Nova Motorcycles-1977 BMW R100s

[@DangerousSportsForSeniors]

One of my favorite paint schemes on any motorcycle. Thanks again for sharing

[@jamesonpace726]

Had a mongrel '72 R75/5 with an '79 R100 motor traded for something or another. Best bike in the world, best years of my life, best times, the usual story....

[@Silentisdeath]

I would love to own that!

[@paulscountry456]

Interesting,I gotta check out that designer you mentioned, and that bike so attractive and color perfect for that bike .

[@redr1150r]

I had a 78 R100RS. I put 264,000 miles on it. I'm a local legend. 🙂

[@johndonlon1611]

Why BMW quit making the machine and its variants is still a mystery to me. They sold zillions of them. It did absolutely everything you could possibly ask of a motorcycle and did them beautifully. Its appearance is timeless.

[@stevensapyak7971]

10.3.24. 🤔I believe that Daytona Orange was only used on the 1975-1976 years. What a beautiful bike & the sunny day is superb to showcase the BMW. In the superbike series the BMW far out handled the Japanese bikes that is why they were winning. It wasn’t until the Japanese started learning how to build frames and suspension systems that they took over super bike.

[@novamotorcycles]

Yes early Japanese handling in the superbike class was very very bad! Also, to be clear this paint is similar but not the same as the R90S orange. There can be only one.

[@lauraszepanski6041]

Hi, the R90S has stainless steel rims. Cheers 😊

[@AdamNwesternmass]

I almost bought one of those but used to money to go to South America. Do you feel that the o-ring chain made drive shafts obsolete?

[@novamotorcycles]

@@AdamNwesternmass O ring chains certainly help longevity, but still need regular maintenance. Shafts have their place in touring machines that just need to put down miles.

[@AdamNwesternmass]

@@novamotorcycles I feel like o-ring chains have obvious problems and in a touring environment that they could go tens of thousands of miles. Shafts have more complex problems and maintenance is so much more complex for them.

[@dennisgreene5055]

I bought a 100s in 1977. The color that year was RED and it had the more streamlined valve covers. My paint immediately faded. The dealer was a friend and got me all repainted parts from bmw that never faded again. I just had to send back all the faded stuff back. The bike shown sure looks like a 76????

[@AlexSeptien]

how much is a bike like this now a days?

[@gregor471]

😜

[@robinfowler9477]

in 2012 i worked at a marina on cape cod and in a back shed was a former employees R90S! he had moved to the Netherlands and nobody knew how to get in touch with the owner. apparently he was not interested in selling. it was torture.