PAST & PRESENT. BMW R nine T by Untitled Motorcycles
Most people love the classic looks of a vintage motorcycle, but not everyone loves the maintenance and performance issues that normally go hand in hand with older bikes. So when a customer approached Untitled Motorcycles (UMC) in London wanting to build a BMW R nine T with a vintage airhead vibe, it was like they had been waiting for a project like this for a while. ?We?ve built dozens of older BMW?s but never had the chance to customise the R nine T, so we jumped at the chance,? says head designer Adam Kay. To kick the project off, Adam sat down with the customer Nick Wooller to throw some ideas around and work out how this Urban GS should look.
After they had both agreed on the final design, Adam had Ian Galvin illustrate how the final custom would look for Nick ? so there were no surprises when the bike was completed. Nick was really happy with what he saw and gave the green light to start work.
Then the fun began, Nick picked up a brand spanking new R nine T GS Urban from Parklane BMW in London and rode it directly the Untitled workshop. ?I stripped off everything that wouldn’t be needed,? says Adam. ?Subframe, airbox, handlebars, rear and front guard, headlight cowl, indicators, tank, cat and headers, silencer, rear foot rests, mirrors and side panels.?
Once all these parts were removed Adam started to add the new subframe in sections to see what could work. ?I didn’t want to cut or weld the frame so it had to be a bolt on and off job. I had to make th...
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