BMW R100/7 Cafe Racer by Dumbador

BMW R100/7 Cafe Racer

The BMW R100/7 — aka “Slash 7” — was a 60-horsepower workhorse of a bike, which helped start the sport touring class.  However, it was certainly not lithe or sleek or particularly pretty.

BMW R100/7 Cafe Racer

Enter the crew of Dumbador, based in the Basque country of Spain. They decided to apply the aesthetics of lightweight 70s Japanese race bikes to the R100, one of the most iconic airheads of all time. The result is “BANG,” which is one of the slimmest, lightest-looking airheads we have ever seen. A flyweight boxer, you might call it. Below, we get the full story on the build from Perdinande Sancho of Dumbador.

“Bang” BMW R100/7:  In the Builder’s Words

BMW R100/7 Cafe Racer

(Words by Perdinande Sancho. Highlights by us.)

Dumbador is small workshop of San Sebastian (Basque Country), in which we enjoy creating for ourselves the motorcycles of our dreams. We are now fully engaged in a third and fourth projects, enjoying every step, taking advantage of each free second, to occupy it in creating machines with soul, to enjoy dreaming and flying with them…

BMW R100/7 Cafe Racer

The idea to build this bike came from trying to mix the aesthetics of the light Japanese race motorcycles of the seventies, with the bust of the German BMW motorcycle of the same era.

BMW R100/7 Cafe Racer

We call it BANG, by the sensation of speed that we try to transmit with its forms. It is very light at the top and the opposite at the bottom.

BMW R100/7 Cafe Racer

After having made a whole line of Moto GP type exhaust in stainless steel, we realized that the original exhausts lengthened it and helped to convey that intention of being very fat from the bottom. That’s why we decided to leave them.

BMW R100/7 Cafe Racer

This 1976 BMW R100 / 7 with its fully renovated boxer engine, and fairing and handmade cowl imported from Japan. Seventies Honda tank, trimmed fork, new subframe, with two rear wheels, battery box, Motogadget unit, Posh and Gonelli controls, GS tachometer, etc ….

BMW R100/7 Cafe Racer

It’s the second bike we make, and all the blacksmithing of the bike, is done by hand in our small workshop.

BMW R100/7 Cafe Racer

Follow the builder on Instagram @perdinande

 

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