{"id":107962,"date":"2021-04-07T11:51:20","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T16:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/all-destinations\/quand-bmw-ose-lextravagance\/"},"modified":"2021-04-07T11:51:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T16:51:20","slug":"bmw-goes-in-for-extravagance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/so-barnes-en\/so-trendy\/bmw-goes-in-for-extravagance\/","title":{"rendered":"BMW goes in for extravagance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Based on the R 18, already considered a masterpiece in design in its own right, BMW has given free rein to the <\/strong>Kingston Custom workshop to create the breathtaking motorbike named Spirit of Passion<\/em>.<\/h4>\n

Given that you never miss a SoBARNES weekly edition, you\u2019ll already be familiar with the BMW R18<\/a>,\u00a0which we presented last summer in its more modest version.\u00a0 A motorbike like no other, a stylistic masterpiece unanimously praised for its elegance and quality construction. Its engine alone is worthy of entire pages of eulogy, such are the lengths taken to conceal its cooling and emissions control system behind a purely vintage body that takes us back to the \u201950s.<\/p>\n

Given that the custom neo-retro style of the R\u00a018 naturally lends itself to more daring adaptations, BMW gave designer Dirk Oehlerking and his workshop Kingston Custom free reign to create this Art Deco wonder. And the result is truly spectacular. Not to mention incredibly elegant.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project is probably the most impressive of my entire career<\/em>\u201d, says Dirk Oehlerking, seen hard at work at two points in this video, first with a grinder and soldering iron in hand, then in action, riding his creation (*):<\/p>\n