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The 2024 BMW F900GS
Here’s some news that everyone saw coming—BMW Motorrad has finally bumped up the capacity of their popular middleweight adventure bike. The 2024 BMW F900GS predictably borrows the bored-out 895 cc parallel-twin from its cousins, the F900R and F900XR. But what we didn’t expect, is how radically different the F900GS looks from the outgoing F850GS.

The 2024 BMW F900GS stands alongside another two new models—the BMW F900GS Adventure, and the down-tuned F800GS (not to be confused with the F800GS that was discontinued in 2018). All three bikes share several upgrades, but it’s the F900GS that’s most noteworthy.

The 2024 BMW F900GS

Adventure motorcycles with rally-derived looks are trending right now and BMW Motorrad has taken note. Joining established bikes like the Aprilia Tuareg and the immensely popular Yamaha T7, the new BMW F900GS stands tall and skinny, with a forward-biased windscreen and an enduro-style seat. With no blocky dual headlights and only the tiniest of headlight beaks, it barely even looks like a BMW GS.

BMW’s intention is clear: they’re pitching the F900GS at riders who prefer dirt to asphalt—or, at the very least, want to look like they prefer dirt to asphalt. The relationship between the three models in the middleweight GS range hasn’t changed though; the F900GS is the core model, the F900GS Adventure adds extra long-distance capability, and the F800GS is a down-tuned version.

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By: Alfonso Paca
Title: First look: The 2024 BMW F900GS, F900GS Adventure and F800GS
Sourced From: www.bikeexif.com/2024-bmw-f900gs-news
Published Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2023 20:21:31 +0000

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Special Report: 42 photos from the 2023 Mooneyes show

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Mooneyes HRCS 2023 show report
Each year, on the first Sunday of December, scores of custom motorcycles and hot rods pack out the Pacifico Yokohama exhibition center, for the incomparable Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show. Or, if you prefer, the Mooneyes show.

Mooneyes is a cornucopia of visual delights. Like the Japanese custom scene itself, it operates on another level, with no regard for convention. Although choppers usually dominate the floor space, myriad other styles are represented too—from café racers to flat trackers, scramblers, bobbers, and other oddities that defy definition.

Mooneyes HRCS 2023 show report

Mooneyes HRCS 2023 show report

Mooneyes HRCS 2023 show report

Mooneyes HRCS 2023 show report

Mooneyes HRCS 2023 show report

Mooneyes HRCS 2023 show report

Mooneyes HRCS 2023 show report

Mooneyes HRCS 2023 show report

Our good friends and powerhouse photography duo, Marc Holstein and Christine Gabler, have become regular visitors to the show. They’ve just wrapped up their third Mooneyes experience, and have come away as wide-eyed as they did the first time. “Experiencing the Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show is always a special moment, and something I look forward to at the end of the year,” Marc tells us.

As usual, Marc and Christine came away with full hearts and even fuller memory cards. And if you’re wondering why many of their photos are devoid of any people, it’s because they bagged a coveted invitation to the Saturday setup session.

Mooneyes HRCS 2023 show report

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By: Wesley Reyneke
Title: Special Report: 42 photos from the 2023 Mooneyes show
Sourced From: www.bikeexif.com/mooneyes-hrcs-2023
Published Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2023 21:02:37 +0000

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Lime green dream: A zesty custom KTM 690 Duke by 46Works

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Custom KTM 690 Duke by 46Works
There’s something special about Shiro Nakajima’s work, and it’s painted all over the elegant lines of this custom KTM 690 Duke. Nakajima-san’s creations show a clear affinity to vintage race bikes but look like they’d be more at home on twisty B-roads. They are brutally mechanical yet graceful; retro and modern at the same time.

Shiro’s signature style is a byproduct of his considerable experience. He trained as an engineer, before rising to prominence as the boss of the legendary Japanese restomod house, Ritmo Sereno. He operates as 46Works now, working on furniture, motorcycles, and cars from his beautiful wooden home at the foot of the Yatsugatake Mountains.

Custom KTM 690 Duke by 46Works

Most of the Shiro’s custom builds are big twins, but he has a soft spot for thumpers. “In the late 1990s, the first motorcycle I acquired was a Yamaha SR400,” he explains. “It was the heyday of race replicas—but here I was, riding around on that SR400, fully banked on the mountain passes.”

“It was popular in Japan at the time for some enthusiasts to race single-cylinder bikes. The majority raced tuned Yamaha SR and SRXes, and the Suzuki Goose also participated in later years. So a big single is not a mere object of nostalgia to me, but a sportbike.”

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By: Wesley Reyneke
Title: Lime green dream: A zesty custom KTM 690 Duke by 46Works
Sourced From: www.bikeexif.com/ktm-690-duke-46works
Published Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:52:28 +0000

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Two custom Vyatka scooters, fresh from the Butcher’s block

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Custom Vyatka Elektron scooter by Butcher Garage
Butcher Garage is known for two things: they build wild custom scooters and they have zero regard for purists. It’s right there in their name.

“The etymology of the name of our workshop is quite simple,” explains Butcher Garage co-founder, Alex Mazan. “We love to cut the donor into pieces, for which the Vespa community dislikes us a little. They believe that everything must be kept original.”

Custom Vyatka VP-150 scooter by Butcher Garage

Butcher Garage has several hard-hitting Vespa customs under its belt. But the custom scooters you’re looking at here are Vyatkas—Vespa clones that were built in Russia during the Soviet era. The unpainted one is a 1959-model Vyatka VP-150 (a copy of the Vespa 150 GS), while the blue one is a 1970s Vyatka Elektron.

These two custom scooters also mark a significant milestone for Butcher Garage, because they’re the last two builds to roll out of their Saint Petersburg workshop. Alex, his co-conspirators Arseniy Chekar and Vlad Zaki, their staff, and their families have all relocated to Belgrade, Serbia. Some of them made the trip by plane, but the rest trekked over 4,000 miles across Russia and through Georgia, Turkey, and Bulgaria to get there.

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By: Wesley Reyneke
Title: Two custom Vyatka scooters, fresh from the Butcher’s block
Sourced From: www.bikeexif.com/custom-vyatka-scooters-butcher-garage
Published Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2023 19:43:14 +0000

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