On The Right Track: A sublime BMW R100 from Clutch

As any vehicle designer will tell you, minimalism doesn't come easy. And Willie Knoll of Clutch Motorcycles knows that better than most. His bikes might be effortlessly cool, but they take gallons of sweat to get that way. Willie is not the most prolific of builders, but he focuses on quality over quantity. As a former photographer, he has ‘the eye,’ and there’s never anything awkward or out of place on his machines. This 1980 BMW R100 RT rolled into his Paris workshop as a 1980s tourer, and left as a classy, pared-down street tracker. In the metal, you’ll probably...