Written by Andrew Jones
We think it’s fair to say that BMW’s R NineT has made a sizeable impact on the global custom scene since it was launched in 2014. Here was a new bike from a respected brand that builders could actually get excited about modifying. No more begrudgingly done modern customisations with whispered wishes that it was actually a classic from the 70s. No siree. The R nineT had its own look that was cool right out of the box, yet adaptable enough to allow creative minds their own space to run wild. And that’s exactly what Switzerland’s VTR Customs has gone and done. Meet the R nineT ?Pure? that’s anything but.

So, why a Pure" Good question. ?We started customising R NineTs very early on,? says shop kingpin, Dani. ?And thanks to the global custom media, we have become a well-known address for them. With the growing NineT family, our appetite to customise its latest members was growing as well. Last year we built a 9T Scrambler called ?Le Touque? in an 80?s off-road style. So the question was, ?who?s next"? The answer cam quickly; the Pure. While some have said it’s just a cheaper version of the original, we think of it more like an instant classic.? After all, simple is always better, no" Note the world’s tiniest brake light
Similarly, the creative concept was also quickly found. ?Because we loved our 2017 ?Flachkopf 7? (or ?Flathead 7?) Flat Tracker so much, we wanted to create something in that style...