The Ignite Straight Six removes all body panels from the original bike, adding brushed aluminum paneling from wheel to wheel. The rear wheel is a solid disc of aluminum, a stand-out styling element of the full design. The low-profile seat, the tank topper, the fork and the headlight cowl all continue the brushed metal theme. Most recognizable, however, is the mass of engine components beneath the aluminum jacket. This isn’t a low-displacement city bike, it maintains the power of the straight six in the original bike, and that’s half of what makes this build so special — the part it left alone. Kens Factory builder Kenji Nagai built the Ignite Straight Six in the digger style to emphasize the engine mass. It makes the bike look menacing, and it fits the feeling that the brushed aluminum conveys. It could be confused for sculpture. Or perhaps some sort of weapon. But it’s still a BMW K 1600 GTL. The best looking straight six bike a buyer could ask for. [ignite6 microsite]
BMW K 1600 GTL Ignite Straight Six by Kens Factory | Gallery
