Is there such a thing as a factory built cafe racer? If you ask a purist they’ll tell you no...
I once said that the 1934 BMW R7 was one of the most beautiful motorcycles ever made, and I still...
I am Nigel Petrie from Engineered To Slide and I want to share with you my new BMW R Nine...
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Building one-off projects for individual customers has its benefits, but it isn’t the most reliable income model for a custom...
It’s not every day you find yourself handing out an award at one of the world’s most prestigious custom automotive...
When a builder chooses to convert a tourer into a cafe racer it’s always a bit of a surprise to...
I’ve seen enough BMW cafe racer builds to last a lifetime. That doesn’t mean I don’t want to see any...
For more than a decade I’ve stayed true to this websites cafe racer theme. I can assure you this was...
The cafe racer in BMW’s R nineT heritage series won hearts with its sleek styling. However, motorcycle journalists brought a...
One of the many amazing bikes on display at this year’s Handbuilt show in Austin was Dustin Kott’s BMW R80....
Mentioning Grand Tourer and cafe racer in the same sentence isn’t something you’ll see me do often. That’s because bikes...
The Katze is finally out of the Tasche. BMW Motorrad has unveiled its highly anticipated R18 concept. As we all...
Perth’s Kaylan Galloway is a guy who likes to do things the hard way. Probably because he can. A welder...
In full dress, the BMW R1200RT tips the scales at hefty 259kg. This is by no means an ideal starting...
Our friends over at Cognito Moto have been toiling away on their latest custom BMW R75 project. The project was...
Two motorcycle obsessed friends building bikes for a living. It sounds like the perfect life to be living. This is...
If you’re considering attempting to turn any kind of tourer into a cafe racer you’re going to have your work...
Twin Shock Division (TSD) Motorcycles is a tiny shop located in the Ukranian capital of Kiev. Headed by the talented...
Of all the boxers the BMW R75/5 models with the “toaster” tank are a firm favourite. They are less angular...
Brazillian workshop Retrorides is the result of forty years of hard work by two generations of the Lourenço family. Nestled...
Customer requests and customer needs are two very different things. UK’s Sinroja Motorcycles are always happy to oblige with customer...
Experiences from our youth can have a profound effect on what we do later in life. For Jean-Pierre, it was...
Tucked away in the southeastern forests of Bavaria is the small town of Viechtach. If you look it up on...
Nostalgia can be a powerful motivator. For Joe Loss of Fremantle, Western Australia it started in his teenage years when...
Hugo Eccles and the Untitled Motorcycles team are capable of building pretty much whatever they can dream up. Their custom...
It’s been less than 6 months since we featured the Le Bouterollier BMW R60/7 and Jean-Pierre is back with yet...
Kyohey Sugimoto, owner of Berrybads Motorcycles works out of a modest space in Ōtsu, the capital of Japan’s Shiga Prefecture....
Here’s a little something to get you through another night glued to the couch. Our latest instalment of the Sunday...
More and more motorcycle workshops are utilising advanced manufacturing technologies to realise their custom creations. 10 years ago three-dimensional computer-aided...
For many years the United States was the biggest source of inspiration for custom motorcycle builders around the world. Then...
When it comes to customising older BMW motorcycles the R series airheads are the most popular weapon of choice. Fuss-free...
Sometimes techniques for overcoming adversity are found in unexpected places. Scott Campbell found the solution to his battling his demons...
Back in 2013 BMW Motorrad celebrated the 40th anniversary of the legendary BMW R 90 S with the unveiling of...
The year is 1973 and Bavarian Motor Works has just celebrated their 50th anniversary. In addition, they’ve also just completed...
We have a serious soft spot for BMW cafe racers but we’re also big fans of Scrambler styled Beemers. There’s...
From building show cars to display at the hallowed halls of the Las Vegas Sema show to tinkering on Honda...
BMW Motorrad has just lifted the covers off their upcoming 2021 R nineT range. This is of course great news...
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