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dlearl476
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As in R100 S or RS Motorsports.
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Here are a couple of brochures of the time...they only mention the RS...
http://www.omnilex.com/public/bmw78/78p1.jpg
http://www.omnilex.com/public/bmw78/78p4.jpg
The BMW book on the "Boxers 1969 to 1985" mentions the R100RS coming off the assembly line in the summer of 1979. It also says that the relatively unknown S model came out as well, treated to the same color scheme but did not have the red edge around the headlight like the RS did.
Ian Falloon's book indicates that about 200 RS were built. It was available with matching white Krauser saddlebags and many came with the dark blue upholstery...maybe some did not. The only information about the S model was that it was mysterious model sometimes referred to as the R100SRS as it was marketed in the United Kingdom where most were sold. No info on the numbers produced. It came with the same motor as in the RS.
I'd also read from Tom Cutter that the bikes were original ordered by an Austrian importer but later canceled. Butler and Smith agreed to take the bikes and distribute them to dealers.
And it was the "Motosport", not "Motorsports".
didn't they also have a blue stripe on the wheels?
Thanks for posting that, I hadn't found it in all my "surfing". It raises another question: at which point was the R 100 S "Sport" re-badged the R 100 CS (classic sport)? That's what every "red smoke" R 100 I've ever seen was badged. I don't think I've ever seen one badged "R 100 S".
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the Red Smoke was originally available in '77 and '78. I believe that the CS (Classic S) was a 1984 release.
Oh, and I have no info on the bike pictured, I found it on the internet. According to a friend, it has Krauser heads.
didn't they also have a blue stripe on the wheels?
Perhaps that picture was a poor example. It's obviously been modified, but a lot of the details are incongruous with other info I've read. The snowflake wheels would lead me to believe it was '78<, yet according to most sources R 100 S' were not painted motorsport's colors, yet the bike is badged R100S.Don't think you can tell that by looking at the valve cover. The krauser was a 4-valve head, but I don't recall if it was also a dual plugged or not. I've got paperwork on those at home- will take a look later tonite.
Prove me wrong again. Probably not the last time, certainly not the first. Dang.
Where did you find the info on VINs being 618...?