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Rare R1100SS or resprayed write off?
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 8:49 pm
by fatnfast
Just seen this on ebay. Were these just a repainted dealers special? Looks like Mamola BCR wheels and Replika white clocks have been fitted to one of the slower single sparks to me
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-R-1100s-S ... 167wt_1203
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 8:57 pm
by Blackal
Dealers' specials, to ride on the success of a team in the boxercup race series.
Some say they are collectible, some love the looks.
I've always thought they look a bit shonky.
There's more info on this site about them
viewtopic.php?p=135376&highlight=boxercup#135376
Al
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 9:20 pm
by fatnfast
Thanks for that. I agree it does look a bit shonky. Belly pans looks an ok design though
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Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 9:43 pm
by f90x
I like the 'trick suspension' and the 'very very quick' bits myself.
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 9:46 pm
by Blackal
There was one of the raced ones - for sale at the 2009 Scottish Bike Show
(which, strangely - has Twinspark covers??)
Brave man who took a chance on that one..............
Al
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 9:54 pm
by fatnfast
Now that looks nice, and not a replica but the real thing
Im sure the twin spark covers will bolt right onto the single spark having held a TS cover up to my single spark gs. Maybe the originals were ground away racing.
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 8:11 am
by tanneman
Blackal wrote:There was one of the raced ones - for sale at the 2009 Scottish Bike Show
Al
Was that not Richard Cooper's bike? Turned up at the BMW club track day this past August along with a powercup K1200R. All owned by BMW of course.
Re: Rare R1100SS or resprayed write off?
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 8:37 am
by McBoxer
Is it one of the 'specials' that BMW GB lashed up? I think this may have been before the factory got their finger out, but I stand to be corrected on that. Here's a link to a press release about it. I can't see a date, but I'm sure someone here knows a bit more than I do:
http://www.motorbikestoday.com/news/Art ... eplica.htm
Says only 25 were produced.
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 12:33 pm
by fatnfast
good link above, thanks. I wish mine had a black engine, they are a vastly superior finish to the silver ones.
Guess that makes it the rarest R1100S then
