BMW R18 converted by Marcus Walz

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BMW R18 converted by Marcus Walz
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BMW R18 converted by Marcus Walz

BMW R18 converted by Marcus Walz

BMW R18 converted by Marcus Walz

BMW R18 converted by Marcus Walz

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BMW R18 converted by Marcus Walz
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Marcus Walz gives the BMW R 18 a bobber-esque style.

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The new wheel set with 18 inches at the rear and 21 inches at the front is largely responsible for the type change.

BMW R18 converted by Marcus Walz
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The fork is 70 millimeters shorter, the rear is 40 millimeters lower.

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Flat handlebars and a headlight mounted closer to the fork push the line further down.

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The engine remains untouched, only new valve cover cover is designed by Walz and short silencers from SC-Project are fitted.

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The mufflers on the original manifolds save eight kilograms.

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The swinging stern hangs on struts at the end of which the 3-in-1 lighting is located.

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The new 18-inch rear wheel is 200 millimeters wide.

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Like the shock absorber, the bobber saddle is height-adjustable.

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BMW R18 converted by Marcus Walz

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Bobber as a small series from the rolling mill

Customizing pioneer Marcus Walz has developed a conversion kit for the BMW R 18. The first annual production of 12 bikes is almost sold out.


Jens Kratschmar

03/12/2021

In this article:

  • Everything new once please
  • More wheels, less rear
  • Captain on the bridge
  • Conclusion

47,259. Euro. Cash. Well, maybe the black Amex card or a bank transfer will work. That doesn’t change the amount if you get one at Marcus Walz in Hockenheim BMW R18 orders in the all-in equipment, including motorcycle. After all, 25,000 euros more than a standard R18, but these 25 Mille make the R18 a really sharp bobber.

Everything new once please

But you shouldn’t see what’s new at first glance. Although all the modifications that the rolling mill is making to the BMW are visible at first glance, they are not conspicuous. The many parts are harmoniously put together and give the R 18 a completely new shape. Almost like a design study at a trade fair that will never see the street.


BMW R18 converted by Marcus Walz


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The mufflers on the original manifolds save eight kilograms.

More wheels, less rear

Walz removes the bulging, frame-fixed rear fender and the chrome vent as tailpipes at the same time. The new stern is a swinging fender in whose filigree struts the 3-in-1 lights fit almost invisibly. So it hovers just above the rear wheel, which has grown from 16 to 18 inches – soled with a 200 mm tire. A wheel-tire combination that colleague Martin Becker from MB Cycles also uses for his R18.

BMW R18 converted by Marcus Walz

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Meanwhile, the driver sits enthroned on a new, narrow, adjustable bobber seat above the height and fully adjustable shock absorber and the short end pots from SC-Project. The two mufflers save a good eight kilograms. With the shock absorber developed by Touratech, the rear is 40 millimeters lower. A good 70 millimeters lower is the fork, in which a spoked wheel with a diameter of 21 inches and a 120 millimeter wide tire turns under a shortened fender.


BMW R18 converted by Marcus Walz


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The new 18-inch rear wheel is 200 millimeters wide.

Captain on the bridge

In order to keep the flat line of the Walz-R-18, the long and curved handlebar of the series is exchanged for a flat version on new risers. The pointed oval turn signals of the series replace handlebar end turn signals from Motogadget. In a further expansion stage, smaller hand pumps are used. LED headlights and fork covers remain standard, only the bottom-mounted bracket of the headlight is exchanged for a milled piece with the Walzwerk logo. Effect: the headlight sits lower and closer to the steering head.


BMW R18 converted by Marcus Walz


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Flat handlebars and a headlight mounted closer to the fork push the line further down.

opinion poll

What do you think of custom conversions?

Voted 3674 times

Many are beautiful, but also impassable.

Better to leave it in its original condition.

Conclusion

The roller can stop. Not only has he been converting motorcycles for 31 years. No, he has also developed a functioning system to industrialize customizing. According to his own statement, he can deliver a good 70 motorcycles a year.

It’s no different with his R18. He wants to build 12 of them in 2021, 10 have been sold and the demand is high.

With his design, he does not make the R18 a bike that dominates the scene, but a bobber that BMW would probably never bring into series production. But even a small series costs money. The conversion costs a good 25,000 euros more than the standard R18. If you can do without the character-building wheel conversion and the heavy lowering, you save. But maybe at the wrong end.

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