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8 1939 BMW RS255 Kompressor – $480,000
Not the actual works racer of the time, this RS255 was owned by BMW works rider Walter Zeller. The RS255 was the lightest in the 500cc Grand Prix field and armed with that famous supercharger, it was one of the fastest, though the motor was not quite as reliable as the English bikes.
BMW had some of the best riders working for them, though.
Georg Meier, Jock West, and Karl Gall were all great riders, the latter of which lost his life during the 1939 Isle of Man TT. The recreation used an authentic RS255 Kompressor Engine and a 1951 Rennsport frame with other modifications that mirror all of the RS255 details from the pre-war and post-war era motorcycles.
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