Colin and Merlin of Germany’s 8Tech Racing both have mechanical engineering backgrounds, and in their spare time they are racing their sportbikes around various circuits in Europe. They are focused on engineering of racing motorcycles, so they know how to make not only a beautiful, but also a fast bike. Colin and Merlin decided to make a fast cafe racer based on a heavy BMW K1100. They two managed to shed 67 kilograms from the bike’s wet weight, add adjustable suspension, supersport rubber, bigger brakes and modified an exhaust system. As a result, the bike “Poseidon” was created, which has to be one of the sportiest K-series bikes.

Details:

• based on BMW K1100 1994
• weight: 213kg with all fluids (original around 280kg)
• painting: black with white stripes, which make the bike look pretty small
• Wilbers modified GSXR forks
• a fully adjustable Wilbers 633 Competition shock
• the front wheel: a Triumph rim
• the front brakes: brake discs with 320mm EBC’s, Brembo calipers from Ducati, a Galespeed VRC19 brakepump
• the rear wheel: 5.5-inch rim with 180 mm tires
• motogadget details: the m-unit, m-button and more
• Gilles Tooling handlebar
• Gilles Tooling rearsets
• the tail out of glass fiber reinforced plastic, together with an alcantara seat
• a flow-optimizing stainless steel airbox with K&N’s
• fuel system: the modified throttle bodies, new injectors
• the exhaust system: SC Project Titanium silencer

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