Price On Request Chris had always been a fan of old BMW airheads. When it was decided that a stable mate for his custom Thruxton was in order, an old airhead that was practical and personalised seemed to be the ideal steed.Chris sourced a low mileage 1986 BMW R80 as the donor bike. Smartly, the bike was serviced and ridden for a few months to get a good idea of what needed attention and upgrading during the custom stage. It wasn't the tidiest example, so it was promptly shipped from Sydney to Brisbane and neither party had second thoughts about cutting it up.Given he'd already seen a lot of our previous work Chris' brief was quite short, something our industrial designers were excited about. Transform the R80 into a usable street tracker that made feature of the boxer motor and paid homage to the BMW M-sport range, simple.The only other requirement was that Chris wanted something unique, a welcome challenge given the current popularity of R-series beemers and M-sport colour schemes. Not stifled by a long list of other requirements, our designers set to work. After a few iterations the final concept for the R80 was complete and the twirling of spanners began.All major non-essential items were stripped from the bike before an Ellaspede R-series subframe kit was bolted up to form the basis of the custom rear end. A sheet aluminium seat base and cowl was custom made to fit the aesthetic we were after, mated to the subframe and matching the lines of the new tank.To ensure the R80 stood out from the array of other R-series scramblers, we knew the stock tank had to go. Our designers loved the contrasting size and shape of an RD400 Yamaha tank, so with custom mounts it quickly made its way...