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BMW R18 Dragster by Roland Sands Design

The partnership between Roland Sands Design and BMW has been longstanding. Together the have developed a mutual level of trust and understanding through their collaborations on various builds. This relationship has given Roland the unique opportunity and privilege to get a peek behind the curtain on some of BMW's concepts and special projects.

Roland Sands is known for his daring designs with sports racing influences. He combines styles and knows no limits. When modifying the R 18, he draws inspiration from his father’s drag racing days: He reduces the mighty cruiser to the essentials and gears it up for maximum speed on straight roads. The result is a straight-line dragster with an iconic boxer engine – the R 18 Dragster.

The R 18 Dragster custom bike features:

Frame
Removing the suspension and approx. 23 kg weight from the frame and swinging arm results in an overall stiffening of the machine and lower frame position.

Bodywork
Standard body with modified front and rear wheel covers, front part of the Superbike S 1000 RR, seat specially made for the bike, brake and clutch levers from the BMW x RSD series, wheels, cylinder head covers, breastplate, headlights and displays.

Front Suspension
Original R 18 upside-down suspension with 19 x 3 inch BMW x Roland Sands rim in black and custom-made Dunlop Slick.

Rear-Wheel Guide
Weight-reduced rear wheel swinging arm with black 17 x 6 inch BMW x Roland Sands rim and square motorcycle drag race Slick tyre for an aggressive, classic drag racing look.

Exhaust
Special design with stainless steel pipes in combination with slightly adapted BMW x RSD end caps for increased exhaust gas flow.

Paint
Classic BMW blue in two shades with true-to-original lines.

Source RSD