The BMW R90S – The Motorcycle That Launched BMW Into The Modern Age
This BMW R90S was bought as an addition to the Corpus Christi Old Car Museum by the museum’s owner, Steve Shook, who has a big soft spot for the famous old German twin. He had…
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A Brazilian BMW K100 Cafe Racer With A CVT Transmission For Disabled Riders
This BMW K100 cafe racer is unlike any you’ve ever seen, it’s fitted with a bespoke CVT automatic transmission to allow its partially disabled owner to ride it. Many people with disabilities are restricted to…
The BMW Volkswagen Fikobike – A 1500cc VW-Engined BMW R60
The BMW Volkswagen Fikobike is a one-off custom motorcycle built by Dallas oilman Lee Fikes in the autumn of 1967. He had a BMW R60 but its 600cc horizontally opposed twin wasn’t producing as much…
1978 BMW 320i Turbo IMSA – The Only Lightweight Example Ever Made
This is one of only five examples of the BMW 320i Turbo IMSA ever built, and this car is the only lightweight example, with a kerb weight almost 300 lbs lower than its four siblings….
Documentary: The History Of BMW
This documentary about the history of BMW covers everything from the earliest days of the company from 1916 onwards when they were in the business of making aircraft engines. BMW would famously begin making motorcycles…
Short Film: John Anthony Reviews The BMW 2002 In 1973
This short film clip from the former British motoring television show “Drive In” was only very recently uploaded by Thames TV. It offers a fascinating look into the motoring world of the 1970s and an…
The Aero – A Bespoke Alloy-Bodied BMW R100 RS by MotoRRetro
This is the Aero – it took master craftsman Georgio Rimi four years to build using a series of hand tools and an English wheel to painstakingly shape flat aluminum alloy panels into a series…
1986 BMW Alpina B7 Turbo / 1 – The Fastest Four Door Car In The World in 1986
The BMW Alpina B7 Turbo/1 was the fastest four-door saloon car in the world from 1984 to 1987, largely thanks to its heavily modified engine and its KKK turbocharger, pushing horsepower to over 320 bhp…
Hookie Moto-Kit for the BMW R NineT – Transform Your Bike In One Day
The new Hookie Moto-Kit is a bolt-on set of parts for the BMW R NineT that transforms the look of the stock bike – requiring only a person with basic wrenching ability, their tools, and…
BMW 503 – The Car That Nearly Bankrupted BMW
The BMW 503 and its stablemate, the BMW 507, very nearly sunk the German automaker in the 1950s due to the runaway costs associated with their production. Despite the troubles the cars caused BMW, they’re…
The Rogue Motorcycles BMW R100 RT – An Australian Custom Airhead
This article was written by Jeremy Hammer. There are generally two types of customers who walk the through doors of Rogue Motorcycles with the intention of a building a custom bike: There’s the type that…
A Custom BMW R1100GS Scrambler by Red Hot Chili Customs
This custom BMW R1100GS is the work of one of Poland’s pre-eminent custom motorcycle garages – Red Hot Chili Customs. The donor bike was bought from its former owner in Switzerland before being transported to…