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Following the R nineT custom project of 2014 (JUST BIKES #307 – December, 2014), BMW Motorrad turned to Japan again, specifically Heiwa Motorcycle in Hiroshima, when they wanted a new take on the R nineT Scrambler.

If you remember the quartet of BMW builds created back then, as well as the wild pair of K 1600GTL-based customs produced by Hot Dock Custom Cycles and Ken’s Factory that followed in 2015 (JUST BIKES #317 – October, 2015), you’ll know Japanese creativity is second to none, so the pressure was on Heiwa to maintain that standard.

HUNDREDS FROM HIROSHIMA

Founded in 2005, Heiwa Motorcycle is the result of Kengo Kimura’s passion for customising, which stretches back to when he was a service mechanic at a new bike dealership and spent his spare time making custom parts for older British motorcycles.

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