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Los Angeles workshop Roughchild Moto has built a refined version of its signature custom, the air-cooled boxer BMW R100. The well-regarded R100 base has been updated with revised parts and finishing. Roughchild specializes in restomod-style builds using BMW airheads.
Rebuilding and polishing the same R100 over and over — I think that persistence is genuinely beautiful. Layering modern finishing over that airhead roundness. Not flashy modification, but the type that speaks through the texture of the details. Roughchild's atmosphere is quiet but genuinely strong.
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Is 'Airhead' the nickname for BMW's air-cooled boxer engine?
Being a popular LA shop, the build cost is probably a serious amount too.
There are strong airhead-custom builders in Europe too, which makes me want to compare them.
An update to a flagship model can sometimes split opinion among fans of the original.
Airhead resto-mods feel like Roughchild's signature move — there's a real sense of consistency.
Polishing a flagship model even further is a sign of real confidence.
I'd like to see comparison photos of exactly what's changed from the original R100.
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