We have a guilty secret: As much as we love poring over the high-end builds, with their exquisite fabrication and styling, we also love checking out ?regular? bikes that have been discreetly fettled with smart upgrades.
There?s something to be said for having a modern bike in the garage that will start on the button every day, and get you to work through torrential rain. And then you can save the beautifully restored vintage cafe racer for sunny weekend rides.

So when Tony Prust of Analog Motorcycles sent us the story of this modified BMW R nineT, our interest was piqued. As a finished bike ?Rewind? looks superb, but it?s still a practical daily rider.
For many customizers, this is the bread-and-butter work, and Analog?s BMW is a great example of what happens every day in workshops around the world.
?This was probably the simplest customer-to-builder relationship to date for us,? says Tony. ?Joel Saban requested a build on his newly-acquired R nineT. He?d be ready when we were, and put down a deposit.?
A few months later, Joel rode his R nineT to Analog?s Illinois shop. ?He basically said ?I would like better hand controls and a better-sounding exhaust, and other than that, do what you want,? Tony recalls. The perfect customer.

When Joel bought the bike, it was fitted with what seemed like every R nineT part in the Rizoma catalog. ?It was a bolt on custom when it arrived at the shop!?
So Tony took off most of the Rizoma stuff, leaving just the intake scoop, the b...