The BMW Concept Ninety — a modern intrepration of the original R90S — dropped jaws when it debuted at Villa d’Este last week. We caught up with Roland Sands, who built the bike for BMW and talked about what that … Continued
“The BMW Concept Ninety resurrects this spirit of the emotionally charged superbike”, says BMW of this new concept bike built by Roland Sands. Could it point the way for a future production model?
While filming the look book for his new range of 2013 apparel at Willow Springs, Roland had a little get off. Wes actually saw him the next day and vouches for his lack of injury. Guess his jackets do what … Continued
Ran into Roland Sands at Anaheim Supercross the other night and complemented him on the jacket he was wearing. It was simple, obviously well made, looked nicely broken in and had some very subtle design touches made from perforated panels. … Continued
It can’t be easy being tasked with building a “theme” bike around a brand as iconic as Technics. Slick, high-end audio equipment doesn’t deserve the OCC treatment. So, what Roland and co did was apply the finishes and simple elegance … Continued
The TMAX is hugely innovative in the scooter world for its use of an aluminum spar frame that mounts the motor amidships, not on the swingarm. But, until now, all that’s been hidden under fairly anonymous plastic. Enter Roland Sands…
This ‘Loki’ build has been going on in a corner of RSD’s workshop for a couple years now. Unfortunately for Roland, I’ve been bugging him for a ride on the modified Sportster for just as long. Last week, with proud … Continued