Registration No: Unregistered
Frame No: 64893887
MOT: Exempt

• Recently found in an old lock-up
• A BMW R80 RT wearing German Polizei colours
• A mostly complete machine with panniers
• An ideal restoration project

BMW was established in the early 1900s as a manufacturer of aircraft engines and produced their first motorcycle in 1923. That machine, the R23, sported the famous flat-twin boxer configuration with which BMW is now synonymous. By the 1970s, BMWs had become the most popular bikes for long-distance touring due to their torquey engines and shaft-drive transmissions. With their solid design and renowned reliability, ‘Airheads’ of the ‘70s and ‘80s have become one of the most popular bikes for turning into ‘brat bikes’ or ‘café racers’ in recent years.

This BMW R80 RT, thought to date from the mid-1980s, was found with the Kawasaki Z900 and Honda ST70 (lots 296 and 298) in an old lock-up. It is not known when the BMW was placed there but it is believed to have been in storage for the last 15 to 18 years. It wears the colour scheme of the German Polizei,, so it may well be an ex-Polizei machine. This bike turns over and rolls reasonably well. As 1980s BMWs become increasingly popular, it represents an ideal restoration project. Sold strictly as viewed with no documentation.

For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217