BMW’s K100 bike gets even more edgy with a F-117 Nighthawk aircraft inspired redesign! - Yanko Design

The BMW K100 cafe racer is rolling in hot with a fresh look and tank from Kleptomaniacal Motorcycles. A squad of designers took to a 1986 BMW K100 and customized it for the streets of today, dubbing information technology, the Nightcrawler. Crooked Motorcycle's newest custom motorcycle beams as the product of teamwork, each part of the buffet racer being handled and designed by specialized squad members like welders and upholsterers.

Inspired past the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, an American stealth attack aircraft, and constructed using DC01 common cold rolled steel, the Nightcrawler's tank is mayhap the bike'southward primary event. Created in 3D and designed by Ivan Lit, the tank's enigmatic personality was achieved through measured cutting via water jet and a welding task given by High german metallic-shaper, Fred Flitzefuß. In one case the designers found the tank's geometric build, it was time for a matte black paint job, given past Dieter Bals, and construction. In order to get the Nightcrawler prepare for the streets of today, Kleptomaniacal Motorcycles sent its 1986 motor to SW Motorradtechnik, a pocket-size motorcycle store, for some new OEM parts. Outfitted with the latest, Nightcrawler brings a swing arm for rear-wheel vertical pivot capabilities, along with a gearbox from BMW K1100 to friction match and Wilburs shocks. Nightcrawler'south exhaust organization comes equipped with a Cobra SPX Carbon muffler and custom triples were designed past RT CNC to fit with the new custom job. Overall, the Nightcrawler has a lot to brag about. Amidst a long list of bespoke additions, Crooked Motorcycles welded a custom subframe for Nightcrawler, integrated a new air filter from Deoxyribonucleic acid Filters, a Motogadget control box, TRW bars, and bare LED headlights for nighttime cruises.

With a longitudinal engine, the K100 was before its time and became one of BMW's most prominent successes. When you look at the K100, it screams the 1980s, with gaudy headlights and a rigid frame, an ideal motorbike for its time, just out of place for today's highways. Compared to the Nightcrawler, whose geometric and confrontational personality, yet reserved and slick-as-ice body hits the street with composed conviction. The 1980s brought a lot of noise and the Nightcrawler cut through information technology all.

Designers: Crooked Motorcycles