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Custom motorcycle designer Roland Sands is enthusiastic about the future of motorcycles powered by electric motors and batteries. Despite bringing back several retro themes and styles in his award-winning custom bikes, the enthusiastic boss of Roland Sands Design in LA says there is a bright future ahead with electric motorcycles. “I loved the (Harley-Davidson) Livewire,” …
BMW Motorrad and Roland Sands Design are cementing their affiliation by offering specific R nineT accessories through BMW dealerships. The special relationship between the German giant and the LA custom bike shop began in 2013 when BMW designers were struggling to build a concept bike worthy of celebrating their 90th anniversary. So they asked Roland …
Roland Sands Design Super Hooligan flat track racing is this year touring around the USA with their custom Indian Scout Sixty bikes. And if Indian Motorcycle Australia country brand manager Peter Harvey has his way, the series will come to Australia. He says the series with modified Scout Sixty motorcycles is a “bit of fun”. It …
A crash in the 2015 Pikes Peak International Hillclimb has not deterred Victory Motorcycles who vow to return next year, confirming a sportier future for the cruiser company. Victory had entered a street fighter, called Project 156, featuring a prototype V-twin engine of almost 1300cc in the famous hillclimb, giving the impression that the engine would find …
BMW has finally revealed its Scrambler concept based on the R nineT in a direct counter-punch to the trendy new Ducati Scrambler. SEE ALL THE PHOTOS As predicted in April, the “Concept Path 22” is based on the BMW R nineT and a production version shouldn’t be too far behind. The bike was showcased at …
Victory Motorcycles has finally revealed its Project 156 streetfighter which could be the template for a new model range to target the youth market. Project 156 will tackle the challenging Pikes Peak hillclimb in Colorado later this month (June 2015). It’s called Project 156 because that is the number of corners on the famous “Race …
BMW looks set to return to cruisers – or at least cruiser-style baggers – with the release of the Concept 101 built in a joint venture with Roland Sands Design. The last time the Bavarian manufacturer and LA custom builder got together they produced the Concept Ninety which became the very popular R nineT, so …
Swiss customiser Gannet Design has shown the potential to customise the new BMW R nineT with its City Scrambler Concept and the result is – well, I have to be honest – ghastly. While design is largely subjective, I believe the balance of mass on this bike is all wrong. And putting a fairing on …