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The BMW R90S is a 900cc sport motorcycle produced by BMW from 1973 to 1976. BMW commissioned designer Hans Muth to oversee the R90S, which became the flagship of the boxer engined "/6" range. Sporting distinctive two-tone paintwork, a bikini fairing and a new tail, the R90S was intended to shrug off the enduring image of BMW bikes as staid and ...
The BMW R60/6, R75/6, R90/6 and the sport model BMW R90S form a range of boxer twin motorcycles that were manufactured in Berlin, Germany, by BMW from 1974 to 1976. [1] The "slash six" models departed from the earlier "slash five" slightly.
The BMW /6 range replaced the "/5" models in 1974, with the 500 cc (31 cu in) engine being discontinued and a 900 cc (55 cu in) engine introduced. The "/6" model range consisted of the 600 cc BMW R 60/6 , the 750 cc BMW R 75/6 , the 900 cc BMW R 90/6 and the sporting 900 cc BMW R 90 S .
The 2025 BMW R12 S is a new model from BMW that pays tribute to the historic R90 S from the 1970s. The 1170-cc motorcycle produces 109 horsepower at 7000 rpm and 85 pound-feet of torque at 6500 ...
The 247 engine was the successor of the in 1969 (MY 1970) introduced first modern BMW boxer engine; the BMW 246 engine of the /5 series. With minor and more significant updates (247/76 in 1976 and 247/M80 in 1981) it was used by BMW beginning with the 1974 /6 series in its motorcycles from 1974 to 1995. Before 1981 the ignition was points ignition.
This drop-dead gorgeous 1974 BMW 3.0CSi currently up for auction on Bring a Trailer—which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos— that's been treated to a no-bolt-left-unturned restoration.
In the 1974 race BMW R90 riders Bryan Hindle and Clive Knight were initially declared winners. Kawasaki Z1-900 riders Len Atlee and Ken Blake were declared winners after a recount. Another Kawasaki was disqualified for petrol tank modifications. Two BMW teams would have placed second and third, but were disqualified for suspension modifications.
Production cars Model series Years Vehicle class 3/15: 1927–1932: Economy car 3/20 PS: 1932–1934: Compact car 303: 1933–1937: Compact car 328: 1936–1940