Is This 1977 BMW R100S The Perfect Vintage Bike?

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[alynnhiscox]

Nice video. I have a '76 R90/6 with 322, 000 miles that's been in my family since 1977. I've owned it since 1994 and put 265, 000 of the miles on it myself. It's more of an old friend than a machine at this point.

[holzig]

I bought a new '78 R100/7 when starting my career. I'm retired and still have it. Many long trips in the Texas Hill Country and Rocky Mountains kept my sanity. I'm an engineer and really appreciate it's design, functionality, simplicity, maintainability and reliability.

[noelbrown]

Back in 1983, a coworker German immigrant Welder rode his to the jobsite everyday rain or shine. It had over 300, 000 miles on it. His dealer mechanic had registered the motorcycle at 200, 000 miles with BMW Motors. He was awarded with commemorative " 200, 000 mile club" BMW replacement tank emblems installed on his bike.

[zaum]

Word. I have a 1980 R100 (no suffix) in schwarz with that fairing, Krauser bags and the BMW logo, 75, 000 miles. After having many other bikes I keep waiting for something to go wrong but it never does. Wish I had two.

[BillACK]

This bike predecessor, the R90S, introduced for the ‘74 model year, had twin front disks. Also, the bike should run fine with one petcock on. (There’s a crossover fuel line that goes through the airbox.) Sweet bike!

[MarcSR]

just beautiful to see and original that has not been butchered into a cafe racer

[GrumpyIan]

My dad basically gave me his R65 as my first bike, it's been sitting since the 90s and I'm gonna work on it over the fall & winter to get it running again.

[chrispiatt]

I've a 77 R100S myself. It's great. That's it!

[funhog]

Someone probably already mentioned it, but the R90S was the first to have twin front discs. Nice to see you talking about these cool bikes!

[johneastman]

The design, manufacture, durability and longevity of this series is most enjoyable.

[OnTourWithPattiSmith]

Mr McDuffy lived three doors down from my parents ...



.. and he had one of these in all white. It was the birth of my fascination with motorcycles and the reason I have only ever owned a BMW motorcycle (3 different BMW motorcycles).

[EPeltzer]

Color is stunning. I can say this because I've had my R65 since '83 - I certainly wouldn't say they had cutting edge technology even at that time! The basic engine design dates to 1923 . . . Air cooled pushrod twin, when ohc and then dohc fours were coming out of Japan. BMW was known for heritage, solid engineering, decent power and torque, touring comfort, relative lightness given displacement. The r100 had the long travel forks especially and were always known for being cushy. BMW WAS the flat twin, when they actually tried to get more with the times and move to a multi with the k100 flying bricks, it was huge and controversia. I always loved the S and the RS but the sweet 650 stole my heart (and in college I couldn't afford the big beauties!)

[dalejones]

That is a beautiful bike. The color of the paint is what sets it off for me. It's funny that the red faded into such a cool color. Great video. Thanks guys

[brucepietro]

I purchased a 1976 R90/6 with 26, 000 miles in 2023 in the end of August. Beautiful 350 mile ride thru Northern Michigan. For a 48 year motorcycle it rides and feels like a brand new motorcycle.

[tcmits]

It may not be the best, but it is "The Greatest." Can it go cross country like a Gold Wing? YES! Can it take back roads like a Ninja? YES! Can it take to the desert like a KTM? YES! I can't think of a better word to describe a BMW TWIN. The proud owner of two- R100/7 and R75/5 Toaster since the 1980'S

[edwinthompson]

Great patina on the bike. Always loved my R series BMW's - had several R90S', R100, R5 as wel as sevral other BMW's. Out of 55 bikes I just keep coming back to BMW.

[bernaro]

I remember mine I bought in the end of 1979. Suspensions was one of the main very good surprise with this great motorbike. My model was equipped with a kind of direction brake with four positions to turn from 0 to 3 in the center of the handlebar where this one got simply the BMW logo. It was very helpful at high speed over 140 km/h.

[derniederrheiner]

I bought my first BMW in 1983. Back then you were an outsider. "Old gentlemen riders".
Parts of it are still in my Boxer sidecar today. I also have various Boxers, old and not so old, in my stable. The old Boxers train you to have a forward-looking, round driving style.

[jamshedsethna]

These 70's airheads were the best for me. They were all based on one bike with the difference being naked R, bikini fairing S, full sports fairing RS and full touring fairing RT. The stroke 7 for me was the last of the ones made in the original factory, about 1977/8, till they started to be made 'lighter. The plushest, simplest, ultra reliable, shaft drive, air cooled and top quality build.For long distance touring, check out the RS and RT models of the 70'S and early 80'S. I had a 77 S, today I have an 83 ST, which is monoshock, shorter wheelbase and lighter and smaller, not the same as the golden oldies, which just ate up the miles, great bikes.

[graantmnz]

I used to have a black R100s with gold pinstriping years ago for an RS ...now have an R1200RS....a big difference over the years