Dark Shadow
BMW R100/7 - 1978 - Café Racer
My first custom BMW motorcycle transformed from an original Finland Police bike, to a new age Café Racer with modern electronics, fully rebuilt.
Dream it.
It all begins with an idea. Here is the bike when I bought it.
Build it.
Photo take after the final build was ready and bike taken out side of the garage for the world to see. After this the bike has had some modifications and improvements done.
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Photo reel with shots taken during season 2021 rides
Build process
Photo reel from the beginning to the end and final bike out of the garage. There where so many photos taken, but I have tried to take best ones that reflect the different stages during a custom project like this. You start with new parts modelling them on and overall design.
After you are satisfied with that, then you take down the bike to the last nut and bolt. Clean, clean, clean, prep and paint until you can continue with the nice one. Putting things back together. Bit by bit parts go on, refurbished, rebuilt or new. And gradually you start to see the new life of your custom motorcycle.
By the end after tens or hundreds of hours of tears, sweat and joy. You see the end result. Start the engine back to life for the first time. Hear it roar and scream to get back on the road.
That is the happy place to be. You have reached a milestone and can finally start to enjoy the journey and the coming rides.
So leave the main road and be proud of your accomplishment!
Dark Shadow Vallila Garage Drone flyby
Flyby video we shot with my trusted photographer Oscar Bystedt at an old train maintenance hall transferred to a car park. Video shot by DJI drone and edited by me.
Dark Shadow @ helipad
Cool video we shot with my trusted photographer Oscar Bystedt at my day job office helipad, that actually is the old Nokia HQ building in Espoo, Finland.
Dark Shadow engine sound
360 video on Dark Shadow engine running