BMW Motorrad R nineT Type 18 by Auto Fabrica

Less is more: That is the motto of the brothers Bujar and Gazmend Muharremi, who are among the best on the British scene with their custom shop Auto Fabrica and who are constantly setting trends. With an elegant design and curved lines, they have refined the R nineT and created a new Soul Fuel bike – the Type 18 is unexcited, but differently exciting.

Auto Fabrica is one of the UK’s most exciting custom builders, bringing cutting-edge design to classic style.

The limit breaker.
Bujar And Gazmend rarely get excited for the design of a standard bike. However: The sparks were jumping right away when the brothers viewed the R nineT Scrambler. "This bike definitely ignited the fire in us." The first ideas for the Type 18 came about at an earlier stage and have their origin in geometric architecture and aircraft design. That's no accident, as Bujar and Gazmend were inspired in Munich's BMW Museum. "We immediately fell in love with the older aircraft with the BMW engines." The brothers are generally interested in cars and motorcycles from the period 1910 to 1980, and the designs of the most beautiful and expensive bikes of that time make their way into their conversions.

"We aren't excited about many bikes straightaway. But the R nineT Scrambler definitely ignited the fire in us" says Bujar Muharremi.

Every discipline under one roof.
As with every other conversion, the brothers first spend a great deal of time viewing the series bike from all sides. To get a better idea of the project, they research intensively and create a mood board for the R nineT – many ideas flow into the design process. Using sketches and 3D models, these customizers visualize how the Type 18 will look before the metal is worked. "Throughout the project, we harmoniously integrate sketches, 3D modeling, and metalworking right through to the final product."

The customizers work with old production techniques and combine them with modern design language – the metamorphosis from R nineT Scrambler to Type 18 lasted more than a year. The most difficult part of the build is the handworked aluminium trim and seamlessly integrating this into the standard frame. As elegant as the Type 18 may look, manufacturing the details is a very elaborate process, the level of construction and design extremely complex.

Handmade. Or from the 3D printer.

Type 18’s design, the Muharremi brothers started from sketches and 3D models before beginning work in 2018.
The R nineT engine – 1,170 cc, air-cooled, producing 110 hp and 115 Nm of torque – is left mostly standard.

Auto Fabrica manufactured its own aluminium covers for the cylinder heads. "We love them, they are really unique," say the brothers. The same applies to the handmade exhaust pipe with the curved silencer.  A quartet of winglet plates on either side of the Bi-Xenon LED projector headlight was produced via 3D printer.

The handmade aluminium fuel tank which contains an aluminium fuel cell and a Alcantra clad seat unit. Completing the build is suspension using BMW Motorrad S1000RR front forks containing Maxton SD25 cartridges and Maxton GP10 monoshock at the back, custom branded with the Auto Fabrica name.
 

Finished off in BMW Sapphire Black, the R nineT Type 18 also features a custom speedometer by Gauge Watch Instruments with wheels taken from the R nineT Racer and braking by Brembo using BMW Motorrad Option 719 levers.

The two customizers set the bar high. "The bike is a retro-modern, conceptual design study that pushes the limits of vehicle design." Typical Auto Fabrica – super minimalistic, very detailed, and extremely high quality.

Source BMW Motorrad