‘Sir Ulrich’ BMW K100 – NCT Motorcycles

Ah, the K-series BMWs. What can we say that hasn’t already been said before? Their unique engines. Their incredible second-hand affordability. And then there’s all that get up and go! Even a very tired example of a K100 will deliver you 85hp and 80Nm of torques – and for little more cash than a boozy weekend away with friends. Of course, this isn’t exactly a revelation. The sheer number of them we now see gracing our pages is a testament to this. Hell, we’ve seen less virgins at a Minecraft show. But just when you think you’ve seen them all, along comes Austria’s NCT Motorcycles with something that piques our interests like no other Brick has done in a very long while. Say hallo to ‘Sir Ulrich’.

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Like most places, decent quality donor motorcycles for custom projects are getting rare in Austria. So NCT are driven to grab nearly every half decent bike they can get their hands on. As long as the engine is working and it’s not too ratty, the bike is snapped up, and quick. “We got the 1990 donor BMW from the forecourt of a little old farm in our area,” says NCT’s übermensch, David Widmann.

Then, like a big night on the town, the whole she-bang started with a first-class strip job. “We started try disassembling the whole bike,” says Dave. “After we gave the engine a complete overhaul, we removed it and painted it in a semigloss black.” And with the aforementioned brick now freed from its bent tube cage, Dave and the team started to revise the frame.

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