Written by Andrew Jones
Since 2012, Dutch shop Ironwood Motorcycles have pretty much dominated the classic BMW custom market in Western Europe. So much so, that their style has pretty much become shorthand for an entire genre of custom Beemers. And while many may have copied, it’s their ability to break the mould and think outside the square of their own fame that proves they’ve still got what it takes. Like this ?85 BMW R80 bobber, for instance. Just like a old-school southern haircut, it’s classic at the front, but with a nice little party out back.

?It’s a bobber,? begins Ironwood Motorcycles? boss, the impressively named Arjan Van Den Boom. ?A bobber, but with a cruiser look & feel. Then again, it’s called ?The Latte? because I was toying with cafe racer and coffee ideas in my head. I guess you could say it’s a bike that’s had a dash of hot steamed milk.? No, we’re not quite sure what he’s talking about, either. A lesser man would make a joke about Amsterdam cafés right about now, but any bike that’s got both cafe racer and Star Wars influences has to be a very good thing, no"
Mr Boom went into detail about how Ironwood’s range of bikes work. ?We now have two Ironwood bike series: one is called ?The Deathtstar Series?, and is based on R80 and R100 twin-shock bobbers with chunky tires. The second is ?The Stormtrooper Series?, featuring R80 monoshocks with a higher stance and sporting vintage c...