You can accessorise a nice BMW R nineT right out of the showroom, but owner Franco had other ideas and came to Ellaspede in search of a little more individuality and subtlety for his bavarian beast.

The bike was to be used for blasting between Brisbane and Noosa, then Noosa to Franco’s favourite surf spots. So the design brief included a quick release surfboard rack, brown leather, 2-into-2 exhausts and a whole lot of subtle refinements that tightened, trimmed and ‘got rid of the gold’ on the factory package.

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