Lord Drake’s BMW K1 Racer 1.2

This is the second BMW K100 Francisco Alí Manen and his team at Lord Drake Customs in Malaga have transformed from a staid-looking stocker (aka Flying Brick as they were known when BMW launched the model) into a sleek café racer. The customer of this bike, same the LDC’s first K100 creation called ‘Neoracer’ and asked for a similar elegant, aggressive, and above all, unique, custom bike.

After the initial strip down to its basic components, work on the BMW K1 Racer 1.2 began with the installation of an inverted fork, the original wheels were kept, then the tires, discs and brake calipers arrived. Of course, it had to have clip-ons and then the entire subframe was removed and part of the chassis was cut and modified to begin to shape what would be the new rear of this spectacular transformed BMW K100.

The fuel tank, which actually has a sleek shape, perfect for café racer styling, has also been kept original. A new rear shock absorber with WP reservoir has been installed, a new subframe was manufactured and a new rear seat was installed with a seat included with custom upholstery.

All this work has been accompanied by a Motogadget Pro digital odometer, remote controls or foot controls for the BMW K100 and a paint inspired by the graphics and colours of Martini, with a graphite grey background and everything with a gloss finish.

The modified exhaust, the entire central manifold handcrafted with a stainless-steel tailpipe that gives a brutal sound to the BMW K1 Racer 1.2.

In addition, and like its predecessor, it has a V-Rod-type front headlight installed, front indicators for Motogadget grips and 3:1 indicators in the rear and other details in all the endless modifications that this custom motorcycle has created by Lord Drake Kustoms with a base BMW K100.

Specification:

Motorcycle: BMW K100

Cylinder capacity: 1000 cc

Fork: inverted

Rear suspension: Single WP shock

Subframe: handcrafted

Seat: handmade and upholstered

Exhausts: modified collector and single muffler

Lighting: V-Rod style front headlight with support, turn signals and rear light

Speedo: relocation of speedometer and indicator panel.

Other work: painting, powder coating, graphics, grips, footpeg modification, etc all by LDK