One-Off BMW K 100 Cafe Racer Would Look Right at Home in an Art Gallery

That’s not to say we’ve forgotten about them, mind you, as one does not simply erase such a promising shop from their memory without leaving a trace. With this in mind, it’s time for us to revisit the Jax crew and examine their take on a BMW K 100.

The client knew he wanted a cafe racer draped in black paint for the most part, but Jas and his accomplices were given full creative freedom otherwise. After taking the old BMW apart, the folks first busied themselves with building a replacement subframe from scratch. The new rear framework adds a nice bit of sportiness to the motorcycle’s anatomy, and then there is that intricate suspension setup lower down.

Supplied by SideWinder Meccanica, the arrangement makes use of aerospace-grade aluminum and a fully-adjustable YSS shock absorber. Things are no less intriguing at the other end, where we find bespoke CNC-machined triple clamps holding the inverted forks of a Yamaha R1. Attached to the top clamp is a classy Motoscope Tiny speedo from Motogadget.

A bit lower down, you’ll notice a premium LED headlight of aftermarket origin, held in place via custom mounting paraphernalia. The R1 also donated its sturdy front brakes, which are now equipped with wave-style rotors and connected to the stock K 100 wheels. Aside from the Motogadget instrumentation, the cockpit is also home to clip-on handlebars, billet aluminum grips, and bar-end turn signals.

Aftermarket mirrors are fitted right next to the LED blinkers, and the front brake is now operated through a Brembo master cylinder. In terms of bodywork, the only factory component left here is the unmistakable fuel tank, as all the other parts got ditched to make way for bespoke replacements. The front fender does an excellent job at minimizing the visual bulk in its vicinity, but we’re far more interested in what’s going on at the back.

There we find a cafe racer tail unit perched on the rearmost portion of the subframe tubing, fronted by a handsome black leather seat with contrasting gold stitching. Further back, Jax Garage installed a minimalistic license plate bracket with integrated LED lighting. Rounding out the Beemer’s new attire is an aggressive belly pan, which conceals the front section of the exhaust headers.

Speaking of that superb stainless-steel pipework, it is a custom setup seamlessly snaking its way up to a single under-seat silencer. A tailor-made air intake is also present at the other end of the combustion cycle, and all the electronics got hooked up to a fresh wiring harness after a thorough refurbishment. Lastly, the color scheme is mostly black as requested by the customer, but the tank and tail feature gold highlights perfectly matched to the forks.