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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: JJ on September 16, 2021, 11:36:00 AM
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It has a RESERVE...but I predict this restored beauty will go for $$$ BIG BUCKS in the end!! $$$
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1974-bmw-r90s-9/
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And… with a sloppy repaint job at that! NOTHING like the beautiful original paint job from the factory in Germany.
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I would rather own this.
(https://i.ibb.co/Px2tjdX/W800-Cafe-Chop.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Px2tjdX)
Or even this.
(https://i.ibb.co/TtWVrVM/kawasaki-w800-special-edition-black-gold-7special.jpg) (https://ibb.co/TtWVrVM)
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I would venture a guess at $13 ~ $14K, if it were the orange paint scheme I bet it would go for at least $3K more.
As for the paint, I thought it looked pretty good?
It's got to be hard to replicate the original smoke / fade paint/
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If you have a good eye and touch, it’s not hard to replicate. I did it back in the day with the Daytona Orange
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I would venture a guess at $13 ~ $14K, if it were the orange paint scheme I bet it would go for at least $3K more.
As for the paint, I thought it looked pretty good?
It's got to be hard to replicate the original smoke / fade paint/
Agreed...not factory, but I did not think it looked THAT bad...
(https://i.ibb.co/RHR605g/Screen-Shot-2021-09-16-at-3-52-36-PM.png) (https://ibb.co/RHR605g)
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I had a ‘75 and although it was a looker it was an awful around town bike. The 75/5 is so much better for errands and such. Interestingly, Hagerty’s values a #1 condition 1975 R90S at $16,100 and a #1 1977 R100S at $20,500. That’s more than a ‘77 LMI at $18,800 and ‘72 Norton 750 Interstate Combat at $11,800. Usually Hagertys is pretty good but the 100S doesn’t make sense.
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Are you sure that isn't where the '77 RS is valued , those first year RS models have become collector pieces .
Dusty
Dusty - Both the S and the RS are valued at $20,500 for No. 1 condition although the 2 and 3 condition RS’s are valued slightly higher than the S models. Historically, the R90S is the marquee bike. It feels like BaT is shaking everything up, with CS models getting silly money and /5 models slowly coming up.
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And… with a sloppy repaint job at that! NOTHING like the beautiful original paint job from the factory in Germany.
Please explain. I've painted a lot of these, and looked at original smoke jobs and repaints. No two factory jobs were alike, but I'm curious about your objections to this paint.
FWIW - this is NOT one of my paintjobs, so I'm simply curious as to what you don't like about it.
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Where the painter really missed the mark is on the tailpiece.
Restoration
(https://i.postimg.cc/Sx312K4c/1628198539565ef66e7dff9f98-IMG-0094photo-scaled.webp) (https://postimg.cc/w15Qng7B)
Original
(https://i.postimg.cc/bvnCQjYW/Screenshot-2021-09-17-at-04-42-53-1974-BMW-R90-S-F81-Las-Vegas-2019-Mecum-Auctions.png) (https://postimg.cc/GBcxCVyx)
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(https://i.ibb.co/s1Y6Mxb/IMG-5811.jpg) (https://ibb.co/s1Y6Mxb)
I agree Dave but my point was these jobs are very preferential. I always ask people what they want, pointing them back to the literature and asking them which they prefer...
It's an interesting topic and frankly it has taken me a lot of time to develop the technique. I've often thought about offering a REPAIR service for original bodywork with blemishes, such as the one in your photo. Honestly, it's probably easier to do a job from scratch so again it depends upon what the owner wants...
Ron
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For perspective... :wink: :thumb: :cool:
(https://i.ibb.co/4m9dvn1/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-5-25-48-AM.png) (https://ibb.co/4m9dvn1)
(https://i.ibb.co/jv5RyKH/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-5-25-39-AM.png) (https://ibb.co/jv5RyKH)
(https://i.ibb.co/qm1mbTM/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-5-25-32-AM.png) (https://ibb.co/qm1mbTM)
(https://i.ibb.co/jJDVnQ0/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-5-25-13-AM.png) (https://ibb.co/jJDVnQ0)
(https://i.ibb.co/DgCFVVM/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-5-25-04-AM.png) (https://ibb.co/DgCFVVM)