Preceding even its early production sibling R100RS #2 is Prototype #1. In form it is identical to its sibling - it displays the sculpted integral fairing, fine-tuned by Pininfarina’s wind tunnel. It shares the air-cooled 980cc flat-twin four stroke powerplant based on decades of refinement. It too is capable of carrying its rider to triple digit speeds in comfort and with styling that has stood the test of time for more than three decades since it debuted. Is it a sport bike with a maximum speed of 125mph? Is it a touring bike with 5.25 gallon capacity gas tanks and up to 50 mpg? Is it an exotic with its dramatic bodywork? Did it carry a BMW record high price tag at the time of its introduction? Answer: Yes. All the above. While BMW had earned, and rightly so, the reputation as a gentleman’s machine, somewhat conservative and not given to audacious behavior, that image kept in somewhat low profile BMW’s long list of racing achievements over the years including wins at the classic International Six Days Trials in 1926 (just three years after the first BMW was debuted), a speed record of 173.88 mph set in 1937 that held for 14 years, a win at the Isle of Mann TT in 1939, as well as numerous German GP championships. That race bred know-how found its expression in the R100RS and set a precedent as well as created a whole new public image. While the R100RS was first shown off in September 1976, a few months earlier in March of that year the AMA held its first Superbike Production race at Daytona. BMW privateer racers took First and Second place at the event with rider Reg Pridmore going on to the earn the distinction of being the first national champion in AMA Superbike racing... and BMW sharing the glory. Weighing in at 463 lb., relatively trim for a touring capable machine, and producing 70 HP (and an impressive 55.75lb.ft. torque at 5,500rpm), its balance of power to weight, creature comforts, excellent brakes, 5-speed transmission, full instrumentation and high visual impact made it an instant classic, this example more so since it holds bragging rights as one of the first two R100RS prototypes ‘out of the chute.’ All-in-all this is an exemplary machine, and a must for any BMW aficionado or European milestone bike collection. Painted in icy silver blue this is the first of its species, ‘Prototype #1’ and, as such, a rare ‘Beemer’ indeed. Titled as a model year 1977, sold on a California Certificate of Title.
Preceding even its early production sibling R100RS #2 is Prototype #1. In form it is identical to its sibling - it displays the sculpted integral fairing, fine-tuned by Pininfarina’s wind tunnel. It shares the air-cooled 980cc flat-twin four stroke powerplant based on decades of refinement. It too is capable of carrying its rider to triple digit speeds in comfort and with styling that has stood the test of time for more than three decades since it debuted. Is it a sport bike with a maximum speed of 125mph? Is it a touring bike with 5.25 gallon capacity gas tanks and up to 50 mpg? Is it an exotic with its dramatic bodywork? Did it carry a BMW record high price tag at the time of its introduction? Answer: Yes. All the above. While BMW had earned, and rightly so, the reputation as a gentleman’s machine, somewhat conservative and not given to audacious behavior, that image kept in somewhat low profile BMW’s long list of racing achievements over the years including wins at the classic International Six Days Trials in 1926 (just three years after the first BMW was debuted), a speed record of 173.88 mph set in 1937 that held for 14 years, a win at the Isle of Mann TT in 1939, as well as numerous German GP championships. That race bred know-how found its expression in the R100RS and set a precedent as well as created a whole new public image. While the R100RS was first shown off in September 1976, a few months earlier in March of that year the AMA held its first Superbike Production race at Daytona. BMW privateer racers took First and Second place at the event with rider Reg Pridmore going on to the earn the distinction of being the first national champion in AMA Superbike racing... and BMW sharing the glory. Weighing in at 463 lb., relatively trim for a touring capable machine, and producing 70 HP (and an impressive 55.75lb.ft. torque at 5,500rpm), its balance of power to weight, creature comforts, excellent brakes, 5-speed transmission, full instrumentation and high visual impact made it an instant classic, this example more so since it holds bragging rights as one of the first two R100RS prototypes ‘out of the chute.’ All-in-all this is an exemplary machine, and a must for any BMW aficionado or European milestone bike collection. Painted in icy silver blue this is the first of its species, ‘Prototype #1’ and, as such, a rare ‘Beemer’ indeed. Titled as a model year 1977, sold on a California Certificate of Title.
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