R27

[Theuns Meintjes]

I need some help determining the value of this motorcycle in its fully original condition. Is it a collectors item?

[Mark Huggett]

Hi Theo
Thanks for the mail and the notice in our guest book. The R27 lies close to my
heart. It was my first BMW which my dad gave me when I was 15 years old. He
bought it from a fellow in Claremont, Johannesburg back in 1972 and it promptly
got stolen outside the city hall. It was later found in Soweto in a water
reservoir. She now stands in full glory in our workshop in Switzerland.

Your question is a difficult one to answer as beauty is in the eye of the
beholder. What is a perfect restoration to one is a wreck to another.

An R27 as a basket case can be any thing between paying nothing and CHF 500.00
(about ZAR 2400.00) and a fully restored concourse machine battles to fetch over
CHF 7'000.00 though it can easily cost up to CHF 20'000.-- to get it into that
condition.

The prices in Europe and the US have steadily declined over the last 6 years.
Last I knew, the prices in South Africa were on average higher than in Europe.

Hope you are satisfied with the above info, as it is impossible to evaluate such
a machine without having seen it.

Best regards,

Mark
Mark Huggett GmbH

[Allan Atherton]

Concerning the value of an R27, I have looked at a few and here are the prices I found in the US:
My bad condition basket case - $700.
My estimate for concours restoration - $8,000.
Unrestored, 3000 miles, very good condition - $6,000 to $8,000.
Unrestored, 6000 miles, average condition - $3,500 - $4,000.
Unrestored, 30000 miles, poor condition but runs - $2,500

[Michael Cihlar]

I bought one at a auction two years ago for $3000.00 USD. It is in very good condition and partially restored. I hope this gives you some ideas.

Mike