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Kingston Custom’s BMW R100 Hommage Bike



This impossibly elegant custom bike BMW R100 was the last Kingston Custom build that the owner and curator of the Haas Moto Museum Bobby Haas commissioned before he passed away unexpectedly last year.

“I discussed a new project with Bobby and Stacey [Mayfield], his life partner and museum director, in July 2021,” Dirk tells. “At that time, I didn’t know what it would become – all that was clear was that it was going to be the longest BMW R100, and it was going to be Kingston’s fourth motorcycle in the Haas Museum.”

Inspiration for bike design came from the 1930s, “when high speed, aerodynamics and elegance were combined.” By now the project was heading in an art deco streamliner direction, and had earned nickname “Eleganza.”
After a few weeks since Bobby’s sudden passing Dirk decided that the project needed a new name to restore their connection. “Eleganza became “Hommage” – a tribute to Bobby Haas,” he says. “It had to be something extraordinary – a work of art, a motorcycle sculpture.” His passion reignited, Dirk began the arduous task of bringing Bobby’s Hommage to life.

The R100’s elongated full-body fairing was hand-formed out of 2 mm thick aluminum. Divided into four main sections, it’s actually remarkably easy to take apart. Dirk also fabricated a pair of front wheel covers to give the fairing a s...
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