Classic Bike Guide

A new story 1978 BMW R100S

I BLAME YET MORE MONEY LOST TO THE BIKING CAUSE on my friend, BMW stalwart and all-round good egg, Rob Bensley. For years Rob has been spending his own time and money organising superbly-organised ‘better riding’ trackdays, used to race boxers and still thinks nothing of shooting up to Scotland or down through mainland Europe on his modern bike – and yes, it’s a boxer.

His contact list is broad and wide, so when I read his round-robin email saying some friends had an early R100 for

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