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“IT CAME TOGETHER SO EASILY! I HOPE I HAVEN’T JINXED MYSELF FOR THE NEXT BUILD”

NOT only is this one of the best-looking K-series BMWs we’ve ever featured, it is one of the best built. Most customisers only rebuild the bits that need rebuilding but not Dan Scott from Brisbane, whose fastidious approach extended to the most minute mechanical details. If ever a custom bike was built to go the distance, it’s this one.

Dan Scott has been around motorcycles for almost all of his 42 years. “I started riding when I was four years old in the bush around Maryborough,” he says. “My dad, my uncle and grandfather all raced flat track and speedway, and I started racing junior speedway when I was 11 up until I turned 16 and secured my mechanical apprenticeship. During high school, I worked Saturdays and holidays at the local Honda dealer, who sponsored our race bikes. That was

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