Relax or Race

With the Clubman Racer from 46Works

An evening spin off into the mountains and a Sunday afternoon out on the race track – the Japanese Shiro Nakajima had specific ideas of what he wanted to do with his R nineT conversion. With the Clubman Racer, he created an all-rounder entirely according to his own taste. And nevertheless meets the taste of the scene.

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Bike

Clubman Racer

Forge

46Works

Customizer

Shiro Nakajima

Basic

R nineT

Construction/conversion

2013/2014

Category

Cafe Racer

Self-realisation in the province

His reputation preceded him. Shiro Nakajima had long-since made a name for himself as a musician, before he first set foot in the customizing world. With the Label Ritmo Sereno, he opened a shop in Tokyo for European custom bikes and converted primarily classic BMW motorcycles. In 2014, Shiro moved from the city with a million inhabitants into the interior of Japan and set up a new shop on the foothills of the Yatsugatake mountain range: 46Works. Four in Japanese is shi, six is ro. Apart from custom bikes, the qualified engineer made parts for classic cars and furniture. In his free time, he can be found in the Yatsugatake mountains just as often as he can in vintage races. Shiro's focus clearly lies on craftsmanship. In Yatsugatake, he finds the peace and quiet he needs to create motorcycles that have just as much deceleration in their DNA as they do performance. 

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«
Whether I make music or motorcycles – my mindset is always the same. For both, fantasies become real. »

Shiro Nakajima

46Works

With the Clubman Racer, Shiro worked on a new BMW Motorrad for the first time. The bike emerged as part of the R9T Japan project, whereby four renowned Japanese customizers each converted an R nineT. Specifications: none. The perfect pre-requisites to give the bike its own stamp off the rack. "It was my first international contract. I travelled a great deal and met some very interesting people from the scene. It was very exciting", Shiro proudly recounts. His signature becomes very clear for the light, functional bike. The aluminium bodywork is completely made by hand. The line of the rear is reminiscent of the style of classic racing machines. Shiro understands how to combine performance with striking details and in so doing creating the perfect balance between relaxing and racing. 

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The bike in detail

Bodywork

Aluminium tank and rear made by hand, bench by Razzle Dazzlea, footrests homemade  

Front suspension

Fork from Öhlins, Magtan wheel from JB-Power, One-off Top Bridge, Clip-on Handlebars, handlebar dampening removed, fork spring of the S 1000 RR 

Rear suspension

Suspension from Öhlins, Magtan wheel from JB-Power  

Exhaust

Hand-made titanium exhaust absorber 

Paint

Paintwork by Stupid Crown 

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Clubman Racer

Disclaimer

The vehicles shown here may be modified and equipped with third party custom parts and/or self-made components that are neither manufactured nor distributed or tested by BMW. BMW accepts no liability for such modifications (including installation, characteristics and use of the shown custom parts/components). ATTENTION: Modification of series vehicles (including installation and use of third-party custom parts and/or self-made components) may impair riding characteristics! Riding modified BMW vehicles is at your own risk.

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