The name of Kengo Kimura’s workshop, Heiwa, means ‘peace’ in Japanese, and his logo depicts a flying pigeon. Those sound like random facts, until you look at the custom motorcycles that Kimura-san builds and see these themes repeated in every single one.
This custom BMW R100 is a prime example. Like everything else from Heiwa MC, its minimalistic lines show a sense of harmony. And the flying pigeon adorning its fuel tank may as well be the template for its elegant, tapered bodywork.
Kengo customized the 1981 BMW R100RS to show it off at the New Order Chopper Show in Kobe, Japan—about 250 km [155 miles] from his workshop in Hiroshima, as the crow flies.
Taking a classic BMW street tracker to a chopper show is a gutsy move, but Kengo has the clout to pull it off.…