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Berlin Barnstormer (2021)

Whenever we get a build with such heritage and story behind it, we always try to get even more inspiration from the brand history, while browsing through vintage BMW bikes, the amazing R32 lines caught my eyes. R18’s frame, despite many people says it’s very similar to HD softails, to me the biggest difference is, due to the nature of boxer engines, the engine itself is low and wide, which makes the frame triangle lower too, with its long wheelbase, it’s very naturally creating a long and low stance, while looking at the bike stripped down without bodyworks, the simplicity of the frame really make me want to look at vintage bikes for inspiration, now back to R32, even though...

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