A London-based custom motorcycle builder is creating a run of four air-cooled café racer retros, based on the BMW R1200GS adventure bike. Sean Sohrab, who owns the Original Café Racer Company ...

The 2025 BMW R12 S is a new model from BMW that pays tribute to the historic R90 S from the 1970s. The 1170-cc motorcycle produces 109 horsepower at 7000 rpm and 85 pound-feet of torque at 6500 rpm.

Bandarra Motor Classic Redefines Vintage Airhead Builds with the Stunning BMW R65 Cafe Racer Transformation in Spain (Xavi Dynamische) Undeterred, Gerard continued to pursue his passion and eventually ...

That said, it's hard to call this a true cafe racer when it has Alcantara and fine-grain leather trim all around. "The R20 concept is a bold interpretation of the BMW Motorrad DNA," says Alexander ...

Choosing a donor bike was also pretty straightforward, as Sir Elkins had a strong affinity for BMW ... cafe racer anatomy, retro airhead charm, and thoroughly revamped running gear, this R65 ...

While the café racer craze may be waning, models like the Thruxton RS, Norton Commando 961, BMW R NineT Pure, and Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 are proof that these bikes continue to have ...

It was a prominent destination for the Cafe Racers of the 1960s ... Thus, 1978 heralded the arrival of the BMW R65, and it was remarkable. In this day and age of automated precision engineering ...

and the breathtaking cafe racer shown above is a perfect demonstration of what he’s able to accomplish. The project’s basis was a BMW R65 from the model-year 1983, but Ziga didn’t just cut ...

Lord Drake Kustoms, a motorcycle customization workshop in Malaga, transformed a 1984 BMW R65 into a cafe racer style for a client in Brazil. The original subframe and shock absorbers were modified, ...

taking on Boštjan Vidrajz’s 1983 BMW R65 with a single question to the man: “I asked him ‘do you trust me?’ He said ‘yes,’ and that was it.” A beauty cafe racer build from the mind of Žiga Petek.