Words by Tim Huber.
Dirk Oehlerking and his shop, Kingston Custom have a heap of stellar BMW-based builds to their name, but when one does something over and over again, you run the risk of things getting a bit stale. So, when a new order for another boxer-twin project came across Kingston?s desk, the German customs outfit knew it wanted to buck the status quo and create something different.

The bike was originally commissioned by a customer that already has a Kingston-built R75 Bobber, and was now pining for a BMW scrambler build. Opting for something with a few more ponies, Dirk selected a 1980 BMW R100 RS. With its air-cooled, 980cc, OHV, boxer-twin offering 70hp and 56.ft-lbs of torque, Kingston felt the Bavarian tourer could make the basis for a fascinating, stripped-down scrambler build.
The colossal fairing was removed and the sport-tourer was stripped down to the frame. The subframe was binned to make room for a suspended, hooped unit that supports a handmade seat adorned in a black suede seat. Where ass meets bike, Kingston?s added a quilted stitch-pattern, adding style-points and a little extra traction in the saddle.

A custom pair of one-into-one pipes flow up over the cylinder heads, winding under the frame and culminating in dual Harley mufflers mounted under the seat. 2mm sheet metal coated in heat tape keep things from getting too toasty. Moving forward there?s a set of braced LSL bars and an analog tach behind a Koso headlight, while the tail light and t...