BMW R100RS

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BMW, normally a highly conservative motorcycle company, with very infrequent model changes, and its devotion to its original concept (BMW has used transverse flat-twin power units since the first R32 was built in 1923) could lay the Munich firm open to the accusation that it doesn't innovate. However, nothing could be further from the truth. BMW has often headed some of tile most dramatic developments in the evolution of motorcycles.

BMW R100RS
Manufacturer BMW
Production 88-94
Sparkplug BP6ES '88-94
Battery 53030 '88-94
Front Tire 90/90-18 '88-94
Rear Tire 120/90-18 '88-94
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Logical Evolution

In contrast to the Japanese marques, BMWs strategy is not to emulate successes but to concentrate on the logical, functional evolution of its models. They create without copying. One of their most fundamental steps was made in 1976 with the launch of the R100 RS, a sports/grand touring bike where, for the first time on a machine produced in large numbers, the fairing was not just a bolt on accessory but an integral part of the bike.

Integral Fairing

Curiously enough , throughout motorcycling history fairings (at first a simple aluminum shell, then a fiberglass molding, and now made from plastics) and frames have always been poor relations. With the BMW R100 RS, the ABS fairing became for the first time an integral part of the machine. There was a high level of Finish on its internal Face including a fully equipped instrument panel and excellent aerodynamics developed in the wind tunnel. The tunnel trials enhanced the bike's performance while giving the rider levels of comfort and protection which remain the standard today.

1978

 
1978 BMW R100RS in White
 
1978 BMW R100RS in White
 
1978 BMW R100RS in White
 
1978 BMW R100RS in White


1984

 
1984 BMW R100RS Last Edition in White
 
1984 BMW R100RS Last Edition in White
 
1984 BMW R100RS Last Edition in White
 
1984 BMW R100RS Last Edition in White
 
1984 BMW R100RS Last Edition in White


1988

 
1988 BMW R100RS in Red
 
1988 BMW R100RS in Red
 
1988 BMW R100RS in Red
 
1988 BMW R100RS in Red