and riding them,
photograph Wikipedia, but there is one make that I was never taken with, BMW. having said that I spent a very pleasant day with this one above that I borrowed in the mid 1970s, a R90S, it was nice enough and did everything that I wanted, but some how the marque was just not for me, but then I saw this reworked beauty,
Fran Manen the owner of Lord Drake Kustoms took a R90S and
worked his magic on it,
the bike has a set of traditional Showa front forks, which
have been dressed up with custom chrome shrouds,
He also swapped out the old disc brake with a big calliper to match, the levers sit on off
the shelf style 7/8th bars, and to match the custom stitched leather grips,
Motogadget vintage speedo and braided lines mean this is one very classy
motorcycle,
Fran’s opted for a custom swingarm, that mounts a pair of
shocks in the middle and runs to the centre post in a mono-shock style design, the
twin shocks are mount in factory-style locations and with the use of fully
adjustable items,
the Benelli Mojave tank is customized to sit more neatly
over the BMW frame and is then given the full treatment, with custom badges,
leather strap and machined filler cap, the seat is a leather clad solo unit, with
a simple post now running off the frame,
the completely rebuilt engine has had hours of detail work
to ensure a flawless finish, the bike has a eccentric twin-pipe exhaust system,
which features punched shields and brass tips, the chrome front mudguard is mounted on custom struts, and the
number plate holder and indicators have been neatly hidden, now this is a BMW I would love to own! for a fuller view from Lord Drake Kustoms have a look here.
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