Sands prepares a BMW R1200RT motorcycle for his mate Kiedis
Two years after taking possession of his Black Hot Road Glide, Anthony Kiedis – singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers – once again called on the trainer Roland Sands to make him a new motorcycle…. based on Harley? No, BMW R1200RT this time.
Page 1 – Kiedis wants a police motorcycle ?
In March 2015, Roland Sands took advantage of a fairly exceptional delivery to feed at the same time his blog and the order book of his – more if – small business: Anthony Kiedis came to the RDS workshop to receive his very last motorcycle., .
This year, the singer and leader of the Californian group Red Hot Chili Peppers obviously wanted changes, since he suggested to the preparer of Los Alamitos (California, USA) to buy from another brand of motorcycle … His next mount was not to be a Harley-Davidson. And no more an Indian either !
“I’ve always wanted to make a Touring that isn’t a Harley-Davidson,” Mister Sands said to himself, “and I’ve always found that BMW police motorcycles have a little something that makes me think, why not ? "
For having "covered a good number of terminals on an R1200RT in Italy and being able to attest to its ability to do more than 500 miles a day without too much fatigue, Roland knew when Anthony contacted him that the RT was the machine he needed ", can we read on the official website of the preparer.
Funny coincidence (!), Roland Sands Design and BMW Motorrad also signed a partnership at the start of 2017: the two companies collaborated to develop all (machined) to fit on the Heritage range.
Unsurprisingly, the R1200RT Police RHCP is dotted with RSD / BMW parts and accessories adaptable to all "fleet-twins": cylinder head covers and engine crankcase, tank cover, frame caps and screws mainly (see video and photo gallery on next page).
The saddle was made by the specialist Bitchin Seat Company while the painting was done by the Airtrix workshop. “One request from Anthony was that I draw inspiration from an orca for painting,” recalls Roland Sands. "I think it was his love for the ocean and the surf that led him to bring this touch of nature".
In the end, fans of the nice movie "Save Willy" – or viewers of the villainous documentary "Blackfish" – will struggle to find similarities between the white spots on a black background of the marine mammal and the gray and black striped dress of the German motorcycle. .. At the level of the template maybe ?
Finally, under the suitcase on the right hides an original duo of silencers "which are faithful to the RSD spirit, give the RT a robust rumble and keep the factory specifications in terms of maximum performance, while maintaining an acceptable sound. on long journeys ". Fortunately whore Hey…
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