THE BMW R80 RT CAFE RACER BY MOTO ADONIS, por André Pinto (Flickr)

O AFOL português André Pinto revelou mais um dos seus espetaculares mocs. Desta vez é uma réplica de uma BMW R80 RT CAFE RACER. Mais uma vez, os detalhes estão deliciosos. Podem ver mais detalhes desta e de outras construções do André na sua página do Flickr. Fica aqui uma descrição do veículo por parte do autor.

BMW R80RT BY ADONIS

THE BMW R80 RT CAFE RACER BY MOTO ADONIS

If you had told the original designers of the BMW R80 RT in the 1980s that their new motorcycle would one day be converted into a lightweight sports bike they likely wouldn’t have believed you. After all, the “T” in R80 RT stands for “Touring”, and the original bike featured a large fairing, a high windshield, a comfortable two-seater saddle, and a sensibly tuned engine.

Despite its origins as a tourer the R80 RT has proven popular with custom motorcycle builders, and we’ve previously featured both cafe racer and scrambler versions of the model. Two of the reasons for the popularity of the 750cc BMW tourer with modern custom builders is that the frame was built extra-strong to accommodate the full fairing, and the horizontally opposed twin cylinder engine is as reliable as death and taxes.

MOTO ADONIS
Moto Adonis is a proudly-Dutch custom motorcycle garage with a strong focus on engineering and design. The team were approached by Alex Hupkes of the Kragt Group, a building restoration and customization firm.

Alex needed a new motorcycle and he wanted something that would complement his architectural work, having seen the work of Moto Adonis previously he felt he could trust them – and after passing them some images of his favorite customs he gave them a free-hand to do what they wished.