BMW R75/5 RECALL:: TON-UP GARAGE

"This bike represents the children memories of our client. He contacted

us because he saw our BMW Dark Law and he was confortable with our

previous experience customizing BMW motorcycles. The R75/5 belonged to

his stepfather and he remembered this motorcycle since his childhood.

This was a family bike but at some point his stepfather gave the bike

to a friend, although his friend left it parked in a garage for years

and the bike was really abandoned. He asked us for a bike with a

vintage style, with refined lines and glamour.

We took the R75/5 and completely dismounted it to a “million pieces”

and then rebuild it to the bolt.

We’ve rebuilt the entire engine and electrics; carbs rebuilt and

rejected, wheels and brakes rebuilt. Everything was made from new on

this bike. Fitted new air filters. We’ve built and fitted the entire

exhaust system. Front fork shortened and modified to keep working with

the new shorter specs and 2 new shocks fitted. A new subframe shorter

than the original one was built for this bike to accommodate 2 persons.

We’ve designed a new brown seat for this bike. Front and rear mudguards

were also built to fit this bike. We’ve used the stock front headlight

because it’s a nice piece and we’ve replaced the stock ignition for a

new ignition system, kept the stock speedo and rev counter original

fitted in the headlight and designed and built a new speedo polished

ring to fit it to the headlight and new pointers as the original parts

were ruined. New indicators and taillight fitted. Bike has a flat

handlebar and new levers and we’ve fitted new handlebar buttons to

control the electrics rewiring all the electrics through the handlebar

to keep it clean. We’ve rebuilt the wheel rims and replaced the stocks

19”/18” for two new 18” rims and stainless spokes. Rims and hubs were

powder coated and painted in black and fitted with off-road tires.

It was very important for us that our reinterpretation kept the BMW

identity with this new looks. We’ve painted the bike combining three

tones, dark grey, red and pearl white. We wanted to combine colors that

gave it a mature look and glamour, and the vintage touch that allows

our client to travel through is memories and Recall them.

Pictures were taken by our photographer Aloisio Brito and Ton-up Garage

Crew. (http://www.aloisiobrito.com)

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