This edition of Speed Read might just boast the biggest difference in engine size we’ve ever featured. We go from a monstrous nitrous-fueled BMW R18 from Roland Sands Design, to a 49 cc Suzuki scooter from Taiwan’s MetalCave. We also look at the limited edition Ducati Monster Senna, and a lightly-fettled Indian FTR 1200 from Motocrew.
BMW R18 by Roland Sands Design California’s Roland Sands Design was one of the first workshops to customize the BMW R18 when it first hit the market. Their debut R18 was a muscular, nitrous-fed drag bike—but regardless of its unapologetic nature, it wasn’t quite as extreme as RSD intended it to be. That project coincided with the development of a bunch of RSD R18 parts, so the decision was made to keep the bike more or less streetable.…