Rarebird13 Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 As titled, selling my blue 1995 R110RS w/ 21,000 miles (being ridden regularly, so mileage will increase) Originally an RS with "low" fairing, prefer the "cafe racer" look so replaced with half fairing. Have original lowers in box, great condition except for slightly baked mid pieces(still useable). BarBax, Throttlemeister, OE heated grips, Grip Buddies Antigravity Lithium Battery, new in 2021 Corbin Rumble seat (flip up passenger backrest) All fluids have been changed Throttles synced Chain Tensioner upgrade done ABS II Wiring Mod done Wunderlich Oil Cap Iridium Spark Plugs new in 2021 Alternator belt new in 2021 BMW Dealership replaced clutch and Metzler tires at 13k for previous owner (have receipts) Tires are in great shape, just a couple years old New Braided Brake Lines, have not installed Bike is really nice, still ridden regularly. Too many bikes/ cars, too little garage space. Located in Painesville, OH, NE of Cleveland $4200/ offer 1 Link to comment
Rarebird13 Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 Reduced to $3500/ obo -mike Link to comment
Rarebird13 Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 Reduced to $3,200 OBO, would like to sell before the winter game of garage Tetris begins again! Link to comment
Rarebird13 Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 ok, so I'm reaching out to my BMW friends here- Am I asking too much? I've been buying, fixing, riding and selling for decades. I do this for fun, not profit, so I always sell just to cover what i've got in the bike. I figure I've gotten my fun out of the ride, now it's time for the next person to enjoy! I don't think I've ever advertised a bike for more than 2 weeks before it sold. This R1100RS, however... I've had dozens of questions from my ad on FB, several from CycleTrader- then the conversation just ends... Are older BMWs just too "niche"? Am I asking too much? Thanks all! Link to comment
roadscholar Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 On 8/19/2022 at 3:15 PM, Rarebird13 said: ok, so I'm reaching out to my BMW friends here- Am I asking too much? I've had dozens of questions from my ad on FB, several from CycleTrader- then the conversation just ends... Are older BMWs just too "niche"? Am I asking too much? Thanks all! Couple things.. older sport touring bikes are just that, old, there’s plenty of newer stuff (lighter, faster, better handling) out there for not a lot more. It’s like the ST1100, both were great bikes in their day but time has passed them by although the RS is def cooler and better looking. But, there’s probably someone out there that’ll appreciate what it is and buy it, just takes awhile to find them or them you. And this is likely not the best audience for it, most here lean toward the newer stuff but obviously not all. Price seems reasonable considering the miles and condition, I had a 96 for years and really enjoyed it. Which reminds me, painting that scratched lid and right fairing panel would probably help sell it too even with a higher price, a lot of people don't want to mess with stuff like that and view it as a deal breaker, they just want to get on and ride. if it was a GS with only 21k it would be gone tomorrow, that’s just a much bigger niche these days. Also, when I put a car or bike in an ad I try to get them to call, not only does it alleviate some scams, it gets a prospect more involved on a personal level and eliminates the endless banter/requests by email and text usually from people that had no intention of buying anyway, Not always the case but IMO seems to occur more often than not. But, from a collector’s standpoint, I think the market will begin to appreciate a nice low mile example of that bike but it’s still a ways off. It’s definitely a classic in the making but sometimes these things take awhile, you have to look at the previous generation version, it will slowly follow that trend then all of a sudden one day it’ll go for double what it was. Predicting when that happens is always the hard part. 2 Link to comment
Rarebird13 Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 Thanks for the insight- much appreciated! As a side note, there are no scratches on the panels, nearly flawless. It's trick of light/reflection, might need change out the photo. The "shiny" bags do have scuffs, not scratches, though- not an issue I choose to deal with again as they scuff as fast as I rub them out! Thanks again for taking the time to answer -mike 2 Link to comment
BrianT Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Items have been sold Link to comment
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