Our selection is bookended by a pair of BMW R12 boxers this week?except one is brand new, and the other is 85 years old. We also drool over a luscious Kawasaki Z1 from the masters of Japanese restomods, AC Sanctuary, and examine the new Royal Enfield Guerilla 450.

BMW R12 Scrambler by WalzWerk Of all the options in the new BMW R12 boxer lineup, there is one glaring omission?BMW doesn?t offer a scrambler variant. To somewhat remedy this, BMW Motorrad approached Marcus Walz and his team at WalzWerk to highlight the new R12’s customizability, by turning it into a scrambler.
As expected, they knocked it out of the park.

The subframe on the new R12 can be undone with just four bolts?a point that WalzWerk wanted to highlight. To do this they made a new subframe, basing the design on their über-popular Schizzo range of parts for older BMW airheads. With the subframe mocked up they set the stance by fitting a set of 19F/17R edge-spoke wheels (in gold, of course), taken from a BMW R1250GS. The front forks have been extended by an inch, while Progressive front springs and a custom rear shock from Touratech keep the Continental TKC80 tires planted.

The standard steel fuel tank has been lightly modified, with subtle knee dents and a Monza-style fuel filler cap for a more classic silhouette. It wears traditional BMW Motorsport colors, with a bright red leather cover on the seat.
Fat bars and aluminum mirrors from the WalzWerk catalog simplify the rider cockpit, which sits...