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Hmmm, and yet another Edition 80
Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 11:10 pm
by Grey Thumper
First post here. Been lurking on this board for a coupla months. Major thanks to everyone for the wealth of information found on this site. I've been using all the info, and biding my time until I came across an R1150R I'd be happy with. Fortunately, this one came along, so I snapped it up.
Lots of firsts for me; first bike over a liter, first shaft drive, first air-cooled bike, first twin, first bike with weird front suspension. I'm lovin' it all, just the same.
Re: Hmmm, and yet another Edition 80
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 8:37 am
by Ves
Welcome. Great looking bike... course I could be biased...
Re: Hmmm, and yet another Edition 80
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 10:08 am
by strat10
Man, thats a good lookin bike!
I realy like the chrome tube guard. Was that on the bike allready?
Re: Hmmm, and yet another Edition 80
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 9:52 pm
by Grey Thumper
strat10 wrote:Man, thats a good lookin bike!
I realy like the chrome tube guard. Was that on the bike allready?
Many thanks! Yup, it came with the bike. To be honest, I feel a bit iffy about it though. If it was on a bike that went offroad or had lots of chrome, I'd definitely keep it. But then, I've never owned a bike with cylinders that stick out, so I'm keeping the guards and will see how useful they are.
Re: Hmmm, and yet another Edition 80
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 4:25 pm
by lionlady
strat10 wrote:Man, thats a good lookin bike!
I realy like the chrome tube guard. Was that on the bike allready?
IMHO, 30+ pounds of cumbersome, unneeded weight. The cylinder head covers are surprisingly tough. All that is really needed is the plastic "drop guards" to protect from scratches in driveway tipovers.
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Re: Hmmm, and yet another Edition 80
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 9:07 pm
by Grey Thumper
lionlady wrote:IMHO, 30+ pounds of cumbersome, unneeded weight. The cylinder head covers are surprisingly tough. All that is really needed is the plastic "drop guards" to protect from scratches in driveway tipovers.
Ha ha, nice to see you around here too, lionlady
Re: Hmmm, and yet another Edition 80
Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 9:57 am
by lionlady
Grey Thumper wrote:lionlady wrote:IMHO, 30+ pounds of cumbersome, unneeded weight. The cylinder head covers are surprisingly tough. All that is really needed is the plastic "drop guards" to protect from scratches in driveway tipovers.
Ha ha, nice to see you around here too, lionlady
Hi, Grey Thumper!!
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Re: Hmmm, and yet another Edition 80
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:45 pm
by zax1150
Cudos on a very clean bike,
The wunderlich bars are more for aesthetics than real crunchs, however look good with the spots mounted
last set I saw had to be removed from inside the rocker covers & off the valves, mind you that accident was @ 50mph
as for the plastic BMW units good if you drop it standing still or pushing it into the garage!! mainly aesthetics again
stantons or the UK copies, if you can find them
