Vintage Steele

BMW R60/6 1975 By Vintage Steele
"Art and functionality all in one.Originally BMW started making the r60/6 in 1973 up until 1976. It was a light weight high performance machine compared to its predecessor the /5. This bike weighed 463 lbs coming off the production line, but, with the modifications by Vintage Steele, it has been trimmed down to bit over 350 lbs. This bike was a dream to ride, however, having the fear-inducing front and rear drum brakes meant that stopping was a side thought for the original designers.
The guys at Vintage Steele (V.S.) were very excited about this build. One reason for the excitement is that the client, Josh Bernbaum, lives in the same town as the shop, that being Brattleboro, Vermont. They are stoked that this was their first local build and the fact that it would be seen around town was a great marketing tool. It?s also insanely convenient for being able to borrow the bike for shows. Josh has owned sport bikes in the past partly because he lives miles out on a dirt road. Armed with this knowledge, he knew the scrambler style was the direction he wanted to go. Josh wanted this bike to be very functional, practical, comprehensible, and look like a piece of art. For V.S., they knew that taking on this build was going to be the most intricate, inspiring, and challenging project to date. They turned the rear section from the original bolt-on-tail style to a solid welded-on rear piece in order to change the suspen...