Bolt Motor Co. is building customized motorcycles from their shop in Valencia
When we heard that there was a custom motorcycle shop in Valencia, Spain, building a bunch of cafe racers, scramblers and all other kinds of customized bikes, we have to admit we were not really all that impressed.
After all, there’s a lot of custom builders out there that are creating all these types of bikes like Bolt Motor Co. is doing.
So, what’s so special about Bolt Motor Co.?
Founded a few years ago by Adrián Campos when he and Giancarlo customized a Sanglas 400 which then created such an interest that they saw clients coming in the shop asking for more builds, Bolt Motor Co. is installed in the headquarters of the Campos Racing team.
Adrián is the son of former F1 driver Adrián Campos Sr., and they now run teams in many four-wheels championships like Formula 2, Formula 3 and GP3 racing series, and he himself was a race driver. Being surrounded by special cars and the right tools made Adrián Campos interested in building bikes, special bikes, and as a result, Bolt Motor Co. has been customizing many different motorcycles ever since.
One such example of a special bike is this truly unique BMW R100 RS, manufactured in 1983, which is now named Bolt #7.
The client and owner of the bike gave Adrián Campos and his team all the freedom in the world to transform the R100 RS, and with that in mind, Bolt Motor Co. set out to create a customized bike like the one they dreamed of so many times before.
The team worked on the R100 RS for three months, and by looking at the Bolt #7 we can see that they customized almost everything.
There’s so much going on in this project that it’s hard to choose where to start: the wheels are the original ones and the same goes for the Brembo brakes, but the back wheel has been given that aerodynamic look with the use of a lenticular cover made in-house by Bolt Motor Co., while at the front the forks are also original equipment from the R100 RS but got a tougher look with the use of off-road style covers.
The fuel tank is also the original unit by BMW, but is now positioned slightly dropping towards the front of the bike, giving the whole package a really aggressive stance, and the sub-frame was also reworked to receive a single flat seat unit with Skinyo taillight in LED.
At the back there’s also a new pair of shocks, manufactured by Hagon, the battery is now hidden, while the twin-cylinder boxer engine also received some “love and care” with a black finish, new air filters by Emgo and to top it all up there’s a hand-built exhaust system with a short tip.
Other parts were sourced from Motogadget like the speedo and the handlebar grips, while the off-road look is completed by repositioning the 4’’ headlight on top of the tiny front fender.
The final touch is the use of Mitas Enduro tyres, and a simple, but very cool, paint job.