BMW Flying Brick: Enough is enough.

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Published 2023-08-27
35 years later, is BMW's strange experiment still worthy of attention?

All Comments (15)
  • Nice to see them without a brown seat and the frame hacked up
  • @billkenney422
    I acquired a 1991 rs a few years ago with 24k on the clock. Does everything that I want it to do very well except being moved around in the garage, which closely resembles the combat scenes from game of thrones. A great low cost, good looking touring bike that won’t put you to sleep.
  • @justinking5964
    I never thought such handsome and gentle man has adventurous spirit.
  • @GWAYGWAY1
    I have one of the very first made in 1983 August , it is number 000000249 and I got it new in 1984, my wife used to drive it more than I did. It is now 40 years old and officially a classic in the UK.
  • @yz2503
    i have a K100 RT the without fairing on it.. amazing bike, runs and ride like a dream.
  • @DmacDomage
    Excellent video. I'm looking at getting me one as I have a club ride next year across Australia from Melbourne to Western Australia (about 7500km each way). The SV1000 I have now could do it, but I'm not sure my body would cope. I'm looking at the full faired tourer. There seems to be a few with about 180,000kms on them for about $5000AUD. I believe that these kinds of km under the belt are not high for the engine, but if anyone has some clues about what gremlins to look out for, I'd most appreciate hearing from other riders. Keep up the good work.
  • @peetkoolstra3891
    I had an k100 rt, and because of the higher steering you have less pain in the arms. I'm driving a k75rt now, and it's an 3 cylinder version. A bit smoother and less havy to manoeuvre. Nice thing to know is that the engine is a spin off from the Peugeot 106.
  • @uahoe
    Just picked one up for $500 on marketplace. Valves were all in spec, no wear on the cam lobes. Rebuilding fuel injectors, replacing fuel pump and filter and waiting on a fuel sending unit. Then im hoping she will fire up
  • 1:12 "The kick stand sucks". I've heard that BMW may have deliberately made it awkward to use so that the bike is parked on the centre stand more often than not. The engine layout is susceptible to oil accumulating in the "top" of the motor if the bike is parked leaning to the left - check for a cloud of smoke on startup after leaving the bike parked on the side stand.