24/09/2026
What’s your favorite part—the front end, exhaust, stance, bodywork or paint job?
M Performance Meets the Flying Brick: Jerem Motorcycles’ BMW K1100 Café Racer
France-based builder Jeremie Duchampt of Jerem Motorcycles took BMW’s formidable K1100 and transformed it into an M Performance-inspired café racer with a distinctly retro edge. Built for a friend, the project starts with BMW’s legendary 1,092cc longitudinal inline-four the largest engine BMW had fitted to a motorcycle when the K1100 arrived in the 1990s, producing close to 100 horsepower and around 80 lb-ft of torque. Jeremie stripped away the touring character with an airbox delete, revised filtration, a custom stainless-steel 4-into-1 exhaust and an aftermarket oil cooler. The engine covers received textured, Ferrari-inspired paint, while the electronics were extensively reworked to support the cleaner, more focused package.
The chassis received an equally extensive overhaul. Jeremie fitted a complete Suzuki TL1000S front end, including the inverted forks, front wheel and Tokico braking system, while the rear now runs a wheel sourced from a BMW K1200GT. Both wheels wear Pirelli Super Corsa rubber, and a custom-height YSS gas shock handles rear suspension duties. Brembo components, custom brake lines, rear-set controls, clip-ons and CNC-machined details reinforce the performance theme. One particularly thoughtful modification was relocating the side stand to the right side, addressing the K-series tendency for oil to migrate toward the cylinder head when the motorcycle rests on its original stand.
Visually, the build combines classic café-racer proportions with unmistakable BMW M influence. A custom rear shell, handmade front mudguard, modified front fairing and windscreen, CNC aluminum details and a bespoke leather-and-Alcantara seat give the heavyweight K1100 a much sharper silhouette. The white tank and tail carry hand-painted M Performance graphics by Anthony A2F with no vinyl or decals while the wheels are finished in RAL 5012 and the frame, engine and swingarm receive satin-black finishes. Vintage-style LED lighting, an Aeon digital speedometer and keyless-start system complete the transformation. The result is a distinctive reinterpretation of BMW’s famous “Flying Brick”: still unmistakably a K1100 underneath, but rebuilt by Jerem Motorcycles with the stance, detailing and attitude of an M-badged café racer.
