Post Sale Update: This R90S sold for $11,500 after 15 bids on eBay. I adore the BMW R90S, which was a game-changer when it was released to the world. With oversight from Hans Muth, this bike was built to show the world that BMW could make more than just touring bikes for old guys. Reg Pridmore helped soldify that claim …
1984 BMW R80/100ST with DMC Sidecar
Here’s a nifty sidecar rig with a BMW R80/100ST and a DMC M72D Sidecar. The R80 has a slash because a previous owner threw a Nikasil 1000cc kit in it. The bike also has a Paris-Dakar tank, seat, and rack in addition to an upgraded alternator. The rig has just 100 miles on a new top end, with over 64,000 …
1992 BMW K100RS
This is a final-year example of BMW’s K100, a bike that was incredibly important in BMW’s history. Originally developed because the German firm felt their usual boxer engine would struggle to meet new emissions standards (they even stopped building the R100 for a short period of time), this bike was the result of a $110 million gamble to build a …
Pranafa Playboy Mini-Scooter
This bike contains one of my least favorite phrases – “ran when parked”. Despite that, it’s too cool not to feature. Originally imported to the US by Hap Alzina, the west coast BSA dealer, the Pranafa Playboy was a mini-scooter built by Dr. Seiffert in Frankfurt, Germany. The intent was something to have something you could take to work but …
1995 MZ Skorpion Sport
The MZ Skorpion was the result of an international partnership between a British design firm, an East German manufacturer (MZ), and Yamaha. Weighing just 380 pounds and packing 48 horsepower, this is a rare sportbike that has become quite the cult classic.
1955 Horex Resident
Here’s a “gorgeously restored example” of the Horex Resident, which was produced for just two years as the successor to the Regina. This bike is powered by a 350cc four stroke single with twin port exhaust that produces 24 horsepower. Find this Horex Resident for sale here on Brad’s Bikes (scroll to the bottom) for $6,500.
Paris Dakar – 1981 BMW R80GS
Post Sale Update: After 20 bids on eBay, this R80GS sold for $10,000. Here’s a solid example of the motorcycle that started the concept of big adventure dual-sports. It’s being offered by the third owner (who’s had it for the last 14 years) and has 53,267 miles. This bike (VIN: WBM034803B6362181) stands out for a couple of reasons: first, it’s …
Original Survivor – 1975 BMW R90S
Post Listing Update: Despite 31 bids up to $22,800, this R90S did not meet reserve. The R90S is one of BMW’s most beloved motorcycles. Here’s an example in the striking Daytona Orange which looks to be in excellent original shape. This specific R90S (VIN: 4980831) has just 8,504 miles and is numbers matching. It’s being offered by the fourth owner …
Superleggera Killer – 2013 BMW S1000RR HP4
alpha Performance, a shop dedicated to making BMW’s literbike even faster has put their experience with World Superbike, World Superstock, FIM Cup and more to create a limited run of 10 HP4’s that they’re calling the Superleggera Killer. The amount of high-spec parts this bike comes equipped with is nutty, so I’ll just leave you to enjoy the details on …
1950 Miele K21
I’ve never heard of this bike before, and I haven’t been able to find much information on it – so experts, please chime in! This is a K21 model from Miele, currently a German manufacturer of domestic appliances. But between 1924 and 1960, they produced bicycles and motorcycles in their plant in Bielefeld.
Project Brutus – 1978 BMW R100/7 Custom
Post-Sale Update: Project Brutus has been sold. This post written by Brad Calbert.
1968 BMW R60/2 Chopper
I’m on a little bit of a Garage Company kick at the moment, adn this has to be the oddest bike they’ve currently got for sale – a chopper built out of a BMW R60/2. Find this oddball for sale here in Inglewood, California for $5,000.
1983 BMW R80GS
Post Sale Update: This R80GS sold for $6,637 after 27 bids on eBay. Nowadays, the BMW R/GS series is well-known in the motorcycling world as the bikes that launched the concept of big-bore dual sporting. No small part of that is due to the documentary of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman going the Long Way Round the world on BMW …
2004 BMW R1100S Boxer Cup Replika
Before BMW took the motorcycling world by storm with the S1000RR, their idea of a sportbike was to put aggressive bodywork around the trusted boxer engine to create the BMW R1100S. I don’t mean to sound demeaning with that, as I owned a R11S for a while and I absolutely adored it – it just wasn’t a real sportbike. On …
1953 Hoffmann Gouverneur MP250
Post-Sale Update: After 30 bids on eBay, this Hoffman sold for $4,949. Originally a bicycle manufacturer, Hoffman ventured into motorcycle production between ’48-’54. The Hoffmann Gouverneur MP250 was their attempt at moving upmarket. It wasn’t a bad effort – 2,800 were built, but development costs for their 300cc engine used in the evolution of this bike along with a lawsuit …