[Maverick]

David Borras of El Solitario took a BMW nineT and turned it into this, the El Impostor. The bike was shown off at the One Motorcycle Show in Portland, Oregon.

The bike isn't quite what you'd expect from a custom build. It is half industrial art, and half experimental bike building. Having said that, it is still a fully-rideable bike, in fact borras didn't do any hacking, sawing or welding in the creation of the El Impostor.

Changes to the bike include a larger front wheel, stainless steel wire streamlined "cage", a custom tank, painted frame and swingarm and a new early 20th century seat.

Love this photo!

 

[Bose]

It may be classed as an art /custom item but it's rank to me in either form

 

[Bonkorama]

If I had that in my garage, I could put my wet gym shorts to dry on it, after my workout.
That would rock.
God bless our individual rights.

 

[phillippeterson]

okay, call me weird, but I love it !

 

[tracteur]

okay, call me weird, but I love it !

you're weird

 

[phillippeterson]

and....

you're weird

and.... I take a bow and own up to being weird.

 

[Boxer66]

Ummm

Well that project was worth waiting for...look forward to other customisers having a go..

 

[Aurelio]

So if you owned this bike, and you told your buddy that you're taking the cage, would you mean this or your car?

 

[mikeo]

and.... I take a bow and own up to being weird.

Well, of course.....you're from Texas after all

(As are my sons and grandchildren)

 

[Ro.nin]

It's HIDEOUS.

They've taken a beautiful motorcycle and pretty much [email protected] all over it, just so they can call themselves "creative". I don't think I've ever seen a bigger miss.

I think Ola is sobbing quietly in a corner right now.

 

[1561]

to me, it rather looks as if el Solitario is sucking up to the big wigs! I reckon he might have come to an understanding with Ola and the BMW team .... he knew it he couldn't better what was on offer, even RSD hasn't trumped an ace into the mix, Urban's first attempt only landed them on the penalty bench.... so? well - go ugly and out-there, ALWAYS works and draws in the sophisticated crowd - can't fail Corporate BMW really needed an opening to pull some loose change from the avante-garde snobs ...

Only a blind guy couldn't understand NOW that our R9T was near perfect in its inception .... (yay!) nah, Ola is laughing all the way to the bank .... Solitario's project has the same effect as 'SoulFuel', however achieves it by different means .... very clever marketing!

 

[pistonbroke]

Yuk

 

[penner]

i wonder how much it weighs haha

 

[AzEinstein]

It's HIDEOUS.

They've taken a beautiful motorcycle and pretty much [email protected] all over it, just so they can call themselves "creative". I don't think I've ever seen a bigger miss.

I think Ola is sobbing quietly in a corner right now.

Could not agree more, if I was responsible for providing them a much wanted and anticipated motorcycle and have then create this POS out of it I wouldn't be surprised if I was asked to vacate the premises.

 

[M&M]

I sometimes need some time to get used to a new design.
I'm seeing those pics for a week now and i'm still sick of what this a....ll has done with this beautiful bike.
It's not even an art form.