FUTURE NOSTALGIA: A BMW K1100RS CAFÉ RACER BY POWERBRICK

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Hmm. In the second picture it looks like it's doing a stoppie but the rear suspension unit has snapped.

It all just looks wrong to me. It's a :thumbdown:
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Just give me the front end complete (master cylinders, forks, yokes, discs, calipers and wheel) and chuck the rest away. Or burn what's left. I really don't mind.
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I like it!

Seat not brown enough obviously - hence why it's received such a favourable reaction so far. ;)
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I quite like it too, bit I like a lot of the BMW based lash-ups.....
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Could've looked alright if the rear wasn't in a different postcode to the rest of the bike. The rear wheel design is very nice
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I'm not convinced that we're the target audience?
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Aside from the daft front bikini fairing that's not too bad, it'd be a shit to ride comfortably for me though
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The last pic looks like the mad rear wheel is waiting to be put back in....
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That'll run like fuck all squared on those filters, plus that swingarm looks all wrong with that seat, it'd be like trying to turn the QE2 with those bars too.

I normally like a nice brick, but that's just wrong.
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Silly.
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Post by Whysub »

I like the gear lever linkage rod being bent and looking decidedly second hand.

Wonder how many hours went into fabricating and welding the exhaust system, and the cost? Still, saved a bit of money putting on an AliExpress endcan.