BMW R100RT 1982
1981 BMW R100RT for sale. I bought this with a view to joining the new-wave custom scene, but several factors have got in the way of that so I'm going to move it on. It's completely original and includes all the goodies these originally came with including the hand pump, the built-in cable lock, the first aid kit, etc, and I have the original owner's handbook. Some of the original manufacturer's stickers are still present. It also has the original wacky BMW flick-out auxiliary lights. Everything works although one of the aux lights is sticky to eject. There is a small box of various spare parts which will go with it. It's MOTd until May 2015. It has the original (Krauser?) panniers although unfortunately one of the clips broke this morning when I was clipping it onto the bike for the photos. Replacements available from Sherlock's. 54k miles on the clock. I also have a folder full of history, so I guess the mileage is probably fairly accurate. In some ways it's almost too original to chop into a custom, and perhaps more of a restoration option, but that's for the new owner to decide. I had some issues getting it to run properly this year. I have rebuilt both carbs with all new rubber parts, and also a pair of new floats, pins and needle jets. It seems a lot happier now although it would probably benefit from further fine-tuning. Cosmetically, it's all there but the paintwork all over shows the scars of 33 years use. Plenty of marks and scrapes; if you were to restore it, it wo...