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New guides/ seats no bother.
Barn find R90S
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Cheers Mike, Iāll assess everything when the engine is stripped
Consider a Siebenrock power kit (980cc, Nicasil) to rid yourself of obsolescence with the Iron bores.
Bundle them into a tank with a gallon or two of EvaporustCheers Mike, Iāll assess everything when the engine is stripped
Be Fine!!!!!!!! Bet ya it would run!!
Barrels are now off, definitely will need a rebore due to water damage on one of them. Crank is nice and free, but Iāll be replacing all bearings and seals etc. The left hand barrel had to have a bit of persuasion with a hot air gun and a bit of ingenuity.
Great work.
Really enjoying watch you save this
Really enjoying watch you save this
Iāve bought a donor bike to use for wheels ,forks , and various bits and pieces that canāt be saved.Great work.
Really enjoying watch you save this
I'd be putting stuff on the Donor bike
Then it wonāt be a matching number R90S, the only parts Iām using are what would have been on the R90S originally, fork stanchions are the same, indicators, wheels and discs , calipers, speedo housing, I have the speedo and tachometer which are fine, housing is worse for wear, starter motor, if the engine covers are better than mine then Iāll use those. Side panels, the wheels will be stripped and the paint removed to match the original R90S colours. Tyres will be replaced with Michelin Classic tyres.I'd be putting stuff on the Donor bike
I have somebody interested in anything I donāt use. There is no V5 with the bike ,just a Nova number, the frame and engine are matching number so there is value there.
Your new speedo housing will have the idiot lights in the wrong order for a /6 bike....
Some late R90S bikes came out in non-Daytona/Silver Smoke colours. Are you sure the red is not 'factory'?
Some late R90S bikes came out in non-Daytona/Silver Smoke colours. Are you sure the red is not 'factory'?
The log book has red as the colour, itās the same shade as my R90/6, so you could be onto something, Iāve never seen a photo of a red R90S, have changed over the housing from my /6 and built a set of gauges using the original S gauges , the only thing I need are new glass and the rubber surrounds,both of which are available from Motorworks.
Under the tank you may be able to detect if it is a respray. Also the inside of the side panels, inside faces of the mudguards. If there are any chips to the paintwork you might see an original colour if there was one.
Long shot you could let BMW archives know the VIN number and they might be able to tell you what it left the factory as. Curious, what is the frame number?
Long shot you could let BMW archives know the VIN number and they might be able to tell you what it left the factory as. Curious, what is the frame number?
Frame is 4093628 as is the engine number, first Reg 1 / 8 / 76 colour on V5 Red / Black.
Within the last 100 ever produced!
If it was a factory red then Iād probably keep it that colour. Iāll have to do some research.
Nice but not factory, judging by the pinstripes, especially on the tank.
Remember seeing one in Stourbridge in probably 1977 . It was a genuine R90S albeit fitted with Lester wheels , however, it was a dark green/ black paint scheme (very similar to the later R100RT ) , owner said he bought it new from the dealer in those colours
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