Ironwood Custom Motorcycles have a reputation for building edgy, well-finished BMW R-series boxers. But this latest project is a far cry from that simple and classic platform. This time around, the Dutch shop has torn into the most technologically complex boxer of all: a brand new R1250GS.
With a liquid-cooled motor, trick ‘ShiftCam’ tech and a veritable spaghetti of electronic wiring and wizardry, the R1250GS is light years ahead of its ancestors. And speaking from experience, it’s a blast to ride too?with 134 hp and 143 Nm on tap.

Ironwood landed the commission via watchmaker TW Steel. IWC had previously built a Yamaha XSR700 for the ‘Son of Time’ custom initiative, and impressed enough to get the call for a second time. At the same time, BMW Motorrad Netherlands wanted to celebrate ten years of sales dominance in the Dutch market, so they came to the party too. ?We all had the same vision,? explains Ironwood front man Arjan van den Boom. ?To creating an extraordinary custom bike and matching timepiece, to align with BMW?s ?decade of dominance?. We would craft the motorcycle while TW Steel developed the watch. The ‘Dominator’ was conceived!?

So how did Arjan and his team turn an overbuilt adventure bike into a razor sharp, futuristic roadster" It helped that neither BMW nor TW Steel put any parameters on the design. So Arjan?s imagination ran wild.
?We thought, let’s break the rules and envision the future from Iro...