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 R60/7 from Vintage Addiction Crew.

This dapper 1978 airhead belongs to a gentleman who collects vintage BMWs, but wanted something ?alternative? in his garage. And the Spanish workshop was happy to oblige.
The Vintage Addiction Crew name is a bit of a misnomer. It?s just one man, Carlos, a talented car mechanic who has turned his hand to bikes. Based in the coastal Catalan town of Arenys de Mar, near Barcelona, Carlos left fulltime employment a couple of years ago to open the VAC shop full-time. Or, as he puts it: ?to dedicate myself to my passion and what makes me happy.?
Carlos had a clear vision in mind for the slash-7: a classic look, with a single seat and modern electronics. ?After seeing many designs,? he says, ?we did not want to do the typical ‘mono-square’ BMW look that’s been all over Europe lately. There’s been a fever, or a plague, of this look.?
?This R60/7 does not have big modifications, or a big engine with many horses, or big brakes. It does not need to boast: it is...