However, if you knew it was the BMW R90S, you may proceed to the next round. Category - Engine 900 . Nit pick: The S's tank was the same tank as used on the standard /6, not unique. Enlarging the 745cc R75’s bore from 82 to 90mm while retaining the 70.6mm stroke gave a capacity of exactly 900cc. The 67 bhp (50 kW) R90S had a top speed of 124 mph (200 km/h).The R90S had a small bikini fairing which housed two analogue instruments: a clock and a voltmeter. Silodrome, Gasoline Culture, and the Piston/Blade Icon are registered trademarks. Rear: 18 in (460 mm). BMW commissioned designer Hans Muth to oversee the R90S, which became the flagship of the boxer engined "/6" range. The fairing, tank, front mudguard, side panels and the rear of the slightly stepped dual seat were all visually brought together by that classy paint scheme of subtly changing tones.One drawback of the R90S paint scheme is that it is almost impossible to retouch, meaning that damaged bodywork must be replaced, rather than repaired, if the bike’s appearance is to be maintained. It does or can be made to do, almost everything as well and possibly better than any other road machine you can buy. Site Powered by Gasoline and Caffeine.Thank you, your message has been sent successfully.Some of Silodrome's advertisers may use cookies.The ZERO XP – A Futuristic Custom Electric Motorcycle by Untitled Motorcycles,The Dab LM-S – This Is The Production Motorcycle Husqvarna Should Have Built,The Rare Bimota YB8 – A Lightning Fast Italian-Japanese Superbike,Still In Its Original Factory Crate: A Rare 1986 Laverda SFC 1000,A Brief History of the Indian 101 Scout – Everything You Need To Know,Half Million Dollar Project Car: An Original 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7,Documentary: The Only Surviving Airworthy Messerschmitt Bf109.
I was riding my '74 Triumph Trident, and we used to joust together on I-85 into the 285 interchange. I would get lengthy "air" over the tops of road crests at that speed and could even land a little crossed up and the bike would sort itself beautifully on landing, I should never have sold it, but I did get 100,000 miles of pleasure on it.The high-speed BMW R90S set the motorcycle industry on its head.BMW’s air-cooled twin has a legendary — and deserved — reputation for reliability and economy.Almost tame by today’s standards, the R90S was radical stuff when BMW introduced it in 1973 for the 1974 model year.Heritage Revisited: 2016 Moto Guzzi V7 II Stornello.The sound and the fury: celebrate the machines that changed the world!full of exciting and evocative articles and photographs of the most brilliant, unusual and popular motorcycles ever made!Already a Member/Subscriber but haven't activated your account. But it was the Superbike class that put the BMW back on the map. The modified "/7" breather was a reed valve design, which could be retro-fitted to "/6" models to replace their noisy breathers.From 1973 to 1976, 17,455 R90S models were sold. The later 17mm diameter front axle was stronger than the first series 14mm axle. Even the sloppy gear change would be all too familiar to riders of relatively recent machines.The R90S’s top speed of slightly over 125mph was impressive by mid-Seventies standards, but perhaps more important was the unmatched ease with which the BMW could sustain an easy high-speed cruise, thanks to its engine’s lack of annoying vibration and to the way the fairing diverted most of the wind from the rider. But the feel was much the same as ever: tall, stable, neutral, and fairly soft.And if the elderly BMW feels a little wooden and unwieldy by modern standards, thanks partly to its narrow 19-inch front wheel, it’s worth remembering that the R90S was produced before the Japanese manufacturers had managed to make their big bikes handle at all. This BMW R90S was bought as an addition to the Corpus Christi Old Car Museum by the museum’s owner, Steve Shook, who has a big soft spot for the famous old German twin.He had bought one himself decades ago when they were new bikes and he was working at a Texas BMW dealer. Don't miss what's happening in your neighborhood. Never mind its generous fuel range; this bike gives the impression that it would cruise at speed and in comfort forever.However long BMW builds flat twins, it’s debatable whether there will be another to match the impact the BMW R90S made with its launch in 1974. Gus Khun was using it in Endurance racing – Le Mans and Bol d’Or. There’s none of the Kawasaki Z1’s loose feel at the handlebars, for example, even at straight-line speeds over 100mph.In this respect, as in almost every other, the R90S has grown old very gracefully, indeed. What the team at BMW needed to do was to create not just a modern superbike, but also a modern super-tourer in order to fill a niche left largely open by both the Japanese and European competition. Find Bmw R90's for Sale on Oodle Classifieds. BMW also took the opportunity to make numerous engine mods, including strengthening the bottom end, plus fitting a revised gearshift mechanism and new alternator.The R90S model differed from the humbler R90/6 by having higher compression (9.5:1 versus 9:1), and a pair of 38mm Dell’Orto carburetors with accelerator pumps in place of the basic model’s 32mm Bings. Fantastic. This particular bike’s setup may have been slightly below par, but braking has never been the R90S’s strong point. 90mph seemed the most fuel-efficient speed and was the bottom end of the sweet spot which extended from 90-110 mph. Located in Knoxville, Tenn Fitted with period Lester alloy wheels and BMW panniers.

Superb classic R90S for sale in smoked silver. ","There’s probably no better way to go from New York to San Francisco on a motorcycle than on an R90S. But BMW’s traditionally excellent standard of finish means that this unrestored R90S still looks remarkably good after 42,000 miles, with just the occasional minor blemish and a slight discoloration of the exhaust pipes.It runs very well, too, after you’ve reached inside the fairing to the strangely placed ignition switch, then pressed the button to bring the boxer motor to life with its traditional side-to-side lurch.