There?s a clean, sharp vibe to the bikes that come out of Renard Speed Shop. Estonia?s finest custom builders don?t have a fixed signature style, but the machines from the Tallinn workshop are always beautifully finished and pack a strong visual punch.
This brightly colored K75 RT is Renard?s 26th creation, and it?s probably their most in-your-face build to date. Perhaps because this unusual BMW has just as much Italian blood as German…

The BMW ?bricks? may not be pretty, but they?re tough. The K75 RT was the fully faired touring model, and used by police forces in the USA as well as Europe. With a top speed of around 130 mph and all-day touring comfort, it was the perfect rapid response vehicle.
Ex-police K75s occasionally come onto the secondhand market, and if they?ve been looked after properly, will keep going until the crack of doom.
?The original bike was a K75 police bike, which I bought from a police station,? says Renard boss Andres Uibomäe. ?For some unknown reason, it had a relatively small mileage?just under 30,000 kilometers. The K75 has always been our bike of choice for a custom build, so we decided to go with it.?
After trawling through his workshop, Andres settled on Moto Guzzi Griso parts for the BMW?s front suspension. He installed the entire front end from a 2008 Griso 8V?the 43 mm USD adjustable forks, the twin 320 mm ?wave? brake discs, and the 17-inch Alpina alloy wheel.

The Griso donated its bars too, which are now fitted with Puig?...