BMW and LEGO have already hit the news recently with their collaboration on a toy kit version of the R1200 GS – due on sale early next year. And it looks like there could be more to come with this vintage BMW R60/2 project getting a lot of backing to become a production model.
The project comes from LEGO’s ‘LEGO Ideas’ website. On the site, LEGO fans can submit their own designs, using standard LEGO blocks, and others can vote for them. If they can gather 10,000 votes, the projects are submitted for review from the LEGO Review Board, made up of designers and marketing representatives who pick out the designs that they believe will be successful models. Those that get chosen are put into production.
The new R60/2 was submitted to the LEGO Ideas site just a week ago and has already attained more than 1500 votes. With nearly 600 days to go before the cut-off, it seems certain that it will get to the 10,000 needed to be reviewed by LEGO’s board.
According to its designer, maximecheng03:
“This is the 1967 BMW R60/2. Known across the world for its ruggedness and reliability, the R60 could provide a steady ride to rider and passenger alike. Nowadays, this vintage bike is still as reliable as it was 50 years ago.
“This Lego model was made for a friend and fellow Lego enthusiast to commemorate his father, who would take him on rides in this very motorcycle through the countryside. It is constructed to match all the various specifications and details of the original bike, including the unique triangular front fork, hand brakes, a fuel tank, twin engines, a tire inflator, twin engines, and a side car (as of now still a work in progress), as well as a rotating handlebars and a retractable kickstand.”
You can find the project here https://ideas.lego.com/projects/160838. If you’d like to see it reach shops in the future, you’ll need to log in and give it a vote.
