I adore the BMW R90S, which was a game-changer when it was released to the world. The Daytona Orange paint scheme shown here was the latter of two available paint schemes, both of which are beautiful and incredibly difficult to reproduce. With oversight from Hans Muth, this bike was built to show the world that BMW could make more than just touring bikes for old guys. Reg Pridmore helped soldify that claim with a first place finish in the first ever AMA Superbike Championship series in 1976.
The airhead engine produced 67 horsepower and 56 pound-feet of torque. This year, BMW celebrated its 90th anniversary, as well as the 40th anniversary of the R90S. To commemorate the milestone, BMW hired Roland Sands to build a homage to this bike (though in the very distinctive orange paint scheme). For more information (and a lot of lovely pictures), check out the RSD page for the Concept 90.
This specific R90S (VIN: 4981463) is claimed by the seller to be “the nicest R90S you can find”. It’s received a ground up restoration with the intent to bring it back to showroom condition – all rubber pieces are new, all aluminum parts were bead blasted, the gauges were reset to zero, and there’s plenty of new parts. The seller is very confident, thanks to quotes like “Don’t ask me if this or this is done – the answer is yes.” It has barely any miles after the restoration, and the exhaust still looks new.
Find this BMW R90S for sale in Elyria, Ohio with bidding up to $7,300 and the reserve not yet met