GONZO

BMW

Number 1 premise was to get rid of everything that wasn’t really necessary for safe on/off road trippin and number 2, was to do everything in-house, keeping time and expenses low.

1976 BMW R45.

This is our shop bike & has been around for almost twenty years. Terribly underpowered but indestructible machine.

Built in the wink of an eye, as we faced no pressure for results nor were we looking for a posh finish or complicated technical solutions.

Number 1 premise was to get rid of everything that wasn’t really necessary for safe on/off road trippin and number 2, was to do everything in-house, keeping time and expenses low.

Although confessed admirers of Hunter S. Thompson, the name Gonzo does not come from his attitude journalism, but because of the resemblance of the bike with the great Gonzo from The Muppets.

SPECS

Blueprinted motor

Overhauled gear box, Cardan & brakes

New DellOrto PHB Carburetors with Velocity Stacks

All new electrics, cables, bearings, hoses…

Monza triple trees & swing arm

Akront aluminum 3,5×18′ Rims

Dunlop K81 tires

Magura Solid Aluminum Clip Ons

Kustom Tech levers and throttle body

Handmade Shellac grips

Nappa Leather Seat with vintage leather belts to attach it on the bike

Lumax lights

Bimota aluminum rear sets

Motogadget Chronoclassic on custom alloy bracket

Rear brake pump from a GSXR

Ducati Corse Coils

Silent Hektik Regulator

Antigravity Lithium Battery

Rear Shocks Marzocchi GP Nitro

Front lowered with new internals

Vintage BMW mufflers

Powder coated frame

Simpson fuel petcocks

Monza aluminum gas cap

Crazy garage engraved the aluminum front cover

Custom alloy bodywork, brackets & Oil expansion Chamber

Trimotoro took more than 800 hours & was our biggest nightmare for almost a year. We had to repeat almost every part, more than a couple of times, but in the end it became the house’s favorite motorcycle out of the armada.

The photographs were taken at night inside El Solitario Garage by KT Fender