K100 cafe racer

When a workshop focuses very tightly on one model of bike, it’s usually a good thing. They get to know what to modify, and what to leave alone. And where to get the biggest bang for the buck. That’s the philosophy of the Brazilian shop Retrorides by Lourenço. Founded by brothers Gustavo and Rodrigo Lourenço and their father José, they’ve carved out a niche building very sharp BMW K series café racers—like this dark and handsome K100 RS. The Lourenços are based in a town a couple of hours…

Retrorides spans two generations of the Lourenço family. Their work is an excercise in engineering perfection as demonstrated by their BMW K100 cafe racer.

When he’s not fabricating parts for submarines (Yes, you read that right) David Manchester is building bespoke furniture or helping his wife to run her events business. Somewhere in between all that though he devotes his time to his passion, building custom motorcycles. This stunning ’95 BMW K1100 cafe racer is his latest work and thanks to his keen aesthetic eye and retrained use of copper it’s one of the best flying bricks we’ve ever seen. “There is no other [&#82

Business seems good for Dutch builders Ironwood Motorcycles. Last week it was their sweet restomod Honda that garnered a great

The K100 was developed during a time when BMW felt the need to create a modern, liquid-cooled machine that could compete with the inline fours coming out of Japan. The design concept was unique in motorcycling: an inline four mounted on its side in the frame, with the head protruding from the

From the minute it hit the custom scene, the BMW K100 has been an underdog. With a brick-like motor, overly angled bodywork and a kinked subframe, it's a far less appealing option than the more handsome R-series boxer. But that hasn't stopped it from becoming a surprisingly popular choice. The key lies in how you customize the K100. If your strategy is to shoehorn it into a traditional build style, you're destined for heartbreak. But if you find a way to harness the K100's quirkiness rather…

A very slick BMW K100 from Lithuania, a funky Honda Monkey from California, and a Harley-Davidson sidecar rig built in Poland—up for sale for a million dollars. Honda Monkey Z50R Back in 1979, Honda realized people were actually racing their Honda Monkeys. So they released the Z50R—a sportier version of the Z50A with BMX-style bars, a new seat and a different fuel tank. This Z50R's been hopped up even more, and it sure looks like the most pint-sized fun you could have. It belongs to…

Business seems good for Dutch builders Ironwood Motorcycles. Last week it was their sweet restomod Honda that garnered a great

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Flying Brick to Top Gun: Jet-inspired K100 from Jerem Motorcycles...Introduced in 1987, the BMW K100 was quite unlike any motorcycle BMW Motorrad had ever produced -- or any other company, for that matter. At the time, BMW's bread-and-butter boxer twins were outdated, and the company's reputat