Boxerworks.com

http://www.dropbears.com/b/bmw/r90s73.htm

Calendar year or model year?? The '74s did come out in late 1973. Typically, though, people only refer to the model year when describing a bike.

Kurt in S.A.

According to Ian Falloon the R90S was available in Europe from 9/73 with a production run of 986 bikes by the end of the year. No models were available in the US before 1/74 and the US Specific chassis numbers begin from this date.

I saw my first 'live' R90s in early summer in italy, an american guy was riding it, I was quite disappointed beacuse he told me that he did not like the bike beacuse it vibrated more than his previous BMW. I would have been very happy to swop the bike for my norton commando, which was limping a bit!

Charles

Scot wrote:http://www.dropbears.com/b/bmw/r90s73.htm

I bought my first BMW R75/5 in Germany in July of 1973. The first R90S started showing up in Krauser BMW showroom later that year. I was bummed, I wanted one so bad!

chasbmw wrote:I saw my first 'live' R90s in early summer in italy, an american guy was riding it, I was quite disappointed beacuse he told me that he did not like the bike beacuse it vibrated more than his previous BMW. I would have been very happy to swop the bike for my norton commando, which was limping a bit!

Charles

I didn't know Commandos could limp. All the ones I've known either ran like a bat outta hell, or (frequently) not at all

Tim Shepherd wrote:I bought my first BMW R75/5 in Germany in July of 1973. The first R90S started showing up in Krauser BMW showroom later that year. I was bummed, I wanted one so bad!

The same think happened with me and the R65 & the R80G/S that came out the next year. sigh.

I believe my R90S is a late '73 production... on the first shipment to Oz, sold in '74.

The Bigfella wrote:I believe my R90S is a late '73 production... on the first shipment to Oz, sold in '74.

You should be able to get the month of manufacture from Phil Hawksley's site: http://www.bmbikes.co.uk/chassispages/e ... sis900.htm

DanielMc wrote:

The Bigfella wrote:I believe my R90S is a late '73 production... on the first shipment to Oz, sold in '74.

You should be able to get the month of manufacture from Phil Hawksley's site: http://www.bmbikes.co.uk/chassispages/e ... sis900.htm

Thanks Daniel. According to that, my Brunhilde is 9/73. She'll be 38 this year - sort of 'young middle age'. She wears her patina well and doesn't look a day over 37.