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R65
R65
I have fond memories of that bike... sort of like Wile E. Coyote in the Roadrunner cartoons, I did things with it that I just didn't know I wasn't supposed to be able to. I guess I was lucky that the clouds under my feet never dissipated, revealing the thin air I was on!
R65
R65
1973 R75/5 LWB
1975 R90/6
1982 R65
2009 FLHR Harley (Road King)
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R65
Good to see this is up and running.
Think my Gator bike will ever become a classic?!
Mark
Gator Bike
1973 R75/5 LWB
1975 R90/6
1982 R65
2009 FLHR Harley (Road King)
R65, R65 restoration and forum comments
Thanks to the new web admin for working on the site.
I am posting to say that while my daily rider is a R60/2 I have a 1980 R65 that was my first modern BMW (modern is defined as having a button (electric start!)) and after some time being abused by a friend, I am in the process of getting it back on the road. I have gotten 1981 Nikisil jugs and matching pistons for it, but can't seem to make the time to finish it. I have one side mounted, so I am close to being done.
Once it runs OK, I need to replace the drive shaft spring and do the fork seals and new tires.
There is something special about that bike and I look forward to riding it to work and on short trips.
Newport VA USA
Rider of Old Bikes
'68 R60 - '80 R65 - '81 R100/Terraplane
R65, Fond memory of
Long story short, I had checked the tank earlier that day. Apparently someone drained a gallon or more, to run a generator, we found out later.
My instructions were to ride R65 as fast as it would go as Art lowered the Pitts (to almost a stall) about 20-25 feet behind me. We rehearsed it twice and went for the shot.
As I heard him behind me, the bike's main tank went dry, but instead of reaching for the petcock, I leaned to the right and swerved out of Art's way. He hit the gas and went straight up. The prop manager got a severe lecture. We got te bike refilled and made the shot twice with no further problems.
I have pictures of Art and I "flying" across the desert lake bed at El Mirage, California. I only saw the segment once. That was at the BMW Dealer Meeting in 1980 in Palm Springs, Cal.
RD Arizona and Nevada
1954 R68/1951 Steib S500R