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Who has an R100CS still on the road?
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OK, I withdraw my statement. The saddlebags on my '81 looked like Krausers.
Honestly, I wouldn't know a Krauser if it bit me! I was just pointing out how strange it was that the brochure didn't taut the accessory by name.
CS rarity
I heard one person say that the CS is not that rare or wasn't that big of a deal . I beg to differ with the number of low production of the bikes vin. Just the fact it is low number makes it rare . I understand that it is basically the same bike as RS ,RT and T , but they all have thousands of production numbers compared to a couple hundred true CS's .
I can tell you they don't show up often I have been looking for a true Vin numbered bike for years and they don't come up for sale often .
To me saying that they are no big deal and not collectible is like say all 1967 Corvettes are the same.
JMHO>
I heard one person say that the CS is not that rare or wasn't that big of a deal . I beg to differ with the number of low production of the bikes vin. Just the fact it is low number makes it rare . I understand that it is basically the same bike as RS ,RT and T , but they all have thousands of production numbers compared to a couple hundred true CS's .
I can tell you they don't show up often I have been looking for a true Vin numbered bike for years and they don't come up for sale often .
To me saying that they are no big deal and not collectible is like say all 1967 Corvettes are the same.
JMHO>
lkchris
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Honestly, I wouldn't know a Krauser if it bit me! I was just pointing out how strange it was that the brochure didn't taut the accessory by name.
That's probably because BMW NEVER fitted Krausers.
They fitted Denfelds.
That's for the original style bags featuring the BMW Roundel.
The later bags never had a manufacturer association.
lkchris
Active member
You won't see RT, or RS or anything else, either.
But if you look up the VIN in the BMW system the model will be revealed
classicvw
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"Rare" is a relative term anyway. Most years you could say that all BMWs were rare compared to Honda sales. "Rare" does not necessarily mean desirable or valuable either. This discussion about the CS models being more valuable has been going on for years. Unless you can show me that they are going for $10K, they don't command higher prices. Lets post real world selling prices if you know them.
The CS is an interesting Model
It is rare and it is a nice looking and riding motorcycle. The reality is its as valuable as the owner wants it to be and its selling price will be what someone is willing to pay for it if an owner decides to sell. For a purist (disclosure: I'm one) would value the bike for its correctness, original condition and presentation upon inspection. As far as the /2 stuff goes, the rarest of all /2 would be the R 50US with just over 410 units built and second on the rare scale would be the R 69US with right around 1,100 built. Next would be the R 50S which came in right around 1,634 units. Even more rare than the R 100CS, and all those /2 I mentioned would be the original factory paint Granada Red, Turf Green, Bristol Grey and Caribe Blue US only /2 bikes.
I for one think its great that some keep track of the surviving limited edition Air Head bikes, its even better knowing that some are even being preserved and researched to authenticate them as original.
It is rare and it is a nice looking and riding motorcycle. The reality is its as valuable as the owner wants it to be and its selling price will be what someone is willing to pay for it if an owner decides to sell. For a purist (disclosure: I'm one) would value the bike for its correctness, original condition and presentation upon inspection. As far as the /2 stuff goes, the rarest of all /2 would be the R 50US with just over 410 units built and second on the rare scale would be the R 69US with right around 1,100 built. Next would be the R 50S which came in right around 1,634 units. Even more rare than the R 100CS, and all those /2 I mentioned would be the original factory paint Granada Red, Turf Green, Bristol Grey and Caribe Blue US only /2 bikes.
I for one think its great that some keep track of the surviving limited edition Air Head bikes, its even better knowing that some are even being preserved and researched to authenticate them as original.