~ Where passion meets precision  ·  Atelier Haarlem since 2010 ~
Dapper Motor signature build
The atelier · Haarlem since 2010

Signature builds

Custom BMW café racers and scramblers, handcrafted in small numbers. Each motorcycle unique, fully documented, built around how you ride.

N°02 The process

From barn find to road-ready

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The donor

Together we find the right base, or we start with your own bike.

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Design and craftsmanship

Sketches, parts and handwork come together in a design that fits you.

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The handover

Road ready, inspected and documented. A machine with a story.

N°03 The paintwork

From loose donor to deep black

Every K100 casting goes into the booth bare and comes out crisply coated. Watch the paintwork in motion.

Loose donorRaw castings, as they arrived
Raw castings, as they arrived
Freshly sprayed
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Crisply coated in deep black
In motion
K100 paintwork · Dapper Motor
Rik de Gooijer, createur van Dapper Motor
Rik de Gooijer Creator · Dapper Motor
N°04 The creator

Built by Rik de Gooijer

Rik spent over ten years as head mechanic at Brabocars, working on Bentley and Rolls-Royce. That obsession with precision and finish goes into every BMW that rolls into the atelier.

A motorcycle is finished when nothing more can be added, not when nothing more can be removed.

No two builds are alike. A barn find becomes a motorcycle you hear before you see it, built by hand down to the smallest detail.

Custom BMW café racer
N°05 Start your build

Together we build your dream machine

Tell us about your BMW and your ideas. We think along with you, from first sketch to road-ready motorcycle.