Is this a real BMW RS?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4606977434&fromMakeTrack=true

I like the look of it, but Timo and I are doubtful. It may be a
dressed-up /7.

Points - ignition switch not on the dashboard between the voltmeter and
clock. Seeming lack of RS badge on the tailpiece. Can't see an oil
cooler (although the pix aren't the best). Timo also reckons the
pinstriping is /7 style and not RS. Can't see if the rear brake is disc
or drum - I think all RSs were disc but ICBW.

I've emailed the seller twice asking for confirmation - but no reply.
That's a worry in itself.

Any input from the ShiteOldBMW congnoscenti?

 

TOG@Toil came up with the following;:

Did a quick check of the RAC website [1] and ETV 853V is a 980cc BMW, but no
model stated, so not much help at all really ...

[1] https://www.rac.co.uk/web/carbuying/vehicle_status_checks

 

Two things:
[1] Read his feedback - especially the two negatives from buyers.....

[2] I'm not a BMW expert, but I don't remember RS's with that colour
scheme. However he says its "rare". (I remember silver ones and red
ones and blue ones).

Caveat Emptor.....


Dave

 

I think the pinstriping that's there is ok, but it doesn't appear to
have the pinstriping on the wheels, & the 'RS' on the sidepanels should
be blue. But IAMASOBMWC.


--
Krusty.

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'02 MV Senna '96 Tiger '79 Fantic 250

 

And from the DVLA:

Date of Liability 01 03 2001
Date of First Registration 01 08 1979
Date of Last V5 Issue 06 09 2005
Year of Manufacture 1979
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 980CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour BLUE

 

Drum originally, disc after 1978.
http://www.bmbikes.co.uk/specpages/R100RS.htm

This site also has loads of info on colours, pinstripes etc. but ICBA
to trawl
the whole site.

 

Although compare & contrast with:
http://www.bmbikes.co.uk/photos/schemephotos/1979 R100RS Blue-Silver.jpg

 

Because by the time the auction ends it's likely to be enarer 1500
quid.....

 

Noted.
It /looks/ like a BMW colour scheme IYSWIM, but I don't remember seeing
any in it.
Everyone round here was too pikey to pay for BMWs let alone any
"special paint"
:^D

Dave

 

<TOG@Toil>; <>;

Looks like it could be

http://www.bmbikes.co.uk/schemepages/schemer100rs.htm

Halfway down the page




--
Steve Parry
K100RS SE & F650
and a 520i SE Touring for comfort


(not forgetting the SK90PY)

http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk

 

That's a brilliant site.

Something else I noticed - the RS always had the 'R100RS' badge on the
engine. And this one doesn't appear to have that badge....

 

PS
http://www.bmbikes.co.uk/photos/schemephotos/1979 R100RS Blue-Silver.jpg
--
Steve Parry
K100RS SE & F650
and a 520i SE Touring for comfort


(not forgetting the SK90PY)

http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk

 

If I had to bet money based on the pics its a dressed up 100/7 however
the pics are not good enough to be definitave. The engine and seat
badges would be the first port of call. Neither have I ever seen anyone
re-locate the ignition key from the nacelle to the (presumably)
headlight shell on an RS.

It's pretty close to you for viewing anyway.

I would never touch an ATE calliper bike again, I like having proper
brakes. Look for a slightly later model with Brembo.

 

If I remember right from my R100RS days the forks always had the
reflectors on the sides and it's a 'cast in' bit they fit in. The only
ones I ever saw with out them, still had the flat bit they fitted to.

And the ignition key fits in the hole between the clock and the ammeter
as Hog said.

 

The rear brake pedal looks identical to the one on my /6, although that may
not be significant.

The back end looks the same too - but I don't know if that applies to disc
brake rear hub/drive unit.

HBOL says 87-on RS has drum brakes, BTW. what age is it?

 

It's definitely had a lot of respraying done. The rear mudguard should
be black, I reckon that for this model year (I had a 79 R100S) the
sidepanels should be black with a "1000cc" logo. The pannier brackets
look like aftermarket Krauser ones rather than the original BMW
fittings, and the rear seat rack isn't the original BMW one. Biggest
cause for suspicion for me would be the missing yoke cover and inner
faring trim.

Might be a perfectly good ride, of course, but I wouldn't be surprised
if it was an ex-police R100.

 

Well, as somebody else pointed out, the seller already has two negs for
goods not being as described, so I think we can safely say that this
could result in a third, if the lucky winner realises they've been
conned. And I still haven't had a reply from the seller, needless to
say.

For me, the key tell-tales are the ignition switch and the missing
badge on the engine.

My last RS was actually a dressed-up S, which in some ways was an
improvement. It had the desirable taller final drive gearing of the S,
plus spoked wheels which I preferred to BMW's soft alloys of the
period. And the S came with the same 40mm Bings and the big-valve
engine as the RS.

Pic here

http://www.chateau.murray.dsl.pipex.com/images/bmw.jpg

But this one.... there's no telling what it started out as. Except that
it wasn't an RS.

 

I'd concur. My R65"RS" still has the ignition switch below the clocks.
The ignition switch hole in the fairing has the switch to turn on the
backlights on the clock and volt meter (dodgy home-made loom)

They're not too bad if you ride as slowly as me ;-)

 

1979, as someone who would've looked at the header of the auction would
have noticed

 

Actually, with a total feedback of 83 he's managed to accumulate 9(!)
negs. And if you look at the feedback from buyers only there's a third
"not as described" hiding on the second page.

Digging through his feedback I'm getting the impression he's a bit of
an Arfur Daley. As I've said before, nonwithstanding the fact that
matey is pretty much on my way home from work I shall not waste my time
looking at the bike.