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Colorado: Rocky Mountain Empire Longtime Colorado resident and author Hunter S. Thompson once remarked “Freedom is something that dies unless it’s used.” It seemed to us that most Coloradans live that sentiment. The first state in the nation to legalize marijuana and a population that seems to possess an autonomous view of life, it was logical that if we were going to experience a sense of raw freedom, it would be here.

The German custom powerhouse WalzWerk has just marked its 35th birthday in the best way it knows—with a handsome BMW boxer bobber. A Frenchman in Morocco takes on the world with a Honda XL 125S, an Indonesian custom shop builds a Honda Trail replica out of a Suzuki, and a Japanese privateer builds a sharp Yamaha SRX600 café racer. BMW R80RT by WalzWerk Marcus Walz is unstoppable.

Motorcycles are fun, right? Having fun is one of the most important aspects of motorcycling. There really is no other excuse for throwing our fragile meat sacks atop a steaming engine with wheels and rocketing through space like a game of Galaga, sans lasers and no extra lives. It’s fun. That’s where Bixby Moto comes in. Bringing a bit of levity to the often overly-serious culture of motorcycling. To break up the monotony of scowling mugs, airbrushed flames, and duck faces.