Not all custom BMWs are airhead boxers: The classic four-cylinder K-series is gaining a cult following. But tearing into a more modern K takes a special kind of nuts.
So let us introduce you to the Spanish outfit Pan Speed Shop. They’re fresh on the scene, which is why the name won’t ring any bells. But you might know the co-founder, Efraón Triana. Until recently he was the head wrench at Cafe Racer Dreams.

CRD are one of Europe’s most prolific shops, with customers lining up around the block. And many of those customers are after the same thing: CRD’s gorgeous signature style, often applied to a BMW.
This sort of bread and butter work keeps the lights on?but Efraón was seeking riskier pastures.

?I decided to leave CRD so that I could evolve, and create different concepts,? he tells us. ?The BMW R100s were too many!? So he?s partnered with friends Peter G. Tapia and César Serrano, and opened Pan Speed Shop in Madrid. This outlandish 2004 model K1200S is Pan?s first build, and what a debut it is?with the looks to match its blistering 165 horsepower performance.

?I wanted to make a machine with the appearance of having its own consciousness,? says Efraón. ?She should convey movement?even when standing.?
Called ‘Meka,’ this K has been stripped of all its bodywork, revealing the quirky German engineering lurking beneath. For those not familiar with the K1200S?yes, that weird front suspension setup is OEM. Pan simply upgraded it w...