Motor News ReporterFor more than 40 years, Germany’s Fred Kodlin has dedicated himself to customising motorbikes, from radically modified creations to sophisticated new designs.
“We have completely remanufactured the upper tubes to lower the fly-line and thus the seat height of the R 18 B,” he said. The technical chassis highlight is an air suspension at the front and rear, supported by a compressor.This allows the R 18 B Heavy Duty to be lowered and raised, both as useful as it is spectacular: to park, lower the chassis, and it rests on hidden support points letting the bike crouch just a few centimetres above the asphalt.
Metal winglets above the cylinders do not fulfil any function. Rather they underline the design for an unmistakable appearance, especially when viewed from the front.
So, every cruiser will now look like a Harley Davidson Street glide CVO