jedz
New member
Greetings!
So I've been a MOA member for a couple years now but never owned a BMW, well until now!
I'm picking up a 1996 BMW R1100R, well I'm actually getting it shipped through haul bikes. I should see it land here in Vermont by May 11th. Super stoked!
So this bike is plagued with the odd short out when turned fully locked. I know there is a recall for this bike but I reached out to Frank's BMW in Vermont (only dealer in the state) and they said the recall work was done in 1999 at 100 miles... So of course they told me the would gladly fix and maintain my BMW however the big reason to get an old Oil head is to learn how to do all the work myself on an R bike. I have heard from other sources that Frank's isn't the best and was told to go to MAX BMW in NY if I have any issues... I'll plan to reach out there as well.
Anyway I really wanted a R bike to get my hands dirty. My good friend recommended that I get a R1100 as they tend to be pretty much bullet proof. The bike I'm getting has 68K miles and the clutch and rear main seal was just replaced a few years back. My R1100R is a bit of a patina queen and is going t be a great blank slate for a simple strip and setup for mountain gap running right behind my house in the Green Mountains of Vermont... Added bonus, it's Vermont Green .
Super stoked to officially get my first ever BMW, I've owned about 65 other bike in my time almost all being Japanese. I've wanted a R bike for along time but they are basically overly expensive to get into in Vermont. (The same bike in Burlington was listed for $5500) I found this one for sub $2K in MD, it's actually my buddies bike and he's moved on and I'm taking it off my hands. Even after shipping it's half than some of the bikes available locally to me.
Some pictures:
Looking forward to learning more!
Best,
-Jedz
So I've been a MOA member for a couple years now but never owned a BMW, well until now!
I'm picking up a 1996 BMW R1100R, well I'm actually getting it shipped through haul bikes. I should see it land here in Vermont by May 11th. Super stoked!
So this bike is plagued with the odd short out when turned fully locked. I know there is a recall for this bike but I reached out to Frank's BMW in Vermont (only dealer in the state) and they said the recall work was done in 1999 at 100 miles... So of course they told me the would gladly fix and maintain my BMW however the big reason to get an old Oil head is to learn how to do all the work myself on an R bike. I have heard from other sources that Frank's isn't the best and was told to go to MAX BMW in NY if I have any issues... I'll plan to reach out there as well.
Anyway I really wanted a R bike to get my hands dirty. My good friend recommended that I get a R1100 as they tend to be pretty much bullet proof. The bike I'm getting has 68K miles and the clutch and rear main seal was just replaced a few years back. My R1100R is a bit of a patina queen and is going t be a great blank slate for a simple strip and setup for mountain gap running right behind my house in the Green Mountains of Vermont... Added bonus, it's Vermont Green .
Super stoked to officially get my first ever BMW, I've owned about 65 other bike in my time almost all being Japanese. I've wanted a R bike for along time but they are basically overly expensive to get into in Vermont. (The same bike in Burlington was listed for $5500) I found this one for sub $2K in MD, it's actually my buddies bike and he's moved on and I'm taking it off my hands. Even after shipping it's half than some of the bikes available locally to me.
Some pictures:
Looking forward to learning more!
Best,
-Jedz