BMW R100 RS Black Diamond

“Black Diamond”, also called “Midnight Diamond” on the workshop's website, started out as a badly corroded 1981 BMW R100. The client wanted a mix of café racer, scrambler and bobber with a dash of mountain bike, but above all a motorcycle that can be ridden reliably in any weather. So a lot of work went into areas you barely see: charging and ignition were modernised and the electrics rebuilt from scratch, with a motogadget mo.unit blue at the heart and a lightweight lithium-ion battery. Up front there is now a Showa upside-down fork in CNC-machined triple clamps, plus Galfer discs, CNC-machined calipers, a HEL Performance master cylinder and clutch lever and carbon-look brake lines. The wheels were rebuilt with black rims and spokes and wear knobbly Michelin Anakee Wild tyres. Progressive YSS shocks provide comfort at the rear, topped by a custom subframe and seat unit. Dash and lighting come from motogadget (Motoscope Pro, mo.view mirrors, mo.blaze bar-end indicators, Tens3 tail lights) and Koso (Thunderbolt LED headlight), the switches are Rebelmoto LED buttons, and the number plate sits on the side. The tank is painted two-tone in gloss and matt and carries a CNC-machined badge with a matching fuel cap, while the frame is satin black. Modified DNA pod filters and a custom exhaust by MAD take care of intake and exhaust. The bike was shown at the 2024 Bike Shed Show in London's Tobacco Dock.