Roland Sands massages the R nineT into a vintage-styled thing of beauty, plus the strangest official BMW Motorrad concept bike we’ve ever seen, and a sneak peek at the 2019 Norton Atlas scrambler.

BMW R nineT by Roland Sands Design If you?ve been keeping score over the past few years, you?ll know that Roland Sands has incredible vision. No matter which direction he chooses to pursue?tracker, bobber, chopper or racer?the result is invariably spot on. And this build is no different, with an R NineT massaged into the perfect mix of old and new.
Drawing inspiration from the ovals of the Hooligan series and the elegance of BMW’s extraordinary R5 Hommage, Sands? R NineT is part bobber and part tracker. The aesthetic mix created by the 19-inch hoops, custom rolled fenders and iconic 1950s ?Pagusa? solo seat sounds weird on paper, but is a stunner in pixels. And the fenders aren?t the only new bits of metal either.
The bodywork, including the frame covers above the intake, was all shaped in house. And even thought the frame has been left mostly stock, it has been detabbed to clean up overall appearance. That bone-white paint, courtesy of Chris Wood at Airtrix, doesn?t hurt either.

Of course, the RSD catalog was consulted at length as well. The master cylinders at both front and rear are RSD units?as are the foot controls, valve covers and the gorgeous breastplate that adorns the mighty boxer. And that boxer respires a touch easier, thanks to a set of carbon K&#...