BMW 1975 R90S 898cc 2 cyl OHV 3410

BMW 1975 R90S 898cc OHV transverse twin frame & engine #4081747

With its twin front disc brakes, racing-style seat, megaphone-shaped silencers and cockpit fairing, the R90S looks like no BMW before it, and the air-brushed ‘smoke’ custom finish to tank, seat and fairing means that no two examples leave the factory exactly alike.
The first R90S models have two-tone paintwork scheme of “Smoke Black/Silver” with adhesive gold pinstripes. Feedback from unimpressed customers prompts BMW to return to hand painted pinstripes. Later R90S models become available also in two-tone “Daytona Orange” with red pinstriping. The R90S has a redesigned seat, with a small “ducktail” fairing which (in addition to an underseat tool tray) provides a small storage space for lightweight items such as waterproofs. Standard equipment includes a full toolkit, a hand pump, a first-aid kit and even a small hand towel with an embroidered BMW logo.
A quote from a R90S road test: “Once on the move, little changes, the big German twin is agile, lithe and above all, fast. Ok, you can’t go rushing around in a ham-fisted manner or the bike will get upset with you, and the result will be one sour kraut. There is simply no point trying to run to the apex of a bend with the brakes on for instance. The front suspension is too soft and compliant to handle such abuse, while the engine is a bit on the lazy side to cope with the late downshifts required for this technique. Far better to work in unison and make small suggestions to your new Bavarian buddy, (actually the R90S was built at the new Munich factory) that way no one will get their nose put out of joint and you will be rewarded with a superlative ride. Get the braking, downshifting and turning done well in advance then, try to go through the apex on the gas, that way the whole plot tightens up nicely and you will be exiting the corner at a far higher speed than an equivalent Jap machine. Braking is positive and effective although some feel is lost as the front lever pulls a cable that in turn actuates the master cylinder deep under the petrol tank, this doesn’t afford the kind of feedback usually associated with hydraulic systems, but it works none the less.” (from: Classic Motorbikes.net, https://classic-motorbikes.net/bmw-r90s/ )

This R90S  has been part of an extensive static private BMW collection and will benefit from a checkup before bringing her back to road use. The mileage is 75.223km. Video: https://youtu.be/z1eSs6cJPSY