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• #19527
With all the recent talk of airheads thought others might enjoy this, there's a part 2 and 3 as well.
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• #19528
Does anyone happen to have a ULEZ friendly Motorway munching commuter for sale? I’m thinking a maxi scooter for automatic ease and weather protection, but I’m open to suggestions
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• #19529
Thanks everyone for the info. Yes. It’s a 1984 R65LS. But the fairing is not original. I’m also out to lunch on the original but I am old enough to have bought magazines when they first released it and I thought it was the bomb. I’m not sure what I’ll do with it fairing wise. If it’s all there I’ll keep it but it looks like it’s lost the screen in the 6 years it’s been inside.
What am I going to do with it ? Well I’m not going to be spending £795 on a new fairing for it ! That’s more than I paid for the whole bike ! I want it running and riding nicely. It was advertised non runner with dreadful photos and no description, I got talking to the guy agreed a deal and the next thing I know he says “charged the battery, started first time, with 6 year old fuel”!! So yay. Basically I want it back on the road, all fluids changed, pads, tyres, new cables and fluid lines, hydraulics etc and then clean it up and ride it. A lot.Like many on here I’ve had a good few bikes. Started in Australia in the late ‘80’s on a couple of year old Suzuki RG250, the first one. Mental thing. Loved it. Sold it when Madame Ducati came calling, first a Pantah then a (gulp) Mike Hailwood Rep 900. Wish I still had that. Dreadful thing to rise but the sound and the look. Mmmm. Most recently had a 1100GS 100,000 miler. Good fun. But huuuuuuge !!! Too tall for my short legs, I’m really built for old Dukes, 6’ tall but with 29” inside legs. I’m a freak, all top end !!! Then a few Vespas but while fun in Bristol are less enticing on the Isle of Harris.
So I’m hoping the 65 will do it all. Keep my wife on the back without apololexy and me on a bike having some fun keeping it running and just loving the incredible roads (and zero traffic) we have up here.
I’ll keep you guys informed when it finally arrives and update with some pics. Thanks all for the interest.
Sean
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• #19530
Here it’s come to life !!
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• #19531
That’s brilliant! Health to enjoy
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• #19532
As I said upthread, your current fairing is from a Moto Guzzi Le Mans, or a Benelli Sei. There's a screen for it for £37.50 here https://www.gutsibits.co.uk/pr/TheShop/index.php?f=e&Shnew=1&Model=7&ModelName=Le%20Mans%201&Cat=FAA&CatName=Fairings%20and%20Screens&spPage=5#topbar
A used R65LS fairing is a lot less than £795 at Motorworks. £180 if you don't need the inner bits.
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• #19533
Great bikes, but here is my advice. Not sure if airhead will agree or I am teaching you to suck eggs. Learn how to get equal pull from the accelerator cable to both bing carbs as this will vary over time and cause strange running issues.
Valve clearance and rocker adjustment are easy to do. Is it still points? Carry two sets of spares of points and condensors in a seal bag with silica. Learn how to change them in the dark, the wet and freezing cold ;) But having spares chases that gremlin and the new parts failing gremlin too.
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• #19534
You should have no problem keeping it ticking as a great way to potter round the island. As long as you don't go crazy and start trying to make it concourse.
Brakes on all the airheads are matching the performance and geometry of the bike. It's rare to lock the front up on tarmac. I wouldn't chase extra performance there. Apparently the original rubber brake lines are better suited than the common braided replacements.
Try and get the correct (imperial) size tyres. I was running Avon for years in a metric size and they're a little bit tall on the back.
I'm sure it will offer you loads of opportunities to spend money but they are pretty robust if you are running it on a budget.
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• #19535
Any forum bikes for sale soon? Thinking of an occasional commuter.
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• #19536
Edit: think I'm thinking of pdlouche's XJ600N
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• #19537
Grom!!
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• #19538
street triple 675
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• #19539
You're selling?
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• #19540
Gonna record a walkaround vid later. But yea still for sale.
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• #19541
I've got 2 BMW r1100rt's sitting in the garage gathering dust...
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• #19542
Probably looking for a modern 600 or smaller to be honest
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• #19543
It is tempting but I’m also not sure whether it’s too pigeon holed and I should get something a bit more usable in case I want to visit my parents in Shropshire for example
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• #19544
yes, I bought a 2019 765
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• #19545
Whats the price? It's got a few miles on it right?
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• #19546
How come you have two ?
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• #19547
Oh...does that count as a Barn find?
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• #19548
Should have bought that SV...
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• #19549
It’s going to be about £2k depending on if I leave the Arrows on or put the originals back on.
45k but it’s had one owner from new before me and new discs, forks, headers, radiator, tyres just before I bought it. Ive also replaced the rear shock and bearings.
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• #19550
I'll be selling my K1100RS Soon. 3000 miles, stored indoors for many years.
It doesn't look as pretty as this any more - I sheared off some belly pan fasteners on the front doorstep. Bringing it through the house turned out not to be such a good idea. I've bought a kit to mould some new fasteners. The kit is gathering dust, as is the bike.
Another thing I've not got round to is a ULEZ certificate. If a certificate of conformity is not forthcoming from BMW GB, I'm 99.99% sure it would pass the ULEZ emissions test with a dose of Millers Ecomax.
Since I got it I've added heated grips, stainless steel brake hoses and pannier rails. And removed the ABS. (All work done by a BM technician https://www.mobilemotorcycleservicing.com/ .)
Still need to sell the XJ600N. Sad to leave it stored.