Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
3rd July, 2024 13:00
1977 BMW R60/ 7
No Reserve
Registration No: VLW 641S
Frame No: 6004319
Engine No: 6004319
CC: 599
MOT: Exempt
Highly original machine believed to have only c. 1600 miles from new
Presented in rolling and turning over 'barn find' condition after years of dry storage
Registered with old style V5C on file
BMW was established in the early 1900s as a manufacturer of aircraft engines and produced their first motorcycle in 1923, the R23, already sporting the flat-twin boxer configuration they have now become synonymous with. By the 1970s they had become the most popular bike for long-distance touring due to the torquey engine and shaft drive transmission. With their solid design and legendary reliability, mid-1970s ‘Airheads’ have become the most popular bike for modifying into ‘Brat Bikes’ or ‘Cafe Racers’ in recent years so it's rare to find one in standard original condition.
First registered on the 12th August 1977, 'VLW 641S' was purchased by the vendor's husband in 1987 from the original owner, having been a very low mileage machine at that time - with the MOT certificate from that time displaying only 600 miles on the odometer. Being a man of many other motorcycles in both project and fully rideable form, the owner then put the BMW away only two years after purchase into dry storage, with only 1600 miles recorded on the odometer. Unfortunately, the owner's health has declined significantly in recent years, meaning that his family have opted to sell his collection. Now offered at No Reserve, this R60/ 7 is a fantastic opportunity for a rewarding recommissioning project.
