The numbers have been crunched, and the results are in. And as usual, our annual roundup of the most popular custom bikes on Bike EXIF is both enlightening and eclectic.
The ten machines listed here are those that made our servers work the hardest in 2022. This ranked selection is purely data-based. We take our website stats and look at social media engagement, add everything up and voila!
By its very nature, our top 10 also acts as a litmus test of sorts for the custom scene. It tells us that the café racer trend is still alive and well, and that over-the-top customs have a place too, if they’re executed well. (Curiously, this year’s list is also devoid of any electric customs.)
Scroll through our selection below, let us know how it makes you feel, and happy holidays.
10. Renard Motorcycles BMW R100 The fact that this list kicks off with a BMW R-series café racer, speaks volumes of the longevity of both the donor bike and build style. BMW remains one of the most popular marques on Bike EXIF, and half of the bikes in our top 10 this year are café racers.
The BMW café racer you’re looking at here comes from Renard Motorcycles. No stranger to these pages, the Estonian outfit built it (and three others like it) to kick off a series of BMW R100-based builds. Renard designed these prototypes to their own spec, but each example they build moving forward will be tailored to its owner.

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