BMW R nineT Six Days Resurrects the Vintage Enduro Spirit With Glee and Gusto

Essentially, the nineT is a custom bike builder’s dream come true thanks to its mod-friendly nature.
What you’re seeing here is a neat one-off specimen built by Kingston Custom some time ago, and it’s truly breathtaking from every angle. Shop boss Dirk Oehlerking drew inspiration from the International Six Days Enduro series, which remains close to his heart as he’d also been part of it back in 1985. With the BMW R nineT delivered to his facility, the first thing on the grocery list was a tank swap.

Dirk sourced the timeless fuel tank of an R75/7, making the necessary adjustments to have it fit the nineT like it was always destined to be there. This was a lot easier said than done, however, mainly due to the arduous task of integrating the modern fuel pump into the tank’s design. Despite the hurdles, our protagonist managed to pull off this conversion seamlessly in the end.

And he was only getting warmed up, mind you, because there were many other tasty additions to be made here. A custom subframe was installed at the back, with oval number boards attached to the tubing left and right. Multi-function LEDs are present in that area, too, and so is a fresh license plate holder of aftermarket origin.

We notice a very stylish fabric pouch with leather straps placed up top, together with a handmade saddle upholstered in black Alcantara. The seat is flanked by slender side panels with mesh-covered circular cut-outs, rounding out the Beemer’s rear end beautifully. A similar drilled pattern can be seen on the high-mounted front fender, which is yet another bespoke item made from scratch.

There is a secondary, much more discreet mudguard fitted lower down, and the front turn signals are aftermarket LED parts attached to the tank on custom mounts. Kingston Custom added a tiny Bates-style headlight for front-end illumination, along with an accompanying number plate oozing old-school enduro vibes. The wheels were shod in chunky TKC 80 knobbies from Continental’s range.

A braced, chrome-plated handlebar occupies the cockpit, while the factory exhaust system made way for a Hattech two-into-one module fabricated out of stainless-steel. Finally, Dirk took the project across the finish line with a mount-watering color scheme, employing BMW’s iconic M colors over a white background. When all was said and done, this scrambled R nineT was appropriately nicknamed Six Days after the annual event it was inspired by.