Speed Read: 18 October, 2020
A tasty mix this week, with an old school BMW bobber from the Bavarian forests, an absolutely mint BSA Rocket 3 on eBay, a Spanish Thruxton build with a hydraulic bodywork lift, and news of a custom build-to-order scheme from Royal Enfield.
BMW R100 CS by Woidwerk Love it or loathe it, there?s a timeless quality to the classic BMW boxer engine. Which gives builders plenty of flexibility when setting the vibe of a bike.
This very, very ?old school? build comes from Ralf Eggl of Woidwerk, who positions his creations as ?Bavarian Gentlebikes.? ?My customer called me last year and said, ?Mr Eggl, please build me a nice BMW bobber. I’ll send you the money right away so that you can get started.??
?I’ve never heard anything like this before,? Ralf says. ?It was completely ? uncomplicated.? Ralf already had a suitable donor in his Viechtach workshop: an R100 CS from 1981. To keep things subtle, he installed a ?no-name? tank, matched to a Biltwell saddle. The steel fenders are custom-made, but the headlight is original?just repositioned on new brackets.
The forks have been shortened by a couple of inches, and with the help of a new top yoke, Ralf has replaced the stock bars with ABM clip-ons. The exhaust system is another sporty touch: Ralf whipped up a new set of pipes, and finished them off with stainless steel Hattech Gunball silencers, which offer a slight boost in torque across the rev range.
Sawtooth-pattern Shinko tires and an old aluminum air filter...
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