![]() Why go down this expensive path with limited to no return on investment? Sign up Why build a BMW R nineT Café Racer? These will be mostly BMW R nineTs, but also may have some other R-bikes in there. Well, there are a few reasons to get into modifying bikes.įirstly, I get bored of motorcycles quickly. There are people out there who have one bike for life that’s not me. Anyway, I have a few choices - either change how I ride, where I ride, or what I ride. Changing the beast under me is just one way of mixing it up. ![]() Secondly, working on bikes helps me learn about them and connect with them. It’s kind of scary (for an amateur mechanic like me, with few tools and inappropriate working spaces) to take a wheel, cylinder head, or even just the tank off for the first time. I always worry I’m going to scratch something or break a hose or retaining clip in the process. Or maybe just spill petrol everywhere and set my house on fire (which I’ve nearly done once!)įinally, changing motorcycles is the easy way out, and is just going to lead to the same sense of malaise.īoth changing motorcycles and modifying one I own are expensive (costing thousands), so I can pick my poison. The baseline for wanting to modify my R nineT is that I really like this bike. Yes, I could swap it out for a Triumph Thruxton R or a Ducati Supersport, which would get me closer. The original inspiration is the BMW R nineT Racer, a bike that I can’t take my eyes off.īut there’s time for those later.īelow are the examples of inspiration for my BMW R nineT café racer build. When BMW refreshed its R nineT in 2017 (after the 2014-2016 first gen), they introduced four new models, among which was the R nineT Racer. The BMW R nineT Racer has the same engine, frame, and general features as the other bikes.The conventional forks (similar to the Pure, Scrambler, and Urban G/S).
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