In a world of chopper custom which dominated by Harley-Davidson powered machines, Nehme-sis is unique because it starts with a stock-standard Yamaha Road Star, which in U.S. terms makes it a 'metric' chopper.
Built in 2006, the Nehme-sis is owned and created by Sam Nehme, who heads a Florida mega motorcycle dealership and custom motorcycle shop, called Broward Motorsports and BMS Choppers respectively.
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| BMS Nehme-sis. (Picture from: http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/) |
The Nehme-sis made history by becoming the first metric chopper to win the 2006 Biketoberfest Rats Hole show in the show's 38 year history and mentioned one of the most expensive motorcycles in the world.
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| Front left side of BMS Nehme-sis. (Picture from: http://www.motosincreibles.com/) |
Nehme-sis is the first 24-karat gold plated motorcycle which has dimensions of length 3.5 meters, a single seat which covered with red velvet fabric and designed so perfectly that make its rider comfortable.
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| Right side of BMS Nehme-sis. (Picture from: http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/) |
All that remains of the original bike is the 1,700 cc engine, the part of the frame that has the engine mounts, and the neck of the frame since that part includes the VIN number as Nehme wanted to keep this bike titled as a Yamaha Road Star.
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| V-Twin 1,700 cc Yamaha Road Star engine mounted on Nehme-sis. (Picture from: http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/) |
The build cost US $250,000 in labour alone to handcraft the machine from the ground up, excluding the cost of parts, paint and gold plating. Extensive design work and testing went into the single-sided front "fork," whose main spar is more than a metre long and machined from aluminium billet. Fully functional, it incorporates an air-ride system, along with the single-sided swing-arm rear suspension, can lift the motorcycle 25 centimetres or lower it right onto the ground. In fact, a side stand is unnecessary as Nehme-sis softly lands on its frame rails when it's time to park.
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| Nehme-sis's red-velvet saddle which designed so perfectly that make its rider felt comfortable and more classy on it. (Picture from: http://www.americanmusclemotorcycles.com/) |
Making the most of the beautiful Road Star engine, BMS Choppers developed a new frame with no front down tubes, instead utilising the V-twin as a structural element. Nehme-sis sports an extraordinary 360 mm rear tyre from Vee Rubber, flanked by a custom LED taillight/brake-light array integrated into the rear fender edges.
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| Rear right side of BMS Nehme-sis. (Picture from: http://www.americanmusclemotorcycles.com/) |
An automatic clutch and a clever electronic grip shifter help clean up the overall lines. The rider selects gears by rotating the left handgrip, which can also switch modes to control the air-ride suspension on the fly.
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