Modification Philosophy

All modifications were chosen/designed as bolt-on, with minimal changes performed upon the stock BMW K11RS platform. The only stock K1100RS part which has been modified in creating the Rolling Bordello has been the fuel injection return line, which required a ‘t’ fitting be inserted for the fuel cell transfer system. All other modifications, including all wiring changes, have been made outside of the stock platform, and can be removed and/or bypassed without harm to the functioning of the underlying bike. Given a weekend’s worth of time, this bike could literally be a bone-stock BMW K11RS once again.

As well, all modifications were conducted in such a fashion as to provide complete system redundancy wherever possible, and designed with on-the-road survivability in mind. For example, the driving lamps are deliberately mounted inside the outer ‘plane’ of the motorcycle, and on stable yet malleable brackets positioned above the mirror pods. In the event of a tip-over, the lights should remain intact (no ground contact), will not interfere with the functioning of the mirror pod pop-off mechanism, and will not be in a position to cause damage to the bike, as could an under-the-mirror mount design. Of course, driving lights work best when mounted as high as possible on the vehicle, so the light bracket design successfully marries primary mod function with the goals of ensuring that no modification should be capable of rendering the bike unrideable due to failure or damage. This type of approach has been carried forward to all aspects of the Rolling Bordello wherever possible.