Rare Beemer: 1984 BMW R65 LS

For Sale: 1984 BMW R65 LS The BMW R65LS was another attempt by BMW to enter into the “sporty” market without building an acutal sport bike (the likes of which would not appear until the revolutionary S1000RR). By restyling an otherwise stock R65 with unique fairing, handlebar, tail section, engine colored valve covers, snowflake wheels…

Dutch Masters Volume I – Nico Bakker

I recently spent some time in the European offices of RSBFS and had the immense good fortune to tour Bakker Framebouw – the shop of legendary frame builder Nico Bakker. Located in a small village an hour or so north of Amsterdam in Holland, Bakker Framebouw has been constructing racing and roadbike frames since the…