It seems like the Austrian outfit NCT Motorcycles can do no wrong. Since they exploded onto the custom scene a little under a year ago, they’ve churned out hit after hit?sprinkling their magic over anything from vintage Guzzis to modern Ducati sportbikes.
Now they’ve reworked the BMW R nineT Scrambler, with equally spectacular results. We loved the Scrambler for its playful nature when we first rode it, but NCT have just cranked the good times up to eleven.

‘Gelber [Yellow] Baron’ is the third ‘in-house’ project in a row for the Feldkirchen trio of David Widmann, Kurt Kosjek and Manuel Tilke. When they brought it home, it had less than a mile on the clock?but looking at it now, those miles are bound to rack up fast. Even though this R nineT came straight from the showroom, NCT started by stripping it right down. ?Yes, we know?the bike is new and rides fine,? says David. ?But we wanted to rebuild the whole rear frame.?

So rebuild the rear they did?looping it off and capping it with a svelte new perch. A partner company handled the striking blue upholstery: a combination of leather on the sides, and a grippier fabric up top.
There’s even more visual trickery going on up front. NCT wanted to give the nineT more of a vintage look, so they retrofitted the fuel tank from a classic BMW R100 RS. Not only did they need to get the tank and frame to play nice, but they also had to incorporate the modern Beemer’s internal fuel pump...