Reise Custom: Modding the BMW R100 RS

Back in 70s, the BMW R100 RS was one of the coolest motorcycles you could buy. It was elegant, predictably expensive, and accomplished at its prime task: eating up the miles in absolute comfort. It became the weapon of choice for Motorradfahrer wanting to travel from one end of Europe to the other, and even appeared in the TV series 'The Return of The Saint.' A well-maintained R100 RS is still a superb touring machine, three decades on. But visually, it hasn't aged too well. The seven-piece fairing and the wedge-shaped tail unit look more than a little ungainly. It...