Time Warp: Revival’s Astounding ‘BMW Landspeeder’
Every once in a while?maybe twice a year?we get to see a build that doesn?t just break the mold, but smashes it to smithereens. This is one such bike, an incredible hand-made BMW from Revival Cycles of Austin, Texas.
The story is just as unusual as the bike itself. ?A year ago, a client asked if we would create a custom to display in a gallery he was building for 20 motorcycles,? says Revival?s Alan Stulberg.
?His intention was to hire at least five custom builders simultaneously. All we really knew was that Max Hazan was building one, and we were building one. Of course, we were interested!?
Alan was given full creative freedom, subject to budget. ?Not the first time that?s happened, but it was the first time we knew a motorcycle would never be ridden by its owner?and did not need to be street legal.?
After dwelling on the many possibilities, Stulberg chose to build a bike inspired by the extraordinary Ernst Henne Landspeeder. (If you were lucky enough to visit the Wheels & Waves festival two years ago in Biarritz, you?d have seen it there.)
That machine was a 1928 BMW R37 racer?one of the most successful record-breaking motorcycles ever built, and a sight to behold. Stulberg remembers being smitten. ?From the aero-shaped handlebars to the solid wheel cover, it was everything beautiful about a race bike that you could imagine.?
Unfortunately, one of Revival Cycles‘ founding principles is that they don?t build sculptures. ?We build motorcycles that try t...
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