Jérémie Duchampt is a dab hand at building slick café racers?a fact that he’s proven time and time again. The proprietor of France’s Jerem Motorcycles has leveled up in a big way with his latest project though. This carbon-clad BMW R100 café racer not only looks razor sharp, but it also boasts a slew of modern components and an utterly unique rear suspension system.
Jérémie knew from the outset that he’d have to pull out all the stops on this build. His client was the French boutique race car manufacturer Quarkus Automobiles, so whatever he came up with would have to be more haute couture than ready-to-wear.

Working from the inside out, Jerem Motorcycles refurbished the 1982-model BMW R100RT’s boxer motor and carbs, swapped the airbox for a carbon fiber battery box, and added carbon fiber cylinder head covers. The airhead now inhales through a pair of DNA pod filters, and exhales through custom exhaust headers that flow into a Yoshimura muffler under the seat. All the wiring is fresh and now runs via a Motogadget control unit with a keyless ignition. A Lithium battery from Solise powers the system.

Jérémie moved to the chassis next, which is where things got a little crazy. This classic boxer now wears a smorgasbord of modern R nineT parts at both ends?starting with its upside-down forks, 17? front wheel, and twin Brembo disc brakes. A burly CNC-machined top yoke sits at the top of the forks, while a steering damper keeps things in chec...