BMW RnineT conversion by Hornig

2022-03-08 - unique old school look for the Heritage roadster



What do you do if you find an old, slightly rusty, blue metal box with a worn checkerboard pattern decoration while decluttering? Exactly, you don't throw the antique thing straight into the garbage, but keep the piece and let it inspire you to do something bigger - and thus, the idea for the design of our new BMW RnineT conversion with "gentleman old school look” was born.

For this we got a BMW RnineT and painted the tank and the front fender in three layers with different shades of blue. Then we carefully removed the top layers of varnish in places to reveal the underlying blue tones and create a slightly worn retro design. An even checkerboard pattern was then applied using an ingenious stencil by means of the airbrush method and finally rust effects were created using a special metal powder technique. In addition to the tank and the front fender, we also added rusty highlights to the shock absorber and one valve cover to set even more retro accents.

We replaced the tank side covers in the knee area of the RnineT driver with specially made aluminum plates, which were slightly padded with foam and then provided with a piping cover made of slightly faded blue leather and topstitching. To do justice to the "gentleman old school" look, we have attached an old pocket watch on the right side, so that the driver can always read the time in proper style. The silver and black covered intake snorkel of the original RnineT was a thorn in our side, which is why we covered it with vintage coffee bag fabric and thus created a "Café Racer" feeling. This fabric paneling is rounded off with two matching decorative buckles made of brown leather.

The seats of our BMW RnineT were upholstered and covered with light beige, used-look artificial leather. Our robust ABS mudguard for the rear wheel offers optimum splash protection for the suspension, the exhaust system, the rear and the passenger. To make the fender color match the rest of our bike's design, we painted the fender bracket in a matching gold tone, as well as the rider seat supports on both sides and the throttle body cover on the left. Moreover, we have wrapped the exhaust manifold of the RnineT with a gold-coloured heat wrap tape. We created a cleaner design for the rear of our RnineT by replacing the rear licence plate bracket by a lateral licence plate bracket and by installing another tail light. Our side stand extension guarantees a safe stand on all terrains and our fork crash protectors prevent the motorcycle fork from being damaged. Another highlight of our RnineT is the headlight insert AC Schnitzer Light Bomb which we mounted into the original light housing. Moreover, we installed new indicators on our RnineT. Our adjustable brake and clutch levers create a noticeable improvement of driving comfort. In addition, our RnineT was equipped with a modern speedometer, new handlebars, fitting rearview mirrors, a new tank filler cap and a footrest system. Our black cooler protection grid protects the cooler of the motorcycle and constitutes another highlight of our RnineT. To close the open holes of the frame, we mounted some of our covers made of anodized aluminium, like for example our swing arm pivot covers and various other frame covers. Our rear wheel centre cover with emblem, the axle pivot cover, the centre cap top yoke and our oil filler plug with emblem are also made of anodized aluminium and complement the unique look of our RnineT. Finally, our RnineT was equipped with new tires with a slight lug tread (Conti TKC70, front: 120/70 ZR17, rear: 180/55 ZR17) and a Remus Hexacone exhaust in black.


Here you can find all the products from our product range that were used for the conversion:

ABS resin mud guard
Seat modification
Lateral license plate bracket
Remus HexaCone
Side stand foot enlargement
Fork Crash Protectors
AC Schnitzer Light Bomb
Synto brake and clutch lever
Rear wheel centre cover
Axle pivot cover
Swing arm pivot cover right side
Swing arm pivot cover left side
Frame Covers - Engine Mounting
Frame Covers
Frame Cover right side
Cooler protection
Oil filler plug with emblem
Centre cap top yoke
Frame Cover Oil Pan

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