Wasn't ABS first introduced on these early R75s ? Ed 300E
On 9 March 2012 15:44, Scott Ritchey <ritche...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > I had an R75 back in the 70s and it was a fine machine, in its day. My > perspective is dated because I quit riding in 1981 (job and relocation > reasons). I'd be concerned about an air-cooled engine with that many > miles; > you might want a compression test, as a minimum. It is a mechanically > simple motor but the carbs can be tricky. The shaft drive eliminated a lot > of maintenance and problems common to other bikes of that era. But I can't > help but think there must be many newer and more advanced machines out > there > these days. The opposed two was smooth compared to the vertical, hard > mounted motors of the day but still rough compared to a water-cooled Honda. > > Scott > > -----Original Message----- > From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] > On Behalf Of Curt Raymond > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 7:07 PM > To: Diesel List > Subject: [MBZ] BMW motorcycles > > I know we've got some motorcycle heads on here... > > I'm thinking this is the year for me to get a different ride, right now > we've got an '89 Kawasaki 454 LTD for the wife and an '82 Honda CB900f for > me. She didn't ride at all last year and I only rode a little. Part of it > is > the Honda isn't really a highway bike and my commute is all highway. I'd > ride a standard or sport/touring bike more. The Honda's forward lean is too > uncomfortable for my wrists long term. > > So I've started looking and found an '82 BMW R65 with only 70,000 miles. My > Honda has 45k, that kind of mileage doesn't scare me although it does some > folks. I remember reading somewhere (here maybe) that some of the older > BMWs > were a handful because they were kind of primitive. I guess I need some > guidance. I'm thinking to spend not more than $2000 which is more than both > bikes I have now combined. > Remember I live in New England, our riding season is kind of compressed. I > usually get the bikes out in May and we're done by October. Sometimes > theres > a run into November but not often so a big money bike ain't happening. > > -Curt > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
