Out Of The Blue: A BMW R60/7 bucking the custom trend

Classic BMW boxers are still über-popular as custom donors—but there's a downside. As we've seen with the Honda CB750 and the Harley-Davidson Sportster, airhead Beemer builds are all starting to look the same. So what does it take to build something fresh—without going overboard? You need a client and a builder who are both tired of the me-too BMWs flooding the market, and have a taste for classic beauty. Then you have a winner, like this elegant R60 from Vintage Addiction Motorcycles. This dapper 1978 R60/7 belongs to a gentleman who collects vintage BMWs, but wanted something ‘alternative’ in his...