Ritmo Sereno Rocket-R

Ritmo Sereno has just completed two new café motorcycles for a lucky client. And if there’s any remaining doubt that the Tokyo workshop is the king of the resto-mod, these BMW café racers should dispel it. They’re ‘Rocket-R’ models, which is Ritmo-speak for completely overhauled R-series bikes that have also been upgraded with modern components. As part of the deal you get a delicious custom seat and tail unit, contemporary switchgear and a sleek fairing. The finishing touch is a repaint—including the engine—to showroom standard and beyond. Most Rocket-R bikes are built to customer specification, and most customers stick to...