RE: R100RS - which year was the 'best' year? - 2

Zitat von Bonzo im Beitrag #13

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Yep, loads of insight from that link, and as you say, pluses & minus for earlier & later models.

I had an '81 (or maybe '82) R65 many years ago and then a few years later an '87 mono R65 (with a dealer fitted RS fairing). I very much liked them both.

Nigel, I prefer the panniers shown on the 93 model above. Are they the Krauser style you refer to?

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Zitat von Boxerboy im Beitrag #16

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Zitat von Bonzo im Beitrag #13

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Yep, loads of insight from that link, and as you say, pluses & minus for earlier & later models.

I had an '81 (or maybe '82) R65 many years ago and then a few years later an '87 mono R65 (with a dealer fitted RS fairing). I very much liked them both.

Nigel, I prefer the panniers shown on the 93 model above. Are they the Krauser style you refer to?

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I was referring to this type

This is my pride and joy.

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Zitat von Boxerboy im Beitrag #16

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I was referring to this type

This is my pride and joy.

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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #6

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I would get one of the latest years with the Mono Shock.
I think that was 1988 to 1995.

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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #19

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I didn't recall the calipers being positioned in front of the fork lower leg

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OK, here's another question.

In Mick Walker & Peter Dobson's excellent book 'BMW K Series Motorcycles', in 1987, Mick gets the chance to test ride the entire BMW range of motorcycles at Donington Park race circuit. Obviously focusing on the bricks he gives a brief mention to the (then) current boxers. Bearing in mind he's talking about an '87 R100RS, What does he mean by this?...

We have all read the headlines in MCN regarding the return 'by demand' of the much lamented R100RS. For a start it must be remembered that the reborn R100RS is rather a larger capacity R80 monoshock with an RS fairing rather than the real thing'

Surely if it's a 1000cc boxer with an RS fairing, it's a 'real' R100RS no?

Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #22

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man who's formative motorcycling years were the 1960s and 1970s, when in his mid 40s, dissing new fangled machines non-shocker

he probably slagged off Hinkley Triumphs as well

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I believe he is referring to the fact that all 1000cc boxer production ended after the introduction of the K-series models, however the R80monoshock was still in production. So the “reintroduction “ of the R100RS mono shock model was intact a bore-out of the R80 with an RS fairing etc added.

Zitat von Boxerboy im Beitrag #24

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I believe he is referring to the fact that all 1000cc boxer production ended after the introduction of the K-series models, however the R80monoshock was still in production. So the “reintroduction “ of the R100RS mono shock model was intact a bore-out of the R80 with an RS fairing etc added.

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Zitat von Boxerboy im Beitrag #24

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however the R80monoshock was still in production. So the “reintroduction “ of the R100RS mono shock model was intact a bore-out of the R80 with an RS fairing etc added.

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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #26

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Zitat von Boxerboy im Beitrag #24

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however the R80monoshock was still in production. So the “reintroduction “ of the R100RS mono shock model was intact a bore-out of the R80 with an RS fairing etc added.

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I'm guessing the R80GS frame was different compared to the 1984 and older R100 frame.

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