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Beautiful Machines Benelli TNT 300

Attending the Art of Speed show has definitely been my automotive highlight of 2018. While the show itself was outstanding...
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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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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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BMW Roadster Revolution

I love a good concept bike. An open brief and an aim to push the boundaries, breach new territory and...
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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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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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BWM Cafe Racer “The Bull”

Stumbled across this 1961 BMW R69s Cafe Racer named “The Bull” today. It’s a strange combination of parts but it...
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BMW R80 Big Tank

This drastically customised BMW R80 is the brainchild of Oaky and JJ from Griffin Spares in Sydney. “Sometimes the best...
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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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BMW K75 Tatanka

Everyone has their favorite things in life but only a few of us get to enjoy a career working with them....
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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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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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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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Dynamite on 2 wheels – The Benelli TNT Cafe Racer 1130

The companies actual beginning came about when a widowed mother invested her families equity into their garage business in an...
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Bavarian Café BMW R100 LSB

Some people profess to being obsessed by a brand because they own 2 or 3 things said brand has made....
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Radical BMW R90 Interceptor

The Interceptor may be an unexpected development from Radical Ducati, but it certainly isn’t a disappointment. They’ve created a high...
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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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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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Team Incomplete BMW Boxer

After a 70mph spill this BMW Boxer was in no state to be ridden. The bikes wheels, forks and engine...
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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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Ritmo Sereno story

Shiroh Nakajima is the custom motorcycle engineer and CEO behind Japanese workshop Ritmo Sereno. In this short film Shiroh explains...
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BMW R90S by Sébastien Beaupère

You may remember the somewhat controversial Buell Norton Manx I featured a couple of months ago? Well it’s back and it’s...
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BMW R80 Ruby Racer

Hot on the heels of my recent post about Les Ateliers Ruby’s leather jackets UK based, custom workshop Kevil’s Speed Shop,...
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El Solitario Gonzo BMW R45

This happens when one of the world’s most creative custom workshops decides that they need to customise their shop bike....
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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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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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Monday motorbike blues…

It’s the start of yet another working week. What better way to get through the day than by drooling over...
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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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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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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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Elkhart Lake Vintage Motorcycle Races

Big thanks to Collin Christenbury for sending in these shots he took at the Vintage Motorcycle Races & Show in Elkhart Lake...
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