Photo: Vagabund
Whereas Harleys are the trendsetters for the American custom bike industry, the Europeans seem to be quite fond of BMWs. Motorcycles made by the Bavarians, abundant on the roads of the Old Continent, are cheap enough to form the perfect basis for some custom work, but also reliable enough to keep going with some minor modifications, many years after they were originally produced.
Europe has its share of custom garages, and almost all of them, from the French Blitz to the Spanish El Solitario, have at one point handled BMWs. And so does Vagabund, an Austrian custom garage that likes to call itself a design studio.
The motorcycle you see in the gallery above used to be a 1982 BMW of the R80 RT variety. It has been cut and modified by Vagabund, and now its new name is V09. In the usual style, the Austrians have made extensive changes to the stock motorcycle to make it look significantly different than what it used to look like.
With the original, but serviced engine sitting completely exposed inside the frame, the V09 comes with a new rear end, 3D printed, that holds the custom leather seat and LED lights. Meanwhile, at the front, the bike looks more aggressive than it used to thanks to the shortening of the fork by 60 mm, and the addition of a shortened handlebar.
The engine of the motorcycle draws power from a new lithium-ion-battery, and spins the wheels shod in Continental road attack tires. As you can see in the gallery above, the two wheels are very unlike one another in terms of styling: while the front one comes with an intricate pattern, the rear one is fully covered, giving the motorcycle that extra something that makes it even more unique.
The V09 is listed on the Vagabund website as sold, but we are not told for how much it went.
The motorcycle you see in the gallery above used to be a 1982 BMW of the R80 RT variety. It has been cut and modified by Vagabund, and now its new name is V09. In the usual style, the Austrians have made extensive changes to the stock motorcycle to make it look significantly different than what it used to look like.
With the original, but serviced engine sitting completely exposed inside the frame, the V09 comes with a new rear end, 3D printed, that holds the custom leather seat and LED lights. Meanwhile, at the front, the bike looks more aggressive than it used to thanks to the shortening of the fork by 60 mm, and the addition of a shortened handlebar.
The engine of the motorcycle draws power from a new lithium-ion-battery, and spins the wheels shod in Continental road attack tires. As you can see in the gallery above, the two wheels are very unlike one another in terms of styling: while the front one comes with an intricate pattern, the rear one is fully covered, giving the motorcycle that extra something that makes it even more unique.
The V09 is listed on the Vagabund website as sold, but we are not told for how much it went.
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