BMW R1200S BY CAFE RACER DREAMS

R1200S custom by CRDFull Size

The R1200S saw the debut of BMW’s most powerful-ever boxer motor, with over 120 horsepower going to the back wheel. It was that rare breed, a sportbike with a shaft drive, and retained the classic Paralever single-sided swingarm.

Not what you might consider to be ideal custom material: I think this is the first time a major custom workshop has taken a grinder to BMW’s sport-tourer. But against all odds, Cafe Racer Dreams have made it work.edro García and Efraon Triana have managed to retain the core capabilities of the R1200S while giving it a radically new look and even better handling dynamics thanks to adjustable Öhlins shocks front and rear.There’s a definite apocalyptic look to this R1200S, with two lights up front and a military-looking mesh covering the tank, hooked up to a painstakingly-welded exoskeleton

The braking performance from the Monoblocs is much improved, but I was expecting more. It’s not night and day, but it is better. More bite is available initially, and the stopping power is amplified. But the feel becomes wooden when you really lean on the front binders. This could be due to the fact the master cylinder and rubber lines were not upgraded to support the Brembo calipers. Only hardcore canyon carvers are going to have any criticism.

 custom motorcycle is a motorcycle with stylistic and/or structural changes to the 'standard' mass-produced machine offered by major manufacturers. Custom motorcycles might be unique, or built in limited quantities. While individual motorcyclists have altered the appearance of their machines since the very first days of motorcycling, the first individualized motorcycles specifically labeled 'Custom' appeared in the late 1950s, around the same time as the term was applied to custom cars. In the 1960s, custom artisans like Arlen Ness and Ben Hardy created new styles of custom bikes, the chopper. In the 1990s and early 2000s, very expensive customs such as those built by Orange County Choppers, Jesse James's West Coast Choppers,[1] Roger Goldammer became fashionable status symbols. There are also companies that are bringing back pin striping, such as Kenny 

Howard (also known as Von Dutch) and Dean Jeffries from the 1950s, with a continued effort to keep pin striping alive. The choppers of the 1960s and 1970s fit into this category.Some motorcycle manufacturers,such as Harley-Davidson and Honda, include the word "custom" as part of a model name. The factory custom segment has become the most visible in the custom industry in recent years. The original factory custom was the 1971 Harley-Davidson Super Glide, designed by Willie G. Davidson, which, imitating the custom scene of the time, combined the fork from a Sportster with the frame and engine of a big twin Electra Glide,