If there was ever a golden age of motorcycle racing, we?d pin it on the late 70s and early 80s. Those were the days of the endurance racers, when hairy-chested pilots wrangled big four-strokes around the track for hours on end.
Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki battled Italian exotica from Laverda, Ducati and Moto Guzzi, with the added danger of pit stops for extra fuel and fresh rubber. We?re unlikely to see a return to these exciting times?but there?s a resurgence of interest in the era, and it?s seeping through into the custom scene.

The Swiss workshop VTR is the latest to tap into the vibe, with this stunning BMW K100. We reckon it was only a matter of time, because they?ve been modifying ?Flying Bricks? since 2014. ?Four years ago at the BMW Motorrad Days, we counted two K-series builds,? says shop boss Dani Weidmann. ?Last year, we saw more than 30.? VTR caused ripples a few months ago with a K100 built in collaboration with the shipwrights Boesch Boats, but they?ve outdone themselves was this endurance-style street legal racer.

The idea for the project came at Spa-Francorchamps, when the VTR crew raced in the Sultans of Sprint series. ?Walking along the pits, I was impressed with the event and the bikes,? says Dani. ?I counted ten Laverda SFC750 factory racers in one pit, and Phil Reed was there with a 2-stroke beast.?
?I knew right there that our next ?K? would be an homage to the endurance racers of the 80s.?

Then Dani watched the four-hour night race, which b...