BMW Motorrad Japan’s R12 custom project. This drag spec bike was created by Chirihama Sand Flats, the beach drag race organizer in Chirihama, Ishikawa Prefecture. | Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show 2024

The R12 offers unlimited customizability, so let’s bring out its potential!

A world first! BMW Motorrad R12 Official Custom Project

The R12 is a revolutionary cruiser model that combines the latest technology with the air-oil-cooled boxer engine that BMW Motorrad has been developing for over a century. The R12, released in 2024, is a revolutionary cruiser model that fully expresses the history and tradition of BMW Motorrad with its new boxer engine and shaft drive, while also adopting a body design that allows for free customization.

BMW Motorrad Japan, which sells the R12 in Japan, is hosting the world’s first official BMW Motorrad R12 customization project, with the concept of “maximizing the infinite possibilities of the R12, which has the potential for free customization.” Four R12 customizations created by renowned Japanese custom builders and the community have been announced.

The four custom bikes created from the world’s first official BMW Motorrad R12 custom project have finally been unveiled at FREEDE BY BMW in Azabudai Hills, Minato Ward, Tokyo!

Custom bikes with different concepts bring out the appeal of the R12. A press unveiling event for the four custom bikes created as part of the world’s first official BMW Motorrad R12 custom project was held on Friday, August 23rd at “FREUDE BY BMW” in Azabudai Hills, Minato Ward, Tokyo. BMW’s new facility, “FREUDE BY BMW,” is a new information hub for BMW, embodying the appeal of BMW with restaurants including a Japanese restaurant and cafe bar, merchandise sales, vehicle displays, test drives, events and campaigns, and more. On this day, the base model R12 and four custom models were lined up in the event space. At the launch…

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BMWモトラッド R12の公式WEBサイト：https://www.bmw-motorrad.jp/ja/models/heritage/r12.html

R12公式カスタムプロジェクトの公式HP：https://www.bmw-motorrad.jp/ja/experience/contest/r12-custom-project/completed.html

BMW Motorrad R12 Custom. Model: R12 Sand Speeder Mark l. Builder: Chirihama Sand Flats

Effective modifications were made by utilizing the basic structure of the vehicle body.

Inspired by the sand drag machines that race through the beach drag races at Chirihama Beach in Ishikawa Prefecture

A straight-line race on the sandy beach where vintage bikes compete for speed is held at Chirihama Nagisa Driveway, a rare beachside area in Japan where motorcycles are permitted. The sight of classic bikes racing at full throttle, kicking up sand, at the signal of the flag girl is probably something you can only see here in Japan.

Vintage bikes riding side-by-side, with the throttle fully open. Adults who love motorbikes are having fun in earnest. You can see and feel this extraordinary sight with your own eyes…

This machine, built by Chirihama Sand Flats, the organizer of the globally acclaimed beach drag race, was inspired by the sand drag machines that race in the Chirihama Beach Drag Race in Ishikawa Prefecture. It has been customized to an extremely high level of racing specification, incorporating the elements required of a sand drag machine into each part of the vehicle.

The distinctive front fork with a long bottom case is about 2 inches (approximately 50 mm) longer than the standard, and the upper and lower stems are machined to fit the fork.

The front end, which has been rid of the front brake, is fitted with a dish wheel. The rear end has been made rigid to lower the vehicle height to the maximum extent possible, and the fuel tank and seat have been minimally arranged through extensive modifications such as relocating the fuel pump and battery. The handlebars and seat have been set in a tight position to ensure they can reliably contain the high-powered machine.

Chirihama Sand Flats, a team that has produced numerous winning machines in the beach drag races at Chirihama in Ishikawa Prefecture and is a leader in the local scene, has created an R12 custom that effectively modifies the basic frame of the car, proposing new possibilities for the R12. It has also been finished into a bike with a one-of-a-kind presence in terms of both functionality and style.

BMW Motorrad Japan’s R12 custom project. MOONEYES expresses a sense of speed with an aluminum exterior | Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show 2024

Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show (HCS) 2024, Japan’s largest custom car and custom bike event, was held on Sunday, December 1st, 2024, at Pacifico Yokohama (Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture). Now in its 32nd year, this event brought together high-level creations by builders from all over the country. The photo shows an R12-based custom exhibited at the BMW Motorrad booth. It was produced by MOONEYES, the event organizer. PHOTO/REPORT●KITA Hideaki Event organizer: MOONEYES https://www.mooneyes.co.jp/ BMW Motorrad Japan https://www.bmw-motorrad.jp/

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Customize your BMW R nineT! Craftsman turns it into a cafe racer that can even be used on the circuit [46 works]

At the Tokyo Motorcycle Show 2024, leading suspension manufacturer Ohlins exhibited a little-known BMW R nineT Clubman Racer built by the renowned custom builder 46 works. The front fork is an inverted Ohlins FGRT 200 Series, and the rear shock is Ohlins’ high-performance suspension S46DR1S. Symbolic items befitting a Clubman Racer are incorporated throughout, such as a one-off aluminum gas tank and seat cowl. The builder’s sense and individuality shine through, resulting in a one-of-a-kind bike. PHOTO/REPORT●KITA Hideaki 46 Works https://46works.net/ Ohlins https://ohlins-czj.jp/

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The BMW K1200RS features a transparent cowl and a unique “longitudinal parallel-four” engine | Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show

The Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show (HCS), one of Japan’s largest custom car and custom bike events, was held on Sunday, December 3, 2023, at Pacifico Yokohama (Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture). Now in its 31st year, the event brought together high-level creations by builders from all over the country. Here, we introduce a new style of customization featuring a skeleton rocket cowl based on the BMW K1200RS, a rare motorcycle with a vertically mounted four-cylinder engine. PHOTO/REPORT: Kita Hideaki (KITA Hideaki) @JUNE_JUNK_6 https://instagram.com/june_junk_6?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== Event Organizer: Mooneyes https://www.mooneyes.co.jp/ *The article content was revised on December 13, 2023.

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