By joining you will help ensure that we can continue to provide this service
JOIN HERE!
What can you post 84 users tell me about 85 to 95 Bikes?
- srankin
- Posts: 1085
- Joined: Fri Jul 14, 2017 8:45 pm
- Location: Spencerport, NY USA
- Been thanked: 21 times
What can you post 84 users tell me about 85 to 95 Bikes?
- Darryl.Richman
- Posts: 2140
- Joined: Fri Oct 27, 2006 3:00 am
- Has thanked: 1 time
- Been thanked: 9 times
Re: What can you post 84 users tell me about 85 to 95 Bikes?
OTOH, the highest HP is from the mid 70s bikes and then, as more clean air equipment was added, the HP numbers declined a bit.
In the early 90s, BMW put the K bike style paddle turn signal switches onto the boxers.
I still miss my 1985 R80. I had it set up like an R90S with short bars and the bikini fairing, and it was great for touring. I put 84k miles on it before moving to an oilhead...
- schrader7032
- Posts: 9065
- Joined: Fri Oct 27, 2006 3:00 am
- Location: San Antonio, TX
- Has thanked: 3 times
- Been thanked: 36 times
Re: What can you post 84 users tell me about 85 to 95 Bikes?
http://largiader.com/articles/circlip/
'78 R100/7 '69 R69S '52 R25/2
Fast. Neat. Average. Friendly. Good. Good.
Re: What can you post 84 users tell me about 85 to 95 Bikes?
The post-84 bikes, with smaller front wheel, lighter flywheel and swinging arm not swinging fork were definitely better. They had more nimble handling, the gear change was lighter and sweeter, taking the rear wheel out was easier and fixing punctures in tubeless tyres was a 10 minute job instead of 25 minute.
Now that they are all ancient, like me, I prefer the more deliberate gear change and handling of the older bikes. No need for speed, just enjoy the quality and old-school feel.
Charlie.