In a break from their usual programming, Germany’s WalzWerk delivers a BMW R80 with an intriguing mash-up of styles. Over in the USA, SMCO modifies the LiveWire S2 Del Mar electric street tracker, while Moto Borgotaro unearths an almost-zero-mile Ducati 900 SS.
BMW R80 by WalzWerk We can usually spot a Marcus Walz special a mile away, but this BMW R80 initially threw us off. That’s because while it boasts the German custom builder’s typical build quality, the aesthetic breaks from his usual vintage BMW boxer template.
The look is an amalgam of styles, guided by one particular inspiration: vintage board track racers. Marcus had always loved the board trackers of the 1920s, and wondered what an air-cooled BMW board tracker would look like if the sport was still prevalent in the 70s and 80s.…