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About to buy my first Airhead...advice?
About to buy my first Airhead...advice?
1. 1976 R90/6. 22,500 miles. Corbin seat. Decent shape (not showroom but clean original paint, some patina, but no dents). $3600 with new tires installed (I get to pick the brand).
2. 1974 R90/6. 10,000 miles, looks like it was repainted, all white, no pinstripe. $4000.
3. 1973 R60, 70,000 miles, has side covers that say 750cc on them? $4000.
Sure seems like the 1976 is a good deal to me...any red flags I should look for? Decent price?
Next question is which tires to put on it. I will search the forums here, but if anyone has a tire they like, I'd appreciate the advice.
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Re: About to buy my first Airhead...advice?
As for tires, I have Michelin Pilot Activs now but I hear they are no longer being made. I'd go from inch-sized tires to work best with the suspension/frame. My suggestion is to stay away from metric tires. I'm sure others will have some suggestions.
As for what to look for, see if you can get a maintenance log. But with low miles on the '76, you would need to consider if any seals might need replacing.
'78 R100/7 '69 R69S '52 R25/2
Fast. Neat. Average. Friendly. Good. Good.
Re: About to buy my first Airhead...advice?
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Re: About to buy my first Airhead...advice?
The additional instrument pods are nice.
'78 R100/7 '69 R69S '52 R25/2
Fast. Neat. Average. Friendly. Good. Good.
Re: About to buy my first Airhead...advice?
Re: About to buy my first Airhead...advice?
I bought a bike with Lesters and the bearings were horrible! I don't know how the wheels even turned. The spacers in the wheels had no preload whatsoever and the bearings looked like gravel.
Maybe the PO already took care of it. But if not the wheels need to be completely refurbished with BMW spacers and shims and of course new bearings. It will be expensive and time consuming even if you do it yourself, but you'll feel much better when it's done.
Snowbum and Duane Ausherman have a lot of info on how the bearing preload should be set up.
Happy rolling!
Randy
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Re: About to buy my first Airhead...advice?
The '74 is even more customized. Repainted, custom seating, and looks like 2-into-1 exhausts. Highly unusual...takes extra setup to get carburation correct. Most of those exhaust changes really didn't do much for performance...just sounded good and reduced the person's wallet!
'78 R100/7 '69 R69S '52 R25/2
Fast. Neat. Average. Friendly. Good. Good.
Re: About to buy my first Airhead...advice?
Is the 76 still worth pursuing?