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How much do you ride your classic ?
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I start all of them to keep the carbs from gumming.
Not an excuse but today we will hit 104 F, is not very.
I have to admit I enjoy a lot working on my bikes.
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'58 R26 '76 R90S '88 R100RS '94 R100GS/PD
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I'm in the West Bend area and my bike starting making a strange(at least to me) noise. Not sure how well you know these motors but if you're close enough I'd love for someone else to get ears on it to tell me it's normal for a 60+ year old bike or something needs addressing.
Mechanically I'm pretty handy but I'm still so new to these vintage bikes I like having as much guidance and secondary input as I can get.
I've tried calling some local shops but none of them so far have been interested in touching it
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R60/2, R65 LS
1973 Norton 850, 1973 RD 350
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I put modern shock cartridges in but I really think it's the Earles forks that make these bikes shine.
Power wise, well, nothing to be excited about but definitely adequate.
Once I get the last few little quirks out of it I'll probably ride it work a little more regular and do the poker runs on weekends.
They're great looking bikes and the light weight of them make them fun to ride a little more aggressively.
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PM sentmcsherry1328 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15, 2022 10:28 amI'm in Waunakee, just north of Madison. I can listen to your motor, are you interested in riding to my place or would you prefer I visit your house ? Do you know the history of the engine ? Have slingers been serviced ? Total mileage, etc. Have the valves been adjusted lately ? Send me a message with any information you have. Michael
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And I love riding it (50/2). However, I'm reluctantly having to admit that my 68 year old back does not. My /6s, /7s and 80RTs were all 'sit upright' bikes, with well-balanced centre stands and comfortable suspension. Getting a 50/2 on to the centre stand is a strain. The suspension is definitely old-fashioned and the Earles forks, while fine for sidecar work are suprisingly harsh for solo work - the lack of suspension while braking is quite a strain on this old body.
It's not an admission I like to make, much of the time I'm still young, aren't I? Many of you seem to be able to cope quite happily, so it is just me but I think I'll have to go back to a later BMW.
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While I've not driven it any real distances yet once I know it's dialed in my plan is to do a saddlesore 1000 on it.
It may be an age thing but I actually think my R69 with the ikon shock cartridges we installed actually does the road bumps very very well.
15 years from now, well I'll likely be in the same boat. My son doesn't ride but my nephew does. Hopefully when I'm ready to quit in 20 years or so I can hand this bike down to him as a 3rd generation family owner of this bike.