A New Chapter: Diamond Atelier BMW R100R MK One
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After a 2 12 months hiatus, the Munich-based {custom} bike powerhouse Diamond Atelier is again. Regardless of huge adjustments within the firm’s construction, Diamond Atelier’s administrators are hell-bent on preserving the model’s core values. Because the title suggests, they liken their bikes to valuable gems, luxurious and timeless and their previous builds epitomise this strategy.
To renter the scene with a suitably huge bang, Diamond Atelier has unveiled their newest {custom} challenge, the ‘MK One’. Taking design inspiration from bikes from their previous, the R100R Paralever-based BMW cafe racer is all the pieces you’d count on from the premium workshop.
“Excitingly 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of Diamond Atelier, which coincides charmingly with the one hundredth anniversary of BMW Motorrad. The very first Diamond Atelier bike – the DA#1 – was based mostly on a traditional BMW R80RT airhead. What else could possibly be extra becoming than a salute to BMW ́s anniversary and a tribute to the icon in idea and design from that point ten years in the past?” says Diamond Atelier artistic director Paul Stalmann.
As hinted by the MK One title this construct has additionally been influenced by one of many model’s most iconic bikes, the Mark II Evo. The similarities between the MK One and the opposite 2 fashions are simple. Nevertheless, to step issues up a notch, the DA group added the very newest in premium parts and upgrades to attain a superior finish outcome.
As Paul explains, “Whereas the unique DA#1 was based mostly on a BMW R80RT Monolever, the MK One shares the identical base because the Mark II Evo. A extra fashionable and technically superior BMW R100R Paralever. The Paralever swing arm and shaft drive in itself are a substantial enchancment. This retains the rear drive at a relentless angle because the suspension strikes and the torque of the wheel doesn’t end in suspension motion.”
To additional enhance on BMW’s design the DA group has utterly revised all features of the MK One’s dealing with. The revised suspension is a traditional Diamond Atelier affair with a set of 43mm USD forks up entrance, sitting in a custom-made, CNC-machined prime clamp. The rear makes use of a Wilbers 640 Evening Line monoshock. Stopping energy comes courtesy of dual Tokico 6-piston callipers on the entrance finish and the rebuilt inventory drum on the rear. Just like DA#1 the hand controls use Brembo gear and fluids are managed by stainless braided traces.
The MK One’s styling is straight out of the cafe racer handbook. From the bike’s paired-back look to its gear and stance.
The MK One’s bodywork is on level with all the authentic R100R gear gone apart from the gasoline tank which has been fitted with a flush mount filler and bespoke BMW roundels. Swept upward to create a extra aggressive stance the cafe racer tail incorporates a Diamond Atelier single seat and cowl setup on a svelte {custom} subframe. To go away the rear finish impeccably clear the license plate resides underneath the tail, simply in entrance of the rear wheel. To get the BMW sitting proper it now rolls on matching 17-inch rims laced utilizing a slick cross-spoke sample. Wrapped in Metzeler’s Racetec K3 rubber it’s a performance-focused setup so the driving place has been tailor-made to go well with with clip-on bars and rear set pegs.
For the bike’s equipment, Diamond Atelier has hand-picked a choice of a few of the best elements round. For the lighting, they’ve gone with a yellow-tinted JW-Speaker LED unit with adaptive aspect beam lighting which gives improved cornering imaginative and prescient. The headlight bucket sits in machined alloy brackets and is secured in place by Kellermann LED turn signals. As for rear-end lighting, 2 Kellermann Atto LED models safe the license plate to the bike and performance as each the rear-end brake and switch alerts.
Different electrical upgrades embrace a Motogadget Keyless ignition, Motoscope Professional speedometer and a Bluetooth permits M-Unit electrical controller.
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In typical DA type, the group spared no effort in upgrading each facet of the efficiency of this bike together with its engine. The 980cc boxer was torn down and handled to a tried and examined recipe of upgrades that optimise efficiency with out sacrificing reliability. The rebuilt powerplant now options an elevated capability of 1070cc, ported heads, an F1-inspired cylinder coating therapy, new Minuki carbs, Ok&N filters, an improved cooling system and a custom-made exhaust system. A programmable high-performance alternator and ignition system benefit from the brand new gear which resulted in a dyno-tested energy determine of simply over 90bhp.
“This bike is able to hit the highway utilizing its most efficiency with out the rider having to fret concerning the sturdiness of the engine.” Stalmann proclaims.
“The color scheme of the Mark One displays the premium but luxurious way of life a Diamond Atelier bike is related to. The gasoline tank and rear are painted in a novel shade of gray, whereas the stripes and wheel hubs are completed in BMW Sapphire Black which glitters within the daylight.” It’s a striking-looking mixture however the icing on the cake is a 0.17-carat diamond which is about in sterling silver and embedded within the prime clamp. It’s extravagant and showy, however fully applicable for this first-rate {custom}.
This bike is now heading to Scotland the place its proprietor is certain to understand the work that’s gone into it. As with earlier Diamond Atelier builds this bike can be the primary of a really restricted MK One sequence. In case you’re eager to personal one, Diamond Atelier are taking orders now, however you’d higher get in fast.
