New BMW R90S

[KungFooBob]

Not really.

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/new ... afe-racer/

[Yorick]

Nearly.

[Count Steer]

Quite nice that.

[Skub]

Not terrible.

I'd prefer a can either side than the gash twin tube up the left.

[KungFooBob]

The bike it's based on...



.. just in case you've never seen one.

[ChrisW]

I like that! Must be getting old.

Shame it's as near as matters twenty grand, though.

[Horse]

Interesting they've [accidentally or deliberately] replicated the fork brace that often used to be fitted.

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On my R-RT the drilled discs would 'whirr' as the forks twisted in corners ...

[Skub]

I had the other colour back in the day. Probably the last beemer with really good build quality.

[Mr Moofo]

18.5 k GBP. I must be getting old

[KungFooBob]

The council spec R12 is £12k...

https://www.bmw-motorrad.co.uk/en/model ... e/r12.html

The S easily looks £7k betterer.

It's £3k just to add nicer paint and spoked wheels to the base model R12.

[Mr. Dazzle]

The council one comes with Rock & Roll riding mode though

I wonder what it is...

[Tricky]

I had the other colour back in the day. Probably the last beemer with really good build quality.

And still today it is just about the coolest ever looking beemer bike IMO, although the R69S runs it close
my big bro @2xtwins had an orange R90S back in the day (1970s I think! )- those big Bings with accelerator pumps did it for me

[Skub]

And still today it is just about the coolest ever looking beemer bike IMO, although the R69S runs it close
my big bro @2xtwins had an orange R90S back in the day (1970s I think! )- those big Bings with accelerator pumps did it for me

Yeah,the 69S was reputed to have cost BMW more money to make than the sale price.

Nerd alert. The 90S used Dellorto carbs.

[Tricky]

....

Nerd alert. The 90S used Dellorto carbs.

You are of course right, and Dellorto was what I was thinking of and thought I was typing- feck knows why it came out as (those common or garden ) Bing!

[KungFooBob]

There's two R90S on t'bay...

74 with 11k for £9k and a 76 with 24k for £8k

Both black, not the iconic orange/silver.

You could buy both for the price of a new one

Of course neither will have Rock and Roll mode.

[Taipan]

Not bad, but it looks very small?

[Horse]

Not bad, but it looks very small?

My mate's R60 is smaller than his Enfield. So perhaps they're being true to the original?

[MyLittleStudPony]

Not bad, but it looks very small?

That's what I was going to say! Dead wee and nesh!



I do like to original 1970s bike though, that is sweet.

[KungFooBob]

It looks low because the R12 it's based on is sold as a cruiser, but they can't give it feet forward controls cos the cylinders get in the way.

[Cousin Jack]

I like it, but £18.5 k!

Not at that price.