"The Pope" and "a specially modified BMW R 18" are two things I never imagined being in the same sentence, but here we are, and it's all for the good of the children. Earlier this month, the pope was presented with a modified BMW R 18 Transcontinental for his blessing and signature. And what you might call the holiest bike on earth will be auctioned by Missio Austria via Sotheby's in October.
All proceeds from the auction will go to children's aid projects in Madagascar.
The motorcycle was donated by BMW Motorrad Deutschland, but it was Thomas Draxler, founder of JESUS-BIKER, who came up with the idea to put the most unlikely of combinations together: the Pope and a cruiser. Of course, if you're getting the Pope to sign and bless a BMW, it can't just be any old R 18 Transcontinental.
