The swan song of the oil cooled BMW boxers is the HP2 Sport. A MCN review of a modified one called the HP2 Sport, “As desirable and pointless as a carbon-fibre Spitfire” although it had higher praise when the bike first debuted. While it was never as fast as anything with a Ducati badge on it for the same money …
1991 BMW K1
Prior to the S1000RR, BMW had been trying to get into the sport bike market for years with limited success. While they tried many times, they never succeeded in competing with the Japanese bikes. Maybe the most interesting of all these iterations of German sports bikes was the K1.
Scoot With a Roof – 2002 BMW C1
Ever wanted a machine that oozes sex appeal? No? Well here you go.
2004 BMW R1150GS Adventure
Here’s Matt’s first post – featuring the juggernaut that is the BMW GSA!
Start a Classic BMW Collection!
None of these bikes are individually a smoking deal or anything, however it’s cool to see one guy cranking out restorations (and we’ve seen the R50 Hot Rod before!)
2001 BMW R1150GS Custom
The R1150GS sold very well, but almost all the modifications riders make are farkles for long distance touring. This bike has also had some cosmetic work done – how do you think it went?
1971 Simson Schwalbe
The Simson Schwalbe (German for Swallow) was a moped built between 1964 and 1986. They were never officially imported to the US, but here’s one that just crossed the ocean.
2002 BMW R1100S
Here’s JR’s first post – and it comes with bonus information on cigars!
Needs Some Work – 1970 Hercules K125BW
BW stands for Bundeswehr, or Germany’s armed forces, so you can probably guess what this Hercules was designed for!
1937 DKW RT100
Just another rare bike from a once large manufacturer? No particular significance? Not exactly.
Street Fighter Flying Brick – BMW K100RS
What was once a K100RS has now become an angular custom that looks like it was sponsored by Halloween. I do think there are some interesting parts of this build – what do you think?
1953 Hoffman Gouverneur
Best known for bicycles and Vespa Scooters (60,000 from 1949 to 1954) the firm Hoffmann-Werke Lintorf hired a noted designer to develop this bike and brought the Gouverneur to market in 1951.
In Belgium – 1998 BMW R1200C Custom
I think I’m just featuring this because I’m stunned someone tried to customize a R1200C! How do you think it ended up?
1985 BMW R80GS
Post Sale Update: After 15 bids on eBay, this GS sold for $7,200. Arguably the motorcycle that created the ‘adventure bike’ segment, the R80GS (and successors) has been invaluable to BMW. It’s also becoming harder and harder to find a good example.
Well Farkled – 2013 BMW G650GS Sertao
The farkle list for this bike reads like it was a demo bike for Touratech, so if you’ve been looking to spend R1200GS money on a Sertao, come take a look.