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Documentary: The History Of BMW

Ben Branch August 11, 2019
BMW 2002 Race Car
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

This documentary about the history of BMW covers everything from the earliest days of the company from 1916 onwards when they were in the…

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Short Film: John Anthony Reviews The BMW 2002 In 1973

Ben Branch July 28, 2019
John Anthony Reviews The BMW 2002 In 1973
  • BMW
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

This short film clip from the former British motoring television show “Drive In” was only very recently uploaded by Thames TV. It offers a…

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The Aero – A Bespoke Alloy-Bodied BMW R100 RS by MotoRRetro

Ben Branch May 22, 2019
Custom BMW R100 RS Aero Motor Retro Side 3
  • Australian
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This is the Aero – it took master craftsman Georgio Rimi four years to build using a series of hand tools and an English…

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1986 BMW Alpina B7 Turbo / 1 – The Fastest Four Door Car In The World in 1986

Ben Branch March 21, 2019
BMW Alpina B7 Turbo
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

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…

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Hookie Moto-Kit for the BMW R NineT – Transform Your Bike In One Day

Ben Branch February 26, 2019
Hookie Moto-Kit BMW R NineT Custom Motorcycle 1
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles

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 –…

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BMW 503 – The Car That Nearly Bankrupted BMW

Ben Branch February 25, 2019
BMW 503 Front
  • BMW
  • Classic Cars

The BMW 503 and its stablemate, the BMW 507, very nearly sunk the German automaker in the 1950s due to the runaway costs associated…

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The Rogue Motorcycles BMW R100 RT – An Australian Custom Airhead

Ben Branch February 21, 2019
Custom BMW R100 12
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles

This article was written by Jeremy Hammer. There are generally two types of customers who walk the through doors of Rogue Motorcycles with the…

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A Custom BMW R1100GS Scrambler by Red Hot Chili Customs

Ben Branch January 29, 2019
Custom BMW R1100 GS 4
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

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…

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BMW Alpina B7 S Turbo – A Turbocharged 330 hp Sedan

Ben Branch January 28, 2019
BMW Alpina B7 S Turbo Badge 2
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • German

The BMW Alpina B7 S Turbo had big shoes to fill when it was introduced in 1981 as a replacement for the BMW Alpina…

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Retrofuture: A BMW R80 RT Cafe Racer by Moto Adonis

Ben Branch November 21, 2018
BMW R80 Cafe Racer Overhead
  • BMW
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Design

The modern concept of the cafe racer has evolved significantly since the genre was first created by the Brits in 1950s London. The first…

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The Billet Sting – A Honeycomb Alloy Custom BMW R nineT

Ben Branch November 7, 2018
Custom BMW R nineT CNC Alloy
  • BMW
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

The Billet Sting is a custom BMW R nineT with a bespoke honeycomb alloy chassis machined by CNC in 10 individual pieces, before being carefully welded together on a jig to create one of the most eye-catching custom motorcycles we’ve seen in recent memory.

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The Toma Customs BMW K1100 Scrambler

Ben Branch November 5, 2018
BMW K1100 Scrambler Seat
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles

This BMW K1100 Scrambler represents a direction that BMW would likely never have considered taking with their large capacity 4-cylinder, but luckily Thomas Jeukens…

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