The cafe racer in BMW’s R nineT heritage series won hearts with its sleek styling. However, motorcycle journalists brought a...
The Digimoto project was a collaboration between industrial designer Christian Zanzotti, product development agency Greydev and BMW aftermarket experts Wunderlich....
Kyohey Sugimoto, owner of Berrybads Motorcycles works out of a modest space in Ōtsu, the capital of Japan’s Shiga Prefecture....
40 years later the bike is still running (see video below) and still features the original racing seal of the Italian...
You meet the nicest people building motorcycles. A few years back Luke Ray of Fuel Magazine and I took a...
I’ve never had the urge to eat a motorcycle before but this latest build from Jerikan looks delicious. For some...
It’s been a couple of years since I first featured one of Kevin Hills custom builds. Since then under his...
Europe’s largest Cafe Racer event, the Glemseck 101, just took place in Stuttgart, Germany. Now in its 5th year, the...
There’s no denying that classic BMW motorcycles make great looking Cafe Racers, but if you’re looking to build a modern...
We have a serious soft spot for BMW cafe racers but we’re also big fans of Scrambler styled Beemers. There’s...
“I had been looking to build a clean, minimalistic BMW cafe racer for a couple of years. The less on...
After months of hard work and seemingly endless nights of writing, issue 2 of Tank Moto is ! Just like...
In our opinion there’s nothing better than when a talented photographer turns his camera’s attention to classic motorbikes. These shots...
The companies actual beginning came about when a widowed mother invested her families equity into their garage business in an...
I once said that the 1934 BMW R7 was one of the most beautiful motorcycles ever made, and I still...
This drastically customised BMW R80 is the brainchild of Oaky and JJ from Griffin Spares in Sydney. “Sometimes the best...
This lovely BMW R 100 named the “Earl Grey” is currently up for sale through Urban Moto in Germany for...
Who can resist the beauty of BMW’s boxer engine? Their unorthodox horizontal head configuration and shaft drive has always intrigued...
Why let a little Snow stop you from getting out on your motorcycle? Here’s Blitz motorcycles solution to your winter blues....
“A Scottish businessman reached out to us after seeing our bikes. He asked us to customise his own brand new...
I’ve always loved the use of wood in cars. When I was young a neighbor converted an old ’30s Chevy into...
BMW struck a chord in the custom motorcycle scene when they released the R Nine T. Powered by a bulletproof...
BMW Motorrad has just lifted the covers off their upcoming 2021 R nineT range. This is of course great news...
Everyone has their favorite things in life but only a few of us get to enjoy a career working with them....
37-year-old Degano developed an interest in BMWs from a young age. His father was a member of the French police...
I can confidently say this is the first time I’ve featured a custom motorcycle that was influenced by Keira Knightley. Jeremy at...
It’s not every day you find yourself handing out an award at one of the world’s most prestigious custom automotive...
Big thanks to Collin Christenbury for sending in these shots he took at the Vintage Motorcycle Races & Show in Elkhart Lake...
The majority of the weight dropped from the Saline R9T can be attributed to the use of aluminium. Saline’s new tail,...
Nitro Cycles are a relatively new workshop to the Spanish custom scene and this BMW K100 RS Cafe Racer represents...
Shiroh Nakajima is the custom motorcycle engineer and CEO behind Japanese workshop Ritmo Sereno. In this short film Shiroh explains...
“All men’s misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone“ The sad individual responsible for that quote obviously never had...
After a 70mph spill this BMW Boxer was in no state to be ridden. The bikes wheels, forks and engine...
“The most elaborate and beautiful K100 we have ever built” For this unique collaboration, VTR Customs ironically chose a...
With 30 years of custom motorcycle building under his belt, Wolfgang Batz isn’t about to be influenced by other people’s...
The custom motorcycle world has been full of collaborations in the past few years. Manufacturers have recognised the influence custom...
I recently became acquainted with Maximiliaan van Kuyk of Maverick motorcycles. Max and his brothers stumbled into the Cafe Racer...
The 2012 Bonneville Speed Week is wrapping up for another year. Thankfully it looks like we’ll be seeing a lot...
When it comes to customising older BMW motorcycles the R series airheads are the most popular weapon of choice. Fuss-free...
Our friends over at Cognito Moto have been toiling away on their latest custom BMW R75 project. The project was...
I am Nigel Petrie from Engineered To Slide and I want to share with you my new BMW R Nine...
Tank Machine was established by Clement Molina back in 2015 following his 18 years of experience working in the motorcycle...
Last month Deus Ex Machina in Camperdown, Sydney unveiled their stunning R Nine T Cafe Racer, the ‘Henirich Maneuver’. Unfortunately...
“Let me start by saying that this is not a restoration and it’s not a replica either. Nor is it...
The year is 1973 and Bavarian Motor Works has just celebrated their 50th anniversary. In addition, they’ve also just completed...
Attending the Art of Speed show has definitely been my automotive highlight of 2018. While the show itself was outstanding...
The Katze is finally out of the Tasche. BMW Motorrad has unveiled its highly anticipated R18 concept. As we all...
For many years the United States was the biggest source of inspiration for custom motorcycle builders around the world. Then...
Getting ready to hit the sack and see off another great weekend. Thank you God, mother nature, global warming or...
The bike started out as a fully faired stock ’95 BMW R100 that Junior agreed to customise for his newly...
This great video featuring musician/songwriter/producer Butch Walker was pulled together by Mann-made Pictures for Cafe Racer TV. Butch talks about...
Last year I had the pleasure of attending the Mooneyes show in Japan. The builder that took out best of show...
In full dress, the BMW R1200RT tips the scales at hefty 259kg. This is by no means an ideal starting...
Some people profess to being obsessed by a brand because they own 2 or 3 things said brand has made....
If there’s one thing every builder should strive to achieve when they customise a motorcycle it’s to improve upon its...
A few years ago, James would hear his neighbor start up his old BMW, and after numerous conversations, he was...
Building one-off projects for individual customers has its benefits, but it isn’t the most reliable income model for a custom...
Remember in school when you had an exam and there was always that one kid who consistently finished before everyone...
Back in 2013 BMW Motorrad celebrated the 40th anniversary of the legendary BMW R 90 S with the unveiling of...
Building custom motorcycles is all about solving problems. This could be working around a modern electrical system, extracting additional horsepower...
Sometimes techniques for overcoming adversity are found in unexpected places. Scott Campbell found the solution to his battling his demons...
On the dawn of a new year there’s plenty to get excited about. You’ve got another year of riding adventures...
This Benelli 250 replica is as close to the companies original 1968 racebike as they come. The bike was pieced together...
“The Diva project was inspired by BMW motorcycles of twenties, taking their class and elegance and blending it with modern...
Every so often a custom motorcycle appears in my inbox that is so unique it stops me in my tracks....
Trevers father, John Scales, was a 2 stroke road racer during the 1970s. “I heard so many stories from my...
“I thought to myself, if I can fix and maintain a 40 million dollar yacht, then I can build a...
The compact, muscular R1200R with it’s classic, flat twin engine and naked design was the perfect starting point, but it...
Early this year Hammer received an invitation to work on the project direct from BMW Motorrad and gladly took up...
For more than a decade I’ve stayed true to this websites cafe racer theme. I can assure you this was...
Of all the boxers the BMW R75/5 models with the “toaster” tank are a firm favourite. They are less angular...
Stumbled across this 1961 BMW R69s Cafe Racer named “The Bull” today. It’s a strange combination of parts but it...
More and more motorcycle workshops are utilising advanced manufacturing technologies to realise their custom creations. 10 years ago three-dimensional computer-aided...
The Johnnie Wash R Nine T series features 3 different models of which the Brown is the most extensively modified....
It’s been less than 6 months since we featured the Le Bouterollier BMW R60/7 and Jean-Pierre is back with yet...
There are few motorcycle engines as iconic as BMW Motorrad’s flat twin ‘Boxer’. Renowned for their bulletproof reliability the Boxer...
Another cool motorcycling video brought to you by The Selvedge Yard. If you can get past the Bourne Identity-esque erratic...
One of the many amazing bikes on display at this year’s Handbuilt show in Austin was Dustin Kott’s BMW R80....
Tucked away in the southeastern forests of Bavaria is the small town of Viechtach. If you look it up on...
This happens when one of the world’s most creative custom workshops decides that they need to customise their shop bike....
The Eleven by Kevil’s Speed Shop in the UK. One of the latest BMW Cafe Racers to roll out of...
We’re big fans of the work of Californian motorcycle builder Samuel Kao and his workshop JSK Moto Co. JSK motorcycles...
“A gentleman from Missouri contacted me through my H Garage website inquiring about a build using either a newer model...
Jeffry Sol’s BMW R nineT has been somewhat of a social media sensation since it was unveiled at the Big...
When someone describes a bike as a clean build you usually expect it to be something pretty special and I...
The owner of the BMW came to the OSE workshop in search of a cafe racer conversion for his 2016...
As 2014 comes to an end I thought I’d take a (close up) look at some of the incredible work...
As the lines blur between the different styles of custom bike building and builders become more adventurous, it’s getting much...
Experiences from our youth can have a profound effect on what we do later in life. For Jean-Pierre, it was...
Brazillian workshop Retrorides is the result of forty years of hard work by two generations of the Lourenço family. Nestled...
Could a motorcycle be any more beautiful? This is a fully restored 1934 BMW R7 and it’s the only one...
Back in 2012 four like-minded friends decided enough was enough. Driven by their desire to build and ride custom bikes...
Austria’s NCT Motorcycles are this week’s ‘talk of the town’ with 3 of their awesome builds appearing on custom motorcycle...
Here’s a little something to get you through another night glued to the couch. Our latest instalment of the Sunday...
From building show cars to display at the hallowed halls of the Las Vegas Sema show to tinkering on Honda...
Two motorcycle obsessed friends building bikes for a living. It sounds like the perfect life to be living. This is...
Of all the bike reviews I’ve done, handing the keys back for the BMW R Nine T has been the...
As BMW Motorrad put it, the R9T Racer is “Style in the fast lane.” It’s a fitting statement for this...
