1968 BMW R-Series

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• Rare and desirable 1968 BMW R69US • Triple matching numbers • California Title in hand • California Personalized Black License Plate “R69US” • Beautiful professional ground up restoration • Museum quality for the purist who wants the best • Concourse d'Elegance award winner - Quail Motorcycle Gathering - Carmel Mission Concourse d'Elegance - Montecito Motor Classic. • 962 Miles since completion • The R69US model with the telescopic front fork: production 1100 units 1968-1969 is a transitional design between the Earl Fork model 1955-1969 and the totally redesigned /5 model starting 1970 The R69 was BMW’s fastest road machine from 1955-69, with 100-plus MPH performance and a comfortable, reliable, smooth ride guaranteed. The R69 was BMW’s range leader and a “ne plus ultra” motorcycle; there was simply no other two-wheeler on the road which could compare, from any other manufacturer in Europe, England or the U.S.The R69 would not only cruise comfortably down the freeway at more than 90 MPH, it would also stop more quickly than other large-capacity machine, and at the end of the journey, not a drop of oil would be shed in the driveway or hotel forecourt. The original R69 was upgraded in 1960 with improvements to the engine and transmission, becoming the R69S. These were popular machines and 11,317 R69Ss rolled out in their 9 years of production included in that number: 1100 unit where R69US 1968/69 with completely new long-travel telescopic front forks that gave the line an upgraded, sportier more contemporary look. The US models handled better than the Earles-fork machines and were an important step towards modernizing the brand, which came fully to fruition in 1970 with the introduction of the totally redesigned R75/5. This 1968 BMW R69US has been restored to an unbelievable standard. It is truly museum quality, and this is a rare machine with triple matching numbers and a personalized black California plate: “R69US” It’s only covered 962 miles since a ground-up professional restoration to these very meticulous standards. It’s a multiple-concours winner too, having taken the top spot at the Quail Motorcycle Gathering, the Carmel Mission Concours and the Montecito Motor Classic.