Cafe Racers started right here in UK, in the Fifties, where hardships form II World War were slowly evaporating, Rock & Roll appeared and social values started to change, for some history, please click here  .

We live now in the age of more affluence and less time, where nobody wants to be another brick on the wall. A Cafe Racer still is very much perceived as an individual affirmation of one's personality.

In this world filled with ultra fast, ultra plastic-fantastic bikes, that every Harry & Dick and their dog have one, fortunately some people want to strike a difference!

Enter the BMW Airhead R series 2 valve, produced in tenths of thousands, for over 24 years, incredibly reliable, oil tight, well equipped, good handling and quite fast on 800, 900 and 1000cc configurations.

Because there are so many survivors, these bikes tend to be underrated and under priced, but there is a loyal legion of cognoscenti, giving it its true value.

Unbelievably, a lot of these bikes are still used everyday, even for commuting!

Parts are plentiful and there's also a dedicated range of specialists producing go faster items for those wishing more performance out of their old Airheads!

Very few BMW Cafe Racers really appealed to us aesthetically, with quite a few shortcomings in design, from the builders’ compromise in using parts not really designed for the BMW frame. It kick started our desire to do something different and hopefully, better!

We then decided to design and develop a BMW Cafe Racer kit for these underrated bikes, picking up three bikes in the process, which you will find in this site, being The Shed, The Blaxer and The Copper.

We will try to develop new ideas and parts in the near future, for my next projects, so please keep an eye in our site or contact us.

So if the idea of a different Cafe Racer appeals to you, please, don't hesitate to contact us, be it for bikes, parts, ideas or suggestions!

Ride on!

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