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Suzuki GS 1000 conversion Babo45 from Mellow Motorcycles
Arturo Rivas

Suzuki GS 1000 conversion Babo45 from Mellow Motorcycles

Suzuki GS 1000 conversion Babo45 from Mellow Motorcycles

Suzuki GS 1000 conversion Babo45 from Mellow Motorcycles

Suzuki GS 1000 conversion Babo45 from Mellow Motorcycles

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Two like bad luck and sulfur: Amir (left) and Florian on the 1000 and 550

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550 bench: perfect in color and design.

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Curved yourself: titanium manifold system.

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Recessed tank cap, emblem made of titanium.

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“It’s supposed to rain.” “Really? Then we check the car briefly, have another snack and really accelerate! “

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Air assisted fork, perfect finish.

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Golden craft: riveted, sewn, grouted.

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A good ending: LED taillights in the rear.

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A massive naked bike becomes a powerful driving machine

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There are encounters in life where you immediately know that everything is right. This one is one of them. Artisanal. Technically. And human. Welcome to Mellow Motorcycles.

M.is, that will definitely give you bumps! Arturo’s skull hits the inside of the car hard. But he keeps on doing it. Photographer Arturo is a professional. Doesn’t let go of the camera and keeps the motorcyclist out of focus. Our editorial car is followed by a 1000 custom Suzuki, just one or two meters apart. We “race” down the tight bends, the speedometer shows almost 100 km / h. The lean angle of the 1000s is decent, the tires of our car are at the limit. We are drifting rather than purposefully steering. Nobody should make mistakes now. Otherwise it’ll pop. Arturo and I have done many productions together. He trusts me. However, I have only known the driver of the 1000 for two hours. He also trusts me blindly. Because somehow we are soul mates, we are perfectionists who want to get the best out of everything. From a story. A situation. Life. Or a motorcycle…

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Suzuki GS 1000 conversion Babo45 from Mellow Motorcycles

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A massive naked bike becomes a powerful driving machine

GS 1000 and GS 550 are based. But Mellow? Never heard. The call that was made is followed by an invitation, and that morning we cruise through Willsbach, a nest of 3,700 people on the Wurttemberg Wine Route. Heilbronn is not far, the slopes all around are covered with vines. Our car rolls into the yard of A.M.I.R.S Special Bikes. A young guy storms out of the workshop, takes my hand and presses shut like a vice. “Amir,” he whispers with a smile. “We say you, don’t we?” Sure. His partner Florian, who towers a head over Amir, also introduces himself. Welcome to Mellow Motorcycles.

Just do something again that is fun

“Mellow was actually a crazy idea,” Amir explains over coffee. “We just wanted to do something again that was fun.” You look around and are amazed. A.M.I.R.S Special Bikes is a workshop that repairs all types of motorcycles and cars. Amir Brajan is a master car mechanic, opened his workshop here in 1997 and, in addition to the financially vital repairs, has also converted a few motorcycles here and there. That went from restoring a classic car to converting a Streetfighter or optimizing its racing treasures. Because Amir is sporty, used to be on motocross tracks and can now be found at the supermoto – in 2014 he even became champion in southern Germany. “Oh, yes,” Amir says. “Nothing wild.” You look at the young guy, do the math and it doesn’t work out.

Because Amir is a guy who, if he would smoke, is guaranteed to have to show his ID when getting a cigarette. How can it be then that he opened a workshop almost 20 years ago? “My son is 20, my daughter is 17,” laughs Amir and pulls out his passport. Officially, he is 45. But he looks 20 years younger. Just like him, his kids are completely contaminated by two-wheelers and have been driving for a long time. “I have to explain to you about the ‘workshop opened’: Back then it consisted of a room with a toolbox that I bought during my apprenticeship”, explains Amir. In 1998 his friend Florian joined them, and while Amir was looking after motorcycles, trying not only to repair them but also to improve them, Florian doctored cars, imported rims from the USA, had them manufactured himself and took the lowering boom with him. Now the two “Mellow Motorcycles” have launched, a crazy idea. For the fun of screwing.

"You should never save on material"

“Just for fun,” grins Amir. “Nowadays, a healthy workshop either needs a good dealership agreement with lots of new vehicle sales, or you also repair cars on the side. Otherwise nothing is worth it. ”Amir also had cheap scooters from China in the short-term range. “Customers always wanted everything cheaper. I was fed up with that. What did you learn your job for? ”So last autumn the boys took a GS 1000 to their chest, dismantled it completely, tuned it, customized it and woke it up again in spring as“ Babo45 ”. “Babo” means “father” from Bosnian. Amir’s father, born in Bosnia in 1945, died during the renovation. In his honor the motorcycle name.

Perfectionist Amir has created a small work of art with a self-bent titanium manifold, integrated “eyelids” in the rear, in which the brake and rear lights are housed, a meticulously quilted bench or the newly designed tank. Very fine workmanship and many nice details make the Babo45 unmistakable. The riveted connection between the rear and the seat, for example. Or an event-colored logo cut from titanium sheet. Also the elaborately muddy tail, where the soft shapes are achieved by applying several layers of tin. Or sinking the tank opening. In addition, there is no screw on the motorcycle that is too long, no washer that was installed the wrong way round, no component that is screwed on off-center or is even superfluous. No matter what hidden corner of the motorcycle you look into – the workmanship is perfect. Florian’s experience as a businessman flows into this. “Back then I had car rims built, the rate around 10,000 euros. We even used titanium nuts where they can’t be seen. That paid off. Quality must always be at the top of the list. You should never save on material, ”he says.

"Before I sell, I want to have fun myself…"

And Amir, the old racer, adds something very important to him: “A conversion should work better after the work is done than before. Everything has to fit. Especially the ergonomics. There’s nothing worse than feeling like you got pregnant by an elephant while you were driving because you were sitting on it like shit. Many conversions only look good when nobody is sitting on them. We don’t want that. ”Speaking of sitting on it. Good cue. Amir gathers his helmet, gloves and jacket together, pushes the Babo45 under the cloudy, overcast summer sky, looks skeptical, but waves him off: “Shit it doesn’t matter if it’s raining! The electrics are tried and tested and leak-proof, the tires are great and the four-cylinder hangs well on the gas. Let’s ride! “

He almost never got around to driving the Babo45. When the boys exhibited their first two Mellow conversions in May at the “Fly Low” trade fair in Bruges, they were literally overrun. From gawkers and prospective buyers. “They offered me huge sums,” Amir grumbles through his helmet. “I am a mechanic, but also a motorcyclist at heart. Before I sell, I want to have fun myself … “

So much for the flashback. And now it hangs close behind the editorial Ford like an invisible tow bar, falls from one lean angle to the next and – overtaken. Arturo has the photos in the box, we roll over to the right. Get out, scramble up a hill and fixate the winding road that winds along the slope as if the asphalt had been squeezed out of a tube. A lone motorcyclist makes his way downhill. Takes various ideal lines with an elegant swing, brakes hard, then softly again and slowly disappears from view. He moves the motorcycle as safely as if it were part of him. No doubt about tire grip or the function of various parts. Everything fits perfectly. The song of praise of a potent four-cylinder, perfectly fed by its flat slide valves, is getting quieter and quieter. Until he falls completely silent. “Will he come back?” Says Arturo. I think it might take a while.

Mellow Motorcycles

The two driving forces behind Mellow Motorcycles are the gifted craftsman and master mechanic Amir Brajan and his friend Florian Hubert, the man for marketing and the girl for everything. Located in Willsbach near Heilbronn, the newcomers have already made a name for themselves in the scene with excellent craftsmanship and good ideas.

Info: www.mellowmotorcycles.com

Technical specifications

Engine: Base Suzuki GS 1000, engine overhauled and slightly tuned – approx. 105 HP, Mikuni flat slide carburetor battery, electronic Dyna 2000 ignition

Bodywork: Frame cleaned, electrics relocated, new wiring harness, custom spoked wheels 3.50 x 17 and 5.00 x 17, Tarozzi clip-on handlebars, FTE radial brake cylinder, Gilles clutch fitting, speedometer, indicators and control units from Motogadget, Mellow rear, YSS shock absorbers, modified Yoshimura GPIII muffler, Mellow titanium manifold, Mellow triple tree, Kruger & Junginger swing arm and much more.

Price: not less than 25,000 euros

Working hours: about 500

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