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My friend has many bikes and I asked him to consider selling me one of his stalled refurb projects. He showed me a 1984 R100S and this 1977 R100RS. He says this bike, the 1977, is a Euro import and one of only 200 or so made by BMW. He has all the parts, had the motor tuned and cared for recently and upgraded the electrics. He also has sanded down all the body work and had planned to pain it.
It needs re-assembly and he claims to have all the new parts for the bike and a clean title. He says it's rare and worth 12-15K when perfect. I balked but he broke the ice with a suggestion of 6k for the bike. I offered that I should get both for 6k and told him I would call him later and chat with him about the money.
When I use the VIN decoder I get the following info:
Chassis number 6080803
Vehicle code 0306
Series 2474
Model R 100 RS
Body type ohne
Catalog model ECE
Production date 1976 / 11
Engine
Transmission
Steering
Catalyzer NONE
That doesn't mean much to me but I'm sure it is meaningful to someone. Also, when fully dressed and in great shape I don't see them going for much more than $8,000 with a more common price of about 4k.
Is this a project worth more than I think it is? I'm interested in another project bike as the pistons are still frozen in my R100's cylinders but I'm not sure this is it.
I appreciate your honest feedback,
Gravity
It needs re-assembly and he claims to have all the new parts for the bike and a clean title. He says it's rare and worth 12-15K when perfect. I balked but he broke the ice with a suggestion of 6k for the bike. I offered that I should get both for 6k and told him I would call him later and chat with him about the money.
When I use the VIN decoder I get the following info:
Chassis number 6080803
Vehicle code 0306
Series 2474
Model R 100 RS
Body type ohne
Catalog model ECE
Production date 1976 / 11
Engine
Transmission
Steering
Catalyzer NONE
That doesn't mean much to me but I'm sure it is meaningful to someone. Also, when fully dressed and in great shape I don't see them going for much more than $8,000 with a more common price of about 4k.
Is this a project worth more than I think it is? I'm interested in another project bike as the pistons are still frozen in my R100's cylinders but I'm not sure this is it.
I appreciate your honest feedback,
Gravity