If the thought of Firestone tires on a custom motorcycle makes your blood boil, avert your eyes now. Johnny Nguyen hasn’t just fitted his 1978 BMW R80 bobber with Firestones—he’s gone the whole hog, and fitted military-spec Firestone tractor tires. It’s turned the R80 into a real-life two-wheeled Tonka toy, and although it’s nowhere near…
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Robert Sabel’s name is synonymous with ultra-clean BMW boxer restomods. His projects turn out so tidy, that it’s almost ironic that his California-based shop is called Roughchild. But they’re not just visually neat; Robert likes to imbue them with modern performance and reliability too. This particular BMW boxer restomod was built for Randy Garver—a landscaper…
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Wandering between a sea of custom motorcycles at the Handbuilt Show in Austin, Texas last month, our Stateside team had the arduous task of picking the best bikes in three categories. When it was time to dish out the award for the best paint job, this psychedelic BMW R80 was an easy choice. The story…
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Variety is the spice of life, so we’ve rounded up four custom motorcycles from four different countries, all built using vastly different donor bikes. We kick off with a tastefully fettled Triumph Bobber, then move onto a classy BMW R80, before wrapping up with a zippy Honda CM200T scrambler and a sharp Ducati 1098 café…
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There’s something special about taking a classic motorcycle, and transforming it to the point that it’s fit for an entirely different purpose…
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We’ve featured some wild customs over the years, and truth be told, we’ve come to expect the unexpected. In the last year…
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It’s amazing how versatile the classic BMW boxer is is. Do you want a long, low and mean drag bike? A rough…
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Mid-life career swerves don’t come much bigger than Matias Corea’s. The Barcelona native co-founded Behance, the world’s largest online creative network. But…
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Switching classic cars to electric power is becoming almost commonplace. There are companies and kits that can electrify everything from old Land…
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One hallmark of a good custom builder, is the ability to put a fresh spin on a motorcycle that’s been customized a…
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How many custom shops have built over a hundred bikes? A tiny handful. But the BMW R80 RT we’re looking at here…
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There’s a definite formula for BMW airhead customs. A few years ago, European workshops like Café Racer Dreams in Madrid figured out…
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