortunately...
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Beemer in Blue – RetroMoto BMW R100 Scrambler

The bike started out as a fully faired stock ’95 BMW R100 that Junior agreed to customise for his newly...
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Angry Lane BMW R80S Cafe Racer

“We are first and foremost designers, we don’t consider ourselves as ‘builders’ or mechanics. We customize and have enough contacts...
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Plasma Customs BMW R65

Every so often a custom motorcycle appears in my inbox that is so unique it stops me in my tracks....
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The little things that count

As 2014 comes to an end I thought I’d take a (close up) look at some of the incredible work...
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Elegant Bastard R Nine T

After just having the pleasure of pretending to own an R Nine T for the past few days (keep an...
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The KAgusta BMW K1200RS

When someone describes a bike as a clean build you usually expect it to be something pretty special and I...
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Cherry’s BMW R Nine T Highway Fighter

Last year I had the pleasure of attending the Mooneyes show in Japan. The builder that took out best of show...
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Vault BMW R100 Cafe Racer

It’s been a couple of years since I first featured one of Kevin Hills custom builds. Since then under his...
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Jerikan BMW R80 Cafe Racer

I can confidently say this is the first time I’ve featured a custom motorcycle that was influenced by Keira Knightley. Jeremy at...
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