1967 BMW R27 FOR SALE
$9,999
Posted over 7 years ago in Chicago, IL
Condition: Used (normal wear)
Listed in categories: Vehicles - Motorcycles
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For sale or trade beautiful vintage 1967 BMW R27 "Thumper". This model with triple matching vin# and in Avus Black color is getting constantly rare and is believed to be one of the best vintage single cylinder machine produced by the BMW. This numbers matching, cosmetically original ( repainted only both fenders and tank), totally mechanically serviced, and sound BMW R27 clocks only ~ 17K miles. This cycle has been garaged kept and cared for it's whole life. Motorcycle is in Fair cosmetically condition. Matching all 3 serial numbers Featuring: *Low Euro Handlebars, *New Paint and stripes where applies, *New Denfeld solo seat, * Original Air Pump, * Electronic Ignition upgrade, and more .... This particular example is beautiful with many additions a real BMW enthusiast will appreciate. Bike has been tuned up recently with timing set, carb was rebuilt, oils all changed.Starts in couple kicks, runs awesome, quiet and rides like a dream. Based largely on the R26, in 1960 the R27 added rubber mounts for the engine and boosted power to 18 hp (13 kW). The R27's 250 cc vertical single was the only rubber-mounted thumper engine BMW ever produced, and was their last shaft drive single-cylinder motorcycle. The engine pumped out 18 hp (13 kW), the highest ever for a shaft-drive BMW single. BMW manufactured 15,364 R27 models (engine numbers 372 001 -- 387 566 ) over the production years of 1960 to 1966. Some of the 1966 R27 models were sold as 1967 models because dealers in those years often would assign dates to BMW motorcycles when they sold them, and not necessarily when they were manufactured. The vast majority of R27 motorcycles exported to the United States by BMW were black with white pin-striping. A few, however, were brought in by importer Butler & Smith in a color called Dover white, with black pin striping. Why "Dover white?" Butler & Smith head honcho, Michael Bondy, had a 1942 Packard automobile in an off-white color called dover white. Bondy sent a sample...
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