BMW R90/s info

[ME 109]

Er, I don't think these are photos of the actual $1,000 bike.

[lee85bmw]

Yeah sorry, those are pictures of other bikes with the same tank. Its just a different style tank than the other pictures of R90/6 I've seen. So I was curious the difference between that tank. I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet. I think If I don't buy it I will be kicking myself in the a**. But if I do buy it and it has major engine/transmission issue then I will still be kicking myself in the a**. That's the gamble of buying a $1000 bike I guess.

[bbelk]

I own an R90/6 and I am specifically looking for a parts bike. Where is the bike in question? I am not in a hurry and I will make no inquiries beyond this until you have made all your decisions.

Thanks
Brad

[Major Softie]

Yeah, that's the "Sport" tank. You are apparently more used to the appearance of the larger Touring tank.

The Sport tank is smaller, but quite attractive. It's still pretty good sized. I think it holds 4.5 gallons - same as a toaster and is, in fact, a toaster tank with no chrome toaster panels.

The big tank is 6.3

[ME 109]

That's the gamble of buying a $1000 bike I guess.

The gearbox is probably worth $5-700 US

[khittner1]

Hmm---$1K for a non-running, electrically screwed-up bike-in-a-box seems a tad rich; there's barely that in re-marketable parts---I don't think the parts value is as much as ME suggests for a transmission (or much else) of unknown mileage/internal condition. Some pics would help with any assessment. If you have $3K to get it running and reliable, spending $500-750 for it may be reasonable, but you'll still have a bit more into it than it'll fetch on resale.

[She'llbe]

Buy it, fix it, ride it, you'll love it!!!!!

[dwerbil]

Buy it, fix it, ride it, you'll love it!!!!!

Need a "like" button here.

[jimmyg]

R90s's can bring ridiculous money so if it's original, numbers matching, $1000 is a no brainer. An R90/6, not so much.

jimmyg

[MCrenshaw]

An R90/6 in good running condition will average around $3,500, maybe a little more depending on your market and time of year. A little less if cosmetically flawed or hacked. I mention this because you could easily spend $2,000 to $2,500 to get it up to snuff. But by doing this you would end up with a bike that you brought back to the land of the living, will know how to do most of the work yourself, and will have a blast riding it. For my part, working on airheads like this is very satisfying.