I've got a 1996 R 1100 RS & i love it The only thing I changed was 40mm spacers under the bars to save my 66 yr old back & the crap standard grips. I'll never sell this bike, Seat will be re padded & covered next few weeks because it's getting hard with age just like me lol
I’ve had a 93 model for about 2 months. Love it. Put pilot roads on it. Synced the throttle bodies, added a lambs wool seat cover. It’s exhilarating with comfort 143ks and purrs!
I own this bike and I will keep it!! It's amazing and will still stand up to the modern bikes of today. Real motorcyclists bike! BTW I actually like the sideways torque...
Was chatting with a friend yesterday who happens to have one in his garage that hasn’t been ridden in years. Going to Try and come to an agreement with him. I love that bike. Me wants it.
I owned one for years, i remember that it used to pull you down slightly in right hand bends and lift you up slightly in left hand bends, you just get used to it...
"I love the smell of a cattle truck in the morning, smells like victory!" Well maybe not, but good choice to pull over rather than risk a blind corner pass or having to smell that "sheet" all the way down the hill. I had a 1994 BMW R1100RS and that "sideways torque" of the motor to the right bugged me at a stop. The K1200RS that I got later didn't have that much rocking to the side.
@@geedee6339 Both have their crankshaft inline with the frame, not across the frame so they have a torque reaction when rev'd up, but the K1200rs does not shift side to side like the R1100rs. The Goldwing (all models) and Moto Guzzi have the same inline crankshaft. The Goldwing counter rotates the alternator to stop the rocking motion, whereas, the Moto Guzzi does not and it rocks like BMW Rseries. Engineering or is it Twins vs Multis?
I think of the boxer bikes as double gyroscope machines. The flywheel turns one way and the wheels 90 degrees apart. Seems like that might account for it's unique ride??
I had the last carburetor boxer , the R100R and loved it to parts until I crashed it against an Audi A4 with my then girlfriend on . Then I married her and stepped down from motorcycling for 11 years to allow our baby daughter some room . I remember how much I loved this next and new injection model but when I returned to the road I had turned a guzzista , and got me aCentauro that I use to this day . But somehow this BMW still appeals to me much than the later models , has this 70s feeling to it … an I can do luggage traveling , which I can’t with the Centauro . However how many miles would be too many when buying one and which year is best ? Thanks 🙏
@@angeluriarte7745 Well the first models had problems with the gearbox. There was a recall from bmw for that. Models from 97 and up didnt had those problems. The thing is when those earlier models didnt had that recall then you can end up with a broken gearbox. The problem was shifting from 2 to 3 gear. The engine is rocksolid though.
@@angeluriarte7745 The 97 models and above hadnt that problem anymore in the productionline. All the other models had a recall from bmw so they could fix it. You can easily go to a bmw salespoint to check if yours had a recall undergoing.
Had mine for 23 years,many updates 280,000 miles perfect bike but not for everyone easy to maintain👌👌🏴
I just bought a 1996 BMW R 1100 RS absolutely love it 👍
I've got a 1996 R 1100 RS & i love it The only thing I changed was 40mm spacers under the bars to save my 66 yr old back & the crap standard grips. I'll never sell this bike, Seat will be re padded & covered next few weeks because it's getting hard with age just like me lol
I'm 64 and just bought a 2000 RS in great shape. It does feel odd at slow speeds. Not my first BMW, either.
@@rhinely850 ~ Your tire pressure is too low, Brother. Go higher than what the manual says, per genius BMW CZcamsr mechanic Chris Harris!
It's an oil head, not an air head, and it's air and oil cooled. And it has a telelever front suspension, not cantilever.
I’ve had a 93 model for about 2 months. Love it. Put pilot roads on it. Synced the throttle bodies, added a lambs wool seat cover. It’s exhilarating with comfort
143ks and purrs!
Hey. Heard that 93 models had lot of problems. You had any of those ?
I own this bike and I will keep it!! It's amazing and will still stand up to the modern bikes of today. Real motorcyclists bike!
BTW I actually like the sideways torque...
Same here
Was chatting with a friend yesterday who happens to have one in his garage that hasn’t been ridden in years. Going to
Try and come to an agreement with him. I love that bike. Me wants it.
Nice video mate, love those open NZ roads. The cattle truck was bad luck ... for you and the cattle.
Beatiful sound
I owned one for years, i remember that it used to pull you down slightly in right hand bends and lift you up slightly in left hand bends, you just get used to it...
Nice Video.
Buy it!!
You can ride till you run out of SD card space. I might try one of these..
Isn't that an oil head? Great video
I came here looking for this comment, I was thinking the same thing.
Ah Whitemans Valley Rd is an under rated ride
"I love the smell of a cattle truck in the morning, smells like victory!" Well maybe not, but good choice to pull over rather than risk a blind corner pass or having to smell that "sheet" all the way down the hill. I had a 1994 BMW R1100RS and that "sideways torque" of the motor to the right bugged me at a stop. The K1200RS that I got later didn't have that much rocking to the side.
thatll be because its a completely different bike durrr..
@@geedee6339 Both have their crankshaft inline with the frame, not across the frame so they have a torque reaction when rev'd up, but the K1200rs does not shift side to side like the R1100rs. The Goldwing (all models) and Moto Guzzi have the same inline crankshaft. The Goldwing counter rotates the alternator to stop the rocking motion, whereas, the Moto Guzzi does not and it rocks like BMW Rseries. Engineering or is it Twins vs Multis?
I think of the boxer bikes as double gyroscope machines. The flywheel turns one way and the wheels 90 degrees apart. Seems like that might account for it's unique ride??
Not an airhead. They are oilheads
I had the last carburetor boxer , the R100R and loved it to parts until I crashed it against an Audi A4 with my then girlfriend on . Then I married her and stepped down from motorcycling for 11 years to allow our baby daughter some room . I remember how much I loved this next and new injection model but when I returned to the road I had turned a guzzista , and got me aCentauro that I use to this day . But somehow this BMW still appeals to me much than the later models , has this 70s feeling to it … an I can do luggage traveling , which I can’t with the Centauro . However how many miles would be too many when buying one and which year is best ? Thanks 🙏
Why are driving on the left lane all of the time
A million police riders can't be wrong.
Me venden una de 1994 por 500$ completa en aparente buen estado pero que a estado sentada en un almacén los últimos 5 años
K my
Touch wood. Mine is going well. Gearbox is noisy
Can someone tell me if these are reliable?
The later models of the r1100rs are reliable. The first years you need to avoid.
@@vinjofin1972 And what year om would that be?
@@angeluriarte7745 Well the first models had problems with the gearbox. There was a recall from bmw for that. Models from 97 and up didnt had those problems. The thing is when those earlier models didnt had that recall then you can end up with a broken gearbox. The problem was shifting from 2 to 3 gear. The engine is rocksolid though.
@@vinjofin1972 But if the bike came out in 93 , it was produced with that problem until 97 ??
@@angeluriarte7745 The 97 models and above hadnt that problem anymore in the productionline. All the other models had a recall from bmw so they could fix it. You can easily go to a bmw salespoint to check if yours had a recall undergoing.
oil head...damping