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Style FOR MILES

I LOVE old-school bobbers,” Christian Jentz says. “And after owning a BMW R 80 café racer, I thought it would be really cool to build a very stripped back, old school bobber from a BMW rather than a Harley.”

Wishful thinking turned to golden opportunity on a regular visit to Black Cycles in Coopers Plains, Queensland. “Noel at Black Cycles had done some work on my Triumph so I knew how talented he was. I also do the pin-striping on his bikes, and I

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