There’s a time for building practical, sensible bikes?and there’s a time for hanging loose. Like when you’re working on a shop bike, with no client or brief in sight.
You’re looking at National Custom Tech‘s latest in-house project?a BMW R100 RT dubbed Black Stallion #28. Like any good showpiece, it’s loaded with tasty upgrades?and a few crazy tweaks.

The NCT crew of David Widmann, Kurt Kosjek and Manuel Tilke pulled no punches here. In their workshop in Feldkirchen, Austria, the crew stripped the old boxer right down to its nuts and bolts, before rebuilding it.
The engine’s had a serious refresh, with new pistons, cylinders and camshafts, and a new coat of paint. A quickshifter from KLS Motorsport is the cherry on the cake.
Gone is the airbox, replaced by a set of velocity stacks. NCT also welded up an elaborate exhaust system, complete with a custom-made expansion chamber and ending in a stubby Akrapovi? muffler.
Kurt then tore into the wiring, re-doing everything with a Motogadget m-Unit and a Lithium-ion battery, hidden under the engine. He also installed a keyless ignition and an alarm system, for good measure.

NCT saw to the suspension too. There’s a new Öhlins shock out back, and a set of Showa upside-downs?borrowed from a Ducati 900 Super Sport?up front. They’re held in place by custom triple trees, and kitted with a pair of hand-made stanchion guards.
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