The most difficult task was to turn this work into something to be admired, in cafe racer style. “The ‘naked’ person K100 Gustavo has a small “radiator guard” next to the fuel tank,” says Gustavo, “so we started the project from this part. It seems logical that all the OEM bodywork is in place, but as soon as you remove anything, it becomes like an isolated jigsaw puzzle. The original tank had a distorted bottom line, designed to accommodate the radiator. They took inspiration from the more basic 1980s K-series models, which were ‘naked’ roadsters, but made an important change to the trickiest part of the styling – the fuel tank.
Retrorides has always focused on improving the contours of a bike, and that’s exactly what happened with this project. Sadly, José passed away in December – but he will be delighted to see the work his sons have done on this building. I’ve done countless projects with them, but this time I wanted to do something different.” “The engines of these bikes fascinate me. “I have always been obsessed with the K series,” confessed Gustavo. However, it is clear where the passion lies. Their company is known throughout Brazil for its excellent products in cars and trucks, as well as BMW motorcycles. Lourenços is based in a town a few hours by car from the big city of São Paulo.
#Bmw cafe racer series
Founded by brothers Gustavo and Rodrigo Lourenço and their father José, they’ve created a niche for very sharp BMW K series cafe racers - like this dark and handsome K100 RS. That is the philosophy of Lourenço’s Brazilian boutique Retrorides. They know what needs fixing and what should be left alone. When a conference Focusing very closely on one bike model, that’s usually a good thing.
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