1994 R100R "disguised" as an R100GS ?

[mysteriousfish]

Just came home from 3 days of camping and jamming at The Gorge Amphitheater in eastern Washington, where I also picked up my winter project: a 1994 R100R Mystic with just 18k on the odometer. I think she has been stored outside for a while, and has quite a bit of oxidation and weathering to address, along with the usual weepy rubber seals and such. Also will be scouring the interweb for a set of side covers. But she runs and stops well, and I think will clean up quite nicely. One quirky issue: the title describes the model as an R1M, body style as an RS and series/body as a R100GS. The VIN number on the bike and title match up, and a quick google check of the VIN comes up as an R100R Mystic. I am aware of the lineage relationship between the R and GS paralever airheads, but this is clearly not a GS. I don't expect the DMV folks to know an R from a GS, but I was wondering if others have seen this kind of titling discrepancy. This is not a collector's show bike or anything, and I am not planning on a perfect restoration for investment purposes, but rather a daily rider/canyon carver, so I am more curious than anything...

 

[barryg]

I think Mystic's are kinda cool.

 

[Uke]

The title is just a piece of paper, so long as the numbers match, it's your bike. The R100R and R100GS are far more similar than dissimilar, pretty much the forks and shock and cosmetics of the Mystic.

Clean it and ride it. You will eventually likely need a circlip on the transmission output shaft.

Enjoy, I had a blast Monday, doing 165 miles on my '93 R100R. These (the R100R standard & Mystic and the R100GS) are the last of the Airheads.

BTW, I have the same Deflector Shield on my bike, it works well.