Vintage BMWs lend themselves to cafe racer builds. So we’re bombarded regularly with hordes of cookie cutter Boxers.
But handful of come close to the style and finish that North East Custom has attained right here. Theirs is based on a classic R100RS—and if the stellar blue paint scheme is not sufficient to draw you in, there’s a plethora of noteworthy mods to digest.
It’s the 1st time we’re featuring North East Custom’s operate, but they’ve been at it for a while. Brothers Diego and Riccardo Coppiello have been wrenching on vintage bikes and Vespas for years—but only opened their workshop full-time two years ago, in Padua, Italy.
Their aim with the RS was twofold: make it elegant, and with a racing slant.
A lot of the elegance comes from the hand-created tailpiece, which matches the stock fuel tank. It is sitting on a custom subframe, and hides a tiny Lithium-ion battery. Out back is a Guzzi taillight, with an exquisite brown saddle capping issues off.
The front fender is a a single-off too, but the headlight is from an old Honda 4. And the requisite cafe racer ergonomics are in place—thanks to a pair of clip-ons and rear sets.
But the classy silhouette that North East has reduce only tells half of the story. Appear closer, and you’ll notice a bespoke mono-shock setup propping up the rear. It’s kitted with a Bitubo shock produced for the Honda Hornet but adapted to fit.
The front’s been beefed up to match, with a pair of Ducati Multistrada forks held in location by custom built triples. Acquiring the Ducati forks to operate with the stock BMW wheels was no mean feat it involved manufacturing custom brake discs, and reworking the calipers to fit.
Under the hood, North East overhauled the engine, and tossed the airbox for a pair of K&Ns. There’s now a neat block-off plate where the airbox utilised to be, maintaining the engine’s lines smooth. And we specifically enjoy the tight, two-into-two, hand-made exhaust technique.
Cast your eyes to the cockpit, exactly where thoughtful particulars abound. The brothers took the time to embed the idiot lights into the leading triple clamp, and completely reworked the controls with neater switches, a new throttle and new levers.
The speedo’s a classically styled unit from Daytona, and the headlight ears and gas cap were fabricated in-property.
North East couldn’t have picked a better livery to wrap it all up in. The royal blue is lifted straight from the BMW paint book, adorned with throwback pinstripes and Ducati gold rims.
It’s the slickest BMW cafe we’ve observed in a whilst. And it has us itching to see what else fratelli Coppiello have up their sleeves.
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Bolt From The Blue: North East Custom’s racy R100RS
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