BMW R18 The Crown is a one-off motorcycle like you've never seen
"It's the essence of my creations to date," Oehlerking said. That's a strong statement coming from a highly respected customizer with over 30 years of experience. Drawing inspiration from what he labels as"industrial culture," he gave the big bike a completely new design that's as head-turning as it is aerodynamic.
Surprisingly, many of the components under the sheetmetal come from the R18 parts bin. Oehlerking kept the regular production bike's rear suspension system, headlight, instrument cluster, and switches, among other parts. The rider sits on a new-look leather-upholstered saddle.BMW's Big Boxer air-cooled flat-twin
engine. It's a 1.8-liter unit that develops 91 horsepower and 116 pound-feet of torque, figures that make it the most powerful flat-twin the German brand has ever built. The engine sips fuel from a custom-made aluminum fuel tank, exhales through a hand-made exhaust system, and spins the rear wheel via a metal driveshaft rather than a chain or a belt.
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