Arjan van den Boom is one of Europe?s most successful customizers. The founder of Ironwood Motorcycles has well over 50 builds to his name now: proof that his business skills are as good as his eye for style.
This sharp-edged K100 is the latest BMW to roll out of the doors of his workshop in Almere?the Netherlands? newest city, built on reclaimed land. And it looks like a million Euros.

A big part of Ironwood?s success comes from the company?s hyper-graphic style?usually combined with a stubby seat and aggressive nose-down stance. It?s a controversial look but we like it, and few do it as well as Arjan?s crew.
The story of this 1987-spec K100 started in late 2019, just before social distancing added a whole new layer of complexity to the business of building customs.
?About eighteen months ago, we were contacted via Instagram?which is where 90% of our orders come from,? says Arjan. ?The commission came from Germany, and we started tinkering on an unloved ?flying brick? that our customer brought to us.?
?We knew this would be something special, even before the actual tear down. Our German customer was inspired by our R80 Mutant, and wanted a similar look and feel but on a K100 base.?

?Our goal was to create the same ?boldness? with this oilhead as we did years ago on the R-series. The same stance, lines and finish.?
With the 90hp inline four sport tourer up on the bench, Ironwood started by de-tabbing the frame and removing everything deemed to be redundant. Then t...