Ellaspede - Custom BMW R 12 nineT

Let's take a closer look at our EB1384 BMW R 12 nine T build!

So, the crew at Ellaspede are beavering away as usual when an email comes through from BMW Motorrad Australia. That email centred around the yet to be released BMW R 12 G/S, and asked if we’d be interested in building our own interpretation of the upcoming model using the BMW R 12 nineT as a donor. Of course, it was an immediate yes. That cake didn’t really require any further icing, but we were treated to some anyway when we learned that the amazing crews at Deus Ex Machina and Engineered to Slide would also be putting their spin on things and all three builds would be showcased by ripping around Queensland Moto Park (QMP).

Beyond the prerequisite of building an adventure/scrambler style bike, the brief was very open ended and BMW Motorrad were extremely encouraging of each group to express our own unique design language. So, first up here at Ellaspede, we decided to map out some goalposts for ourselves by creating a user persona to build the bike around. Our theoretical rider was one who commutes to their 9-5 through the week, and loves nothing more than rounding up their mates for an adventure off the beaten track once the weekend rolls around. So essentially, we modelled it around ourselves.

If you want to find out a little more about this bike, check out the full build bio at https://www.ellaspede.com/bikes/

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