There are a few bikes out there, a tiny handful, that have slipped under the custom radar. BMW?s mighty R1100 RS sport tourer is one of them: despite over 26,000 leaving the factory in the 90s, it seems to have been mostly ignored by builders.
Maybe that?s because the Telelever/Paralever suspension is hard to modify. Or maybe the huge plastic shroud of bodywork is off-putting.

That hasn?t deterred Beautiful Machines of Malaysia, though: they?ve just delivered one of the most extreme BMWs we?ve seen for years. Well, since El Solitario?s infamous ?Impostor? R nineT of five years ago, at least ?
Based in the densely urban district of Petaling, Beautiful Machines is a collective of enthusiasts from a range of different backgrounds.

In the group is a commercials director, a moto gear salesman, a tattoo artist, and a head mechanic and fabricator. Everyone chips in and plays a role in the building process. We spoke with one of the group, Jeremy, to find out more about this bizarre yet beautiful machine.

?The R1100 RS has a lot of body parts and fairings, so we stripped it down to see what treasures were hidden,? he tells us. ?With a huge tank and a high front end, we went with a Dakar Rally-esque look for the build.?
Called Tebuan Biru (?Blue Tumble?), the 1996 R1100 is a personal build belonging to one of Beautiful Machines? founders, Rajay Singh.

It was in good running condition, with no mechanical maladies to fix. ?It rode fine, but then the itch started,? says Je...