BMW Motorrad R18 Magnifica chopper revealed

Hand-designed in the aged school way is the BNMW Motorrad R18 Magnifica, proven at the Leading Marques demonstrate in Monaco lately. This custom R18 from BMW Motorrad’s Heritage line of motorcycles is commissioned by Officine Riunite Milanesi and crafted by Andrea Radaelli of Radikal Chopper.

Working with components these kinds of as brass, aluminium and wood, the R18 Magnifico was assumed out and built by hand, setting up from a sketch of the bike. Remaining mechanically and electrically intact, the R18 Magnifico was stripped down by Radaelli, cutting down the pounds of the primary R18 from 345 kg to the present-day claimed excess weight of amongst 250 to 260 kg.

The R18’s initial telescopic entrance forks are absent, changed by girder forks with a higher chrome end and reminiscent of the bikes of the pre-war period of the 20’s and 30’s. The tail area and massive rear mudguard from the R18 are also eliminated, leaving the tail and seat of the Magnifico built from one particular-piece and seeking like the assembly is floating without assistance.

The brake disc and calliper are also hand produced, mated to billet alloy wheels machined to Radikal’s style. Mahogany wood is made use of in the tail piece, with a black leather-based seat pad, putting a person in brain of BMW cars of the 1940s with picket steering wheels.

A miniscule fuel tank replaces the R18’s 16-litre device, putting the 1,802 cc, 94 hp, 158 Nm boxer-twin on screen, highlighted by chrome plated components. In Malaysia, pricing for the BMW Motorrad R18 starts at RM149,500 for the R18 Initial Edition, likely up to RM198,500 for the R18 Transcontinental touring with the R18 Vintage and R18 Bagger are priced at RM154,900 and RM186,500, respectively.