Just a few years after introducing the R90/6 and 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.' First registered on 19th September 1979, this R100RS was acquired by the current vendor on 31st December 1980 having had two previous keepers. Presented in generally good condition, the machine comes with a file of history containing sundry service/maintenance invoices; technical data/service book; BMW components catalogue (1983); a quantity of insurance related correspondence; several expired MoTs dating back to 1984 (most recent expired August 2000); and old-style Swansea V5 document.
Just a few years after introducing the R90/6 and 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.' First registered on 19th September 1979, this R100RS was acquired by the current vendor on 31st December 1980 having had two previous keepers. Presented in generally good condition, the machine comes with a file of history containing sundry service/maintenance invoices; technical data/service book; BMW components catalogue (1983); a quantity of insurance related correspondence; several expired MoTs dating back to 1984 (most recent expired August 2000); and old-style Swansea V5 document.
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