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Mein Gott, BMW's New R 12 S Is a Spectacularly Beautiful Retro Cafe Racer

Traditionally, the beautifully designed motorcycles of the world come from Italy. I don't mean to throw shade on any other country building bikes, I don't need the smoke, but Italian bikes just have a certain something that make them bite-the-back-of-your-hand pretty. 

Case in point, any of the modern MV Agusta's. I mean, even the paint colors and liveries are gorgeous. 

There are, of course, exceptions with a handful of beautiful designs coming from outside the Italian penninsula. But they're few and far between, and don't come around all that often. Yet, when they do, they have a habit of stopping you right in your tracks, take a deep breath, check your bank balance, and sigh you're not someone on more financially stable footing. 

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