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BMW Motorrad changed the market when introducing the R80G/S family of dual sports in 1980. They were the first large displacement multisports manufactured, and essentially created a whole new category of motorcycles that helped boost the company during a particularly rough period. The engine produced 50 horsepower and could reach speeds of over 100 mph. At the time, this was quite an accomplishment.

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'77 Slash 7: Built by a 16-year-old! In the 1970s, BMW produced their 750cc R75 airhead as the R75/5 (early 70s), the R75/6, and finally as a one-year-only model, the 1977 R75/7. For many airhead aficionados, the '77 750 represents a sweet spot of the entire air-cooled boxer lineage:"Exp

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Calling Robert Sabel a purist would be missing the point. His Los Angeles-based shop, Roughchild Motorcycles, works exclusively on BMWs, without ever straying too far from their original looks. But their builds are more than just restoration jobs; they might look vintage on the surface, but they're loaded with stealthy modern upgrades. “We sympathetically combine the latest technology with classic aesthetics,” explains Robert. Now Roughchild has pushed that philosophy to the limit, by taking…

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Matt Hawthorne runs Wheelborne, a waxed canvas luggage specialist based in Richmond, Virginia. And although he doesn’t regard himself as a bike builder, his modified 1992 R100GS has piqued our interest big time. Matt’s R100 is inspired by the tough, Dakar ready builds from HPN, and he chose the big Beemer because he wanted to “crush some fire roads and have a bike that can do absolutely everything with little compromise.”

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Slovenia's Gas&Retro builds an R80 street tracker... The BMW "airheads" are some of the most iconic motorcycles of all time -- modern classics that have won the Paris-Dakar Rally, raced in AMA Superbike, circumnavigated the globe, and developed a cult following of riders. They're also

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