Thor: A next-level R nineT Urban G/S from Sweden
Using a BMW R nineT Urban G/S as a base, this blacked-out and carbon-fiber clad scrambler mixes craftsmanship with a generous helping of post-apocalyptic style.
‘Thor’ is the work of Anton Knutsson of Injustice Customs, who decided to reinvent the classic ?desert sled? look for the colder, muddier climate of Sweden.
Anton started Injustice Customs in 2016, but his love of motorcycles goes much further back. His father was a European four-stroke dirt bike champ, and Anton followed in his tire tracks.
Then a horrendous crash in the Swedish championship broke Anton?s hip and both his arms, and his riding career was over.
That would be enough to put most folks off motorcycling, but not Anton. While working at a marketing agency during the day, he built bikes during every hour of his spare time. Then two months ago, he jettisoned the day job and went pro. His girlfriend Susanna Gray helps with the bookkeeping, but otherwise he?s a one-man army.
?I started the company in Stockholm but when I met Susanna I decided to move down to Gothenburg on the west coast. It?s a great city for a custom shop, because of its history with Volvo cars?so you can find all kinds of industrial companies in the area, specializing in different things.?
The idea for the R nineT build started to germinate last year, when Anton took a big road trip across the Pyrénées, through the Alps and back to Sweden. ?It was incredible, but I was on a flat-tracker,? he says. ?It would have been m...
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