Description
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Viewing: Tuesday 28th October from 1pm
Auction: Wednesday 29th October from 9am
Location: National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0EJ
1996 BMW R1100RS
Estimate
£1, 800 - £2, 200
Registration No: P142 OVG
Frame No: 0414705
MOT: June 2026
First of the Oilhead Boxer engines
Good original and standard condition
Supplied with a paperwork file and a V5C
BMW was established in the early 1900s as a manufacturer of aircraft engines producing their first motorcycle in 1923, the R23, already sporting the flat twin boxer configuration they have now become synonymous with. In 1955 BMW created its 'R' series of R50, R60, and R69 models with similar engines and the same shaft-drive as earlier models but fitted with swinging fork rear suspension for the first time and most distinctively, 'Earles' type front forks. BMW have always built expensive motorcycles, but you got what you paid for and they quickly gained an enviable reputation for long lasting reliability and quality. Keeping up the tradition of more avant-garde chassis design, later models had BMW's patented Telelever front and Paralever rear suspension with wind tunnel designed bodywork offering excellent wind protection and stability at high speeds.
This RS1100 Sports tourer is presented in good original and standard condition, apart from being fitted with a rear carrier. The RS was the first boxer engined BMW to use the 'Oilhead' top end with a frameless design that used the engine as a stressed member. Instead of conventional telescopic forks, the bike was fitted with BMW's own Telelever front suspension bolted directly to the engine. The design has an outwardly similar appearance to telescopic forks, but braking forces are taken back horizontally, minimising fork dive. It will be supplied with a history file of receipts and its original handbooks, MOTd until 08-06-26 and a current V5C.
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Parking and entry into the auction is free for auction attendees with a catalogue, available at the door.
Catalogues can be purchased for £20 (admits 2 people).
