
LOT 101
1977 BMW R100RS Custom Frame no. 6180897 R100RS
Sold for US$2,415 inc. premium
Lot 101
1977 BMW R100RS Custom Frame no. 6180897 R100RS
Collectors' Motorcycles and Motorcars at the Barber Museum|10 October 2020, 13:00 CDT|Birmingham, Barber Motorsports Museum
1977 BMW R100RS Custom
Frame no. 6180897 R100RS
Frame no. 6180897 R100RS
Just a few years after introducing the R90/6 and "luxury" Daytona Orange and TT Silver Smoke R90S, BMW upped the capacity of its range-topping flat-twins to 980cc for the 1977 season in the form of the R100/7 series, the flagship of this new line-up being the fully-faired R100RS "superbike." Although styled like a super-sports machine, the R100RS was more of a sports-tourer, which did it no harm whatsoever in BMW's traditional market sector. "BMWs have always managed to give you a unique and almost uncanny feeling of complete security and stability at speed," observed Bike magazine's Peter Watson. "The ability to maintain cruising speeds of over 100 mph for as long as your licence holds out must be one of the machines' most attractive features. The RS even manages to improve on this reputation." Extensive wind tunnel testing took place to get the fairing right – it ultimately set a standard the industry copied – in the Stuttgart Technical University and in Pinifarina's tunnel in Italy. This early R100RS dates from 1977 and thus has the wire wheels fitted during the first year of production.
The R100RS presented here got modified during its previous life, being stripped out from its fairing, and receiving improvement parts to make it even more performing on the road, such as Ohlins rear suspension and RB racing parts. The bike will need recommissioning before getting back on the road.
The R100RS presented here got modified during its previous life, being stripped out from its fairing, and receiving improvement parts to make it even more performing on the road, such as Ohlins rear suspension and RB racing parts. The bike will need recommissioning before getting back on the road.
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Please note the engine number is CF06180897, and the title is in transit.





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