BMW Landspeeder: A Glory That Can Never Be Ridden

How would you feel if you get to see a motorcycle which is a customized piece of art but can never be ridden? You may be dissapointed and may even wonder why was it made in the first place! Well! however strange it may sound but a custom house converted a BMW 1928 model and named it "Landspeeder" for a gentlefolk to be the part of his collection, Sad, isn’t it? Austin custom shop revival cycles delivered a state-of-the-art design and developed a killer project that we won’t see running on the streets. Usually, revival only builds the bikes that are to be ridden that too at a good pace.

As told by Alan Stulberg from Revival to Bike EXIF, “A year ago, a client asked if we would create a custom to display in a gallery he was building for 20 motorcycles”, “His intention was to hire at least five custom builders simultaneously.” The owner of the customized machine gave full freedom to Stulberg for his creativity and wanted him to convert his vision into reality, “It was the first time we knew a motorcycle would never be ridden by its owner—and did not need to be street legal,” he added.

Alan finally decided to make the bike inspired from the 1928 BMW R37, which broke many land speed record with Ernst Henne as the rider. “From the aero-shaped handlebars to the solid wheel cover, it was everything beautiful about a race bike that you could imagine.” The bike can be originally spotted at the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show in Austin to be held in April, after which the owner would take the machine away with him and probably add to his "elite & exclusive" collection.