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BMW R100RT M-Power by 86 Gear Motorcycles

Ben Branch October 15, 2020
BMW R100RT M-Power 18
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

My name is Christian Boosen, I grew up in Germany close to the Dutch border, where I have spent most of my life surrounded by motorcycles. As a self-taught mechanic, my passion and occasional hobby started from tinkering around several Vespa CIAOs and BRAVOs, and a SIMSON KR51 Schwalbe

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E28 M5 – The Bodyguard’s BMW

Ben Branch September 11, 2020
BMW E28 M5
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

This short film from Brightside Media gives an introduction to one of the most important BMWs of all time – the original BMW M5….

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The Original BMW M6 – A Naturally-Aspirated Bavarian Muscle Car

Ben Branch August 25, 2020
BMW M6 Headlights
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

  In 1983 BMW introduced the first M6, known as the M635CSi outside of the USA and Japan, it was a high-performance grand tourer based…

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The BMW 2000 CS – The Controversial Neue Klasse Coupe

Ben Branch August 14, 2020
BMW 2000 CS 4
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The BMW 2000 CS was a critically important member of the “Neue Klasse” or “New Class” of vehicles produced by the German automaker from…

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The Hookie R nineT Cobra – A Limited Edition Production Custom Motorcycle – Just 10 Will Be Made

Ben Branch June 17, 2020
Hookie R nineT Cobra 19
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

  The Hookie R nineT Cobra is a new production custom motorcycle from the German team at Hookie Co. The company was founded back…

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This BMW CSL Was An 800HP Experimental Race Car Driven By Ronnie Peterson

Ben Branch May 28, 2020
1974 BMW 3.0 CSL
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Racing

When it was first raced in 1976 at the Six Hours of Silverstone this 1974 BMW CSL was producing almost 800 hp courtesy of…

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Meet Heidi – An Australian BMW 2002

Ben Branch April 29, 2020
BMW 2002 15
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The BMW 2002 is a car that helped make BMW what it is today, perhaps more so than any other single model. As controversial…

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Cara – A Custom BMW R nineT by VIBA Built With A Range Of 3D Printed Parts

Ben Branch March 18, 2020
Custom BMW Rnine T
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This BMW R nineT is a thoroughly 21st century custom motorcycle, it was built through the extensive use of 3D printed parts – a…

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Project Car: Would You Take On This 1975 BMW E12 525 For ~€800?

Ben Branch February 12, 2020
BMW 525 E12 Front
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Project Vehicles

This 1975 BMW E12 525 has been sitting unused and under cover for a few years, it’s part of a large collection of cars…

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An Australian Custom BMW R100RT – The Ellaspede EB882

Ben Branch February 11, 2020
Custom BMW R100RT Front 2
  • Australian
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This post was written by Hughan Seary of Ellaspede, with contributions by the bike’s owner Sam K. When possible we like to bring you…

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An Original WW2-Era 1943 BMW R75 With Sidecar

Ben Branch February 7, 2020
BMW R75 Sidecar
  • BMW
  • Military
  • Motorcycles

The BMW R75 and its sibling the Zündapp KS 750, were Germany’s equivalent to the American Jeep. Though it should be noted that the…

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1 Of Just 30 Ever Made: A 1982 BMW Alpina B7 S Turbo Coupé

Ben Branch January 30, 2020
BMW Alpina B7 S Turbo Coupé 2
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

Just 30 examples of the BMW Alpina B7 S Turbo coupé were ever built, the car was based on the BMW 6 Series platform…

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