Bmw R75 Cafe Racer

BMW Cafe seat with roundel mount Classic Rennsport style seat with a recessed spot on the tail for a BMW roundel. The seat comes with an aluminum bracket, that you will have to mount inside the back of the tail with some 5-minute epoxy (available from any hardware store) so it attaches to the accessory mount in the back.

Bmw r75 cafe racer. Their BMW R75/5 is no exception and it undoubtedly performs better than 1970s BMW Motorrad could have ever imagined. Starting up front, Cognito gave the Beemer the royal treatment. They sourced a set of BMW R Nine T forks and mated them to the R75/5 frame using custom triple clamps. 50mm of offset helps to achieve the correct steering geometry. Complete Restoration of BMW R75/5 into Cafe Racer I recently purchased two basket cases and am going to have them restored into a unique Cafe Racer. I just finished the restoration on a 1965 Porsche 356 and I want this bike to be a sister bike to my car and restored in the same sort of theme. BMW K drivers are not afraid of the wind of the weather. The series started with the BMW K75 3-cylinder, then the BMW K100 4-cylinder following quickly. No matter what model was released, the main focus of the series was sports motorcycles. The last K-series model is a BMW K1600 with a water-cooled six-cylinder engine. Popular BMW Cafe Racer. This BMW R75/5 was modified in cafe racer style by the service manager of the seller’s BMW dealership, and has covered less than 2,500 miles since the build was completed. Finished in metallic silver with red pinstriping, the bike has been fitted with a long-wheelbase /6 frame and swingarm, a Grimeca front brake, and Excel 18” aluminum rims.

Designed for twin shock BMW R75/85/100 as a bolt-on 2 to 1 person seat when paired with our FCRBMWR sub frame. Consisted by 3 parts, separated seat cowl, upholstery and seat pan giving a café racer style look in a sec! 3 mounting points for easy installation. Est. 2006 Return of the Cafe Racers is the world's premier cafe racer focused website. We publish regular features on custom motorcycle builds, riding gear reviews, how to guides and event coverage from around the globe. If you're a fan of cafe racer motorcycles and style then you've come to the right place! BMW R75 Cafe Racer: In the Builder’s Words . We are a stepdad and son who work from a small single car garage at my mother’s place. The other bike we did was our first build. This one is our second, no plans to do another one at this time. I currently have 11 bikes including two Lamberetta scooters. Chris Hodgson, owner of San Jose BMW (SJBMW) has been building and racing BMW’s for over 35 years. This stunning R75/5 Cafe Racer was built a couple of years ago when Chris discovered he “had enough spare parts to build a new airhead”- we wish we had enough spare parts lying around to build a bike of this calibre.

The R75/5 is the last model with a kick start (it also has an electric starter but having a kick start is cool). With its beautiful headlight/gauge combo and gorgeous lines this model was a perfect candidate for a custom cafe racer. 1980 BMW R100 Cafe Racer. This bike started life as an R100CS. In the fall of 2009 my brother purchased it on ebay sight unseen in it’s original, surv... 1970s-era BMW airheads respond well to the cafe racer treatment. But you don’t often see one with a mono-shock conversion. This cafe racer is a 1976 R75/6 owned by graphic designer Casey Wilkinson of the motorcycle-mad Wilkinson Brothers, and he spotted it at the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days.Despite having 100,000 miles on the clock, Casey bought it, and started drawing up a racy profile for. A double challenge was overcome: building (successfully) a first BMW and breaking into the French scene with our first Parisian bike. The initial idea for CRD14 Cafe Racer was to make a classic scrambler with this BMW R75 / 5 origin. For this we counted on the help of Javier, MaxBoxer, specialist in BMW’s.

BMW motorcycles from the ’60s and ’70s provide a somewhat unexpected platform for café racer conversions, the bikes (largely) weren’t designed as speed demons but with a few relatively minor tweaks they metamorphosize into some of the best looking café bikes out there.. This BMW R75/5 is a great example of the genre with the classic BMW crankcase, horizontally prominent air-cooled. Restoration, reconditioning and customization of 1970 to 1984 BMW R-Bikes; /5, /6, and /7 models, with an emphasis on R75/5, R90S, R100S, and BMW Cafe Racers. Jun 22, 2020 - Explore Nelson de Castro's board "BMW R75", followed by 105 people on Pinterest. See more ideas about Bmw, Bmw cafe racer, Bmw motorcycles. DIY lovers will often go for the BMW R65, BMW R80 or BMW R100.The BMW R65 is a bit underpowered compared to the BMW R90, but that model is expensive and uncommon.This is why most people choose the BMW R80, while the BMW R100 is reserved for a lucky few as it is an expensive and less common model. Here is a rule of thumb: the more you pay, the higher engine capacity and horsepower.