Written by Andrew Jones
While the Roman Army had many technological tricks up their woollen tunic sleeves, when push came to shove it was their good, old-fashioned sword ? or ?gladius? ? that did most of their soldier’s dirty work. After the javelins had disrupted enemy formations and the shields had pushed them onto the back foot, it was this brutal double-edged hunk of steel that would deal the final blow. Of course, a Roman soldier’s sword was a lot more than just a killing tool. Whether it was clearing undergrowth, collecting firewood or building a bridge, the thing was nigh on indispensable. Which coincidentally, is a pretty darn good way to describe the new BMW R1150 custom from Colombia’s Pasquale Motors.

Or at least, Colombia was where the family shop started. But it looks a lot like business might be on the up and up. ?Right now, our shop is going through a big change,? says brother Esteban. ?I’ve moved to NYC and am working as a lead fabricator at Deman Motorsport, were I build racing Porsches. Gustavo and Gustavo senior are working on three projects in Colombia ; two BMWs and one CB550. When they finish, they are going to travel to NYC to start a Ducati Multistrada build with Esteban.? It’s nice to be able to have grand plans, isn’t it"
?It is our interpretation of a modern, all-rounder bike,? continues Esteban. ?It’s like a standard motorcycle on steroids. The donor bike was a BMW R1150R from 2003 and we gave it ...