Written by Andrew Jones
For those ?of a certain age?, BMW’s mid-Seventies R90S will be fondly remembered as the bedroom wall bike of choice par excellence. And while most of 70s culture was thankfully destroyed in a giant global bonfire on January 1st 1980, one of the things that did survive was BMW?s magnificent orange and black uber bike. So when Portugal?s Oporto Motor Works pulled the trigger on reviving their clapped-out ?74 R90S in 2015, it was decided that a little bit of the 80s would be mixed in with the 70s original to create something that was as much Duran Duran as it was Porno Moustache. Meet project ?Boxerlust?.

?Oporto Motor Works is my creation,? says shop owner, Steffen. ?I dreamt it up it for my customising and restoration projects. But it’s not just ?another custom shop?; our position is more of a go-between for Portuguese moto specialists. We have some very well recognised customisers and workshops specialised in metal, paint and mechanics. My aim is to find overseas clients and handle all the necessary work for them to get the bike of their dreams “Made in Portugal”. My job is simple; working out the design together with the customer and then managing the building process and logistics. And finally to inform the customer about the progress and delivery of their build.? 1000ccs never looked so lean
?I always refused to call it a ?café racer,? bemoans Steffen. ?But as most people who see it say, “Oh wow, what a nice cafÃ...