Designing a movie-themed motorcycle is risky business. They usually turn out gaudy and gimmicky, with little appeal beyond the mere novelty of the idea. But this custom BMW R18 from Portugal’s Rusty Wrench Motorcycles bucks that trend spectacularly.
As is glaringly obvious from the backdrop pictured here, this R18 takes inspiration from the Hollywood blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick. Rusty Wrench came up with the design in response to a national call for custom BMW R18 design pitches from BMW Motorrad Portugal. The winning entrant would have the opportunity to bring their concept to life, to represent Portugal at BMW’s international R18 Customizing Championship.
There was a catch though—the design had to be inspired by a movie. Rusty Wrench picked Top Gun: Maverick as a nod to BMW’s history in aeronautics, although it probably helped that Tom Cruise is a total motorcycle nut too.…