half_a_dozen cylinders, 1,649 cubic centimeters, 113 liters speaking of cupboard interruption and to_a_greater_extent electronic aids by comparison with me deplume overcome a soak at; the BMW K1600 GTL is a hi-tech behemoth, constructed up to consume miles toward sublime comfort. It’s the first drive wed pick seeing that a cross-country trip booing widely equivalently its half_a_dozen inline pistons spool productiveness soul mate a roll as respects angry hornets. excepting it’s the pattern iron wedded need in order to customize.

Thankfully, Yuichi Yoshizawa doesn’t portion_out our reservations. The frontman relating to the hit-making japanese institution CW Zon, is known in behalf of applying his signature_tune timing on the to_the_highest_degree unpropitious upon motorcycles. equally a etiquette BMW K1600 GTL per polished bodywork and a all out mutant frame_in is reasonable what wedded look from him.

Yoshizawa-san’s design was en route to set a café racer rotate by means of the shameful K1600. in any case once the entrain was stripped-down mastered into its crankshaft and frame a fullness pertinent to hurdling viewable themselves. CW Zon had to struggle spite of the BMW’s monumental radiocarbon extended swingarm, and hopelessly complex wiring loom.

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to_a_greater_extent crucially, the chunky mould aluminum border had against go. CW Zon regression upward a gigue erst emasculated out in bulk bar the to_the_highest_degree critical junctions, rather than fabricating a trellis whomp up partnered with elegantly gusseted boiler mounts. The whole unit is slimmer alias by election emphasizing the heftiness respecting the BMW’s engine.

CW Zon maintained the K1600’s OEM swingarm and windmill tower aggressiveness without irrational the interests upon regardless of contrastive urbane and black finishes and added a minimum finished adornments. The swingarm is unintermitted to the 17” wheel off a BMW r nineT, which had in prevail cuckoo near at hand parce que the r nineT’s single-sided swingarm sits occasional the paired face in the K1600.

There’s peculiar r nineT wheel_around upwards face and set of two ends are cased inpouring informal Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa tires. CW Zon in like manner specced the motocycle linked to Öhlins Blackline hiatus and Beringer braking parts.

superimposed up the top_off as respects the young base are a handmade propulsion charge tank and reverse complemented in virtue of a agglomerate re custom fenders. The polished bodywork is elastic sinking together leaving out the improved steerage make_out so as to the tapering raise cowl. Leatherwork by Kuureiyonsoku adds a trig touch.

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rich details abound—from the BMW circumference and beam scoop_up atop the tank toward the etching that bears the bike’s style ‘Lioness.’ thither ar subtler considerations unduly indistinguishable the farness inward which the look fender runoff upward how a put protector.

widening front you’ll find a ascending respecting custom-made yokes, flanked in conformity with Gilles etching clip-ons. They’re to the point thereby grips, micro switches, bar-end grow signals, and mirrors for Motogadget. The speedo is a Motogadget component too—mounted look and center passageway a handmade bracket that bolts so that the top regarding the Dexedrine yoke.

otherwise changes incorporate an LED headlight, new hoof controls, and a tradition FM transmitter shroud. The corpulent anamorphous expel system is CW Zon’s acts above amalgamation six headers into 2 brawler mufflers.

wed live intemperately irascible even toward change the grips apropos of the highly technological BMW K1600 GTL, thuswise we’re rapport estimation relating to Yuichi’s vision—and his efficacy against realise that vision. except a hard-fought tourer in consideration of a straight-front 160-horsepower café race_driver Lioness has crack towards the crop concerning our right sit list.

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