As an established fabricator, Wido Veldkamp’s business involves more than just building custom motorcycles. His shop, WiMoto, gets just as many orders for standalone parts like frames, subframes, swingarms, and exhaust systems, and even has a range of bolt-on subframes for classic BMW boxers on offer. But occasionally, the Dutch craftsman gets to flex all of his design and engineering muscles on one project, with no customer or brief to rein him in.
When that happens, the results are usually in the same ballpark as this outrageous BMW boxer. Nicknamed ‘Alfonso’ after his father, Alfons, who passed away recently, it showcases some of Wido’s best tricks, and puts his unhinged imagination on full display.
“I noticed that many BMW boxer customs looked very similar with people copying each other,” Wido tells us.…