A few months ago, we introduced you to Winterless Craft, one of the few custom workshops in the Republic of Korea. Owner Tae Hyeong Ha had just scored a major coup, getting his S&S Shovelhead into the famous Mooneyes Show in Japan.
He?s now just finished a BMW R1200S that won?t be going anywhere in the current climate?but we like it even more.

This Beemer looks even tastier than a spicy bowl of bibimbap. It?s based on a 2009 R1200S, which was the most powerful BMW sportbike you could buy until the HP2 Sport popped up. The 1170cc flat twin pumps out a tire-spinning 120 hp, and has just 195 kilos (430 pounds) to push around. And there?s a hefty 112.0 Nm of torque on tap too.
The Beemer is in a whole different league to a shovelhead build, but the owner is fortunately an experienced rider. ?It?s his third custom from Winterless Craft, after a Yamaha MT-09 and a Harley Softail Slim,? says Daegun Jung, who runs the business side of things at the workshop on the outskirts of Seoul.
That Softail Slim was actually still on the workbench when the owner knocked on the door with the BMW in tow. He told the Winterless guys that he wanted a build with a boxer engine, had done his research, and the R1200S caught his eye.
?He nearly bought an R NineT for the project, but changed his mind. There are heaps of R9T ?customs? with bolt-on parts in South Korea,? says Daegun. ?He thought it was time to try something different.?

And different this R1200S certainly is, with a fresh...