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[Richard230]

This is an interesting conversion using an old 1970's BMW R-model boxer chassis, removing the engine and converting it to electric power. It looks like a very clean and thoughtful manufacturing job, but oh those cylinders! Talk about pedestrian slicers! Then there is the projected production price of around 30K Euros. But you would certainly own something unique if you bought one:  https://thepack.news/introducing-r01-the-prototype-from-ride-mercury-the-premier-electric-retrofit-solution-for-classic-motorcycles/

[DonTom]

This is an interesting conversion using an old 1970's BMW R-model boxer chassis, removing the engine and converting it to electric power. It looks like a very clean and thoughtful manufacturing job, but oh those cylinders! Talk about pedestrian slicers! Then there is the projected production price of around 30K Euros. But you would certainly own something unique if you bought one:  https://thepack.news/introducing-r01-the-prototype-from-ride-mercury-the-premier-electric-retrofit-solution-for-classic-motorcycles/

That bike has so much BMW stuff removed, I cannot even tell which year BMW he started with. Things like dual disc brakes make it more difficult. My 1971 BMW R75/5 does not have any disk brakes at all.


-Don-  Reno, NV

[Specter]

THose cylinders, well, as long as they stuck out less than the handlebars do I guess you'd be ok, sort of but yah, no lane splitting with that ont!

Nice looking bike though, and yes you'd absolutely have something unique,  but if you had a beemer of that vintage, wouldn't tearing it apart kind of be sacrilege?  I mean would it be worth more as is, rather than what you'd do to it or is this a parts to bike thing?

aaron

[TheRan]

They're not hugely valuable bikes, I could pick up a running one for under £4k.

I think it looks pretty good, faithful to the original and sticking the battery out in the open air does have a cooling advantage and of course allows more capacity. That said the capacity is still disappoint, that motor and conversion box takes up a lot of space.