Jack Watkins is the person responsible for the Watkins M001 custom bike.
The Gdańsk University of Technology lecturer with a PhD in mechanical design took four years just to design the front end.
Powering this technological marvel is a BMW R 1150 RT engine from 2002.
What happens when a fella with a PhD in mechanical design who works for a Polish industrial firm and also a lecturer/researcher at the Gdańsk University of Technology decided to build a custom bike? The end result is the Watkins M001 and an endless supply of dropped jaws on the floor. (more…)