BMW R50 by Analog Motorcycles

Earlier this week, we asked the builders in the Bike EXIF panel if there were any motorcycles that they wouldn't dare customize. Answers were variations of ‘yes,’ with one panelist in particular opining that “rare vintage survivors should be left as such.” Many petrol-heads share that view, and most would probably consider a 1958 BMW R50 one such motorcycle. Tony Prust confesses to “loving the challenges of older, more rare motorcycles” though. So, when owner Alex Pearsall asked him if he'd be willing to customize his R50, Tony was all ears. The R50 rolled into the Analog Motorcycles shop in...