A development of the R69, the more powerful R69S arrived in September 1960 to stake a claim as the world's finest sports tourer. The R69S's 42bhp made for a top speed of 110mph, and Motor Cycle hailed the newcomer as a "luxury roadster with superb high-speed performance yet docile traffic manners; magnificent steering, roadholding and brakes." An hydraulic steering damper and bar-end indicators were the most obvious differences between the 'S' models and their predecessors. All this came at a UK price of around £530, roughly the price of a new Mini and almost double that of a home-produced parallel twin. BMW manufactured three outwardly similar 600cc models during the 1960s: the 35bhp R69 being the company's top-of-the-range sports bike until superseded by the R69S, while the R60 (later R60/2) was intended for sidecar duty and came with a lower-compression (28bhp) version of the same engine. An R69S, this example has been re-engined with the similar-capacity but lower-compression R60/2 motor, the latter being an overhauled unit fitted in 2000. The machine is described as in working order and generally good condition but in need of some tidying. It is offered with numerous expired MoT certificates and Swansea V5 registration document.
A development of the R69, the more powerful R69S arrived in September 1960 to stake a claim as the world's finest sports tourer. The R69S's 42bhp made for a top speed of 110mph, and Motor Cycle hailed the newcomer as a "luxury roadster with superb high-speed performance yet docile traffic manners; magnificent steering, roadholding and brakes." An hydraulic steering damper and bar-end indicators were the most obvious differences between the 'S' models and their predecessors. All this came at a UK price of around £530, roughly the price of a new Mini and almost double that of a home-produced parallel twin. BMW manufactured three outwardly similar 600cc models during the 1960s: the 35bhp R69 being the company's top-of-the-range sports bike until superseded by the R69S, while the R60 (later R60/2) was intended for sidecar duty and came with a lower-compression (28bhp) version of the same engine. An R69S, this example has been re-engined with the similar-capacity but lower-compression R60/2 motor, the latter being an overhauled unit fitted in 2000. The machine is described as in working order and generally good condition but in need of some tidying. It is offered with numerous expired MoT certificates and Swansea V5 registration document.
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