Description
14th Feb, 2025 11:00
The February 2025 Auction
1987 BMW R100RS
Lovely example of 80s touring bike
Estimate
£4, 000 - £4, 500
Buyer's premium: 18. 00%
Lot details
Registration: E634YTM
Frame: 0161700
Odometer: 47, 718
MOT: February 2026
980cc 4-stroke flat twin
Electric start
Just had new MOT
Panniers
5-speed gearbox
The R100, with variant models designated by T, S, CS, RS, RS Classic, RT, RT Classic, TIC, TC, R and GS is a BMW motorcycle series, using a two-cylinder four-stroke boxer engine of 980cc capacity. Model production began in 1976, with a premature shutdown and subsequent restart in 1985, and final completion of the series in 1996. The R100RS was the first motorcycle manufactured in volume to be fitted as standard with a frame fixed full fairing, a feature pioneered by the Vincent Black Prince. This innovation was a departure from previous touring fairings, giving birth to the modern sport touring motorcycle.
This bike has come from a local dealer who took it in part exchange from a customer who had owned it for 6 years. Since then, it has undergone some recommissioning having had the carbs ultrasonically cleaned and new seals fitted, a new battery, and a new 12-month MOT, so the bike starts and rides and is in very good order. These older boxers have a very strong following for either running for years and years or chopping up and turning into bobbers and café racers, so this represents a great potential investment opportunity.
