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BikerGran · #16 Post by **BikerGran** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 4:17 pm

A mate of mine bought an older BMW for touring to replace his Honda 750/4 as it was getting a bit long in the tooth. He signed up to the forum or owners club or some such, and discovered that most BMW owners have at least two - one to ride while the other is in repair!

MartDude · #17 Post by **MartDude** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 4:29 pm

From my experience with two old boxer BMWs, & listening to other people's comments, I'd say the older BMWs are probably more reliable than recent ones.

MartDude · #18 Post by **MartDude** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 7:03 pm

Just arrived

The rest of it's in here

#19 Post by **mangocrazy** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 7:37 pm

I'd send it back, Mart. Some bastard's been playing silly buggers with the engine and hasn't bothered to put it back properly in the frame.

blinkey501 · #20 Post by **blinkey501** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 7:43 pm

Looks like you are going to be busy mart.
Enjoy

MartDude · #21 Post by **MartDude** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 8:10 pm

Ooh - almost forgot - massive 'Thank You' to Paddy for transporting it so efficiently.

MartDude · #22 Post by **MartDude** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 10:10 pm

This one's a 1989 K100 RT, with some LT bits added. Cat D write-off - bodywork & mirror damage to one side. It runs, but has over-fuelling problems - seller thinks it's the fuel pressure regulator. It comes with 2 sets of panniers & racks (one rack & one pannier damaged), Givi rack, nearly-new Hagon shock, crash bars, & some spares. Worth it just for the luggage & shock (cost me £300.00). I'll see which of the two runs best - I'm hoping it's this RT, as, being a later model, there'll be no worries about running it on unleaded. I might, perhaps, put the engine in RS frame, as that's newly powder-coated.

Gill's not too impressed, though. Might be something to do with me informing her as I was on my way out to the pub yesterday evening, having just got back from Norfolk - on the lines of "got to go to the pub to arrange borrowing a van for this other BMW I've just bought".

#23 Post by **Kwackerz** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 10:26 pm

Saw you enquiring about it on FBB..

Hopefully it proves to be a good investment

blinkey501 · #24 Post by **blinkey501** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:19 pm

My old boss has one of these bikes for his day to day hack, he never bothered taking his car test...
He did say they have niggling faults like any other bike. He's toured countless miles with no major issues, Scotland mainly...
His summer fair weather toy is a 1951 vincent black shadow in excellent condition.. Lovely looking bike.
When i see him next i was going to mention the VMCC in july.
I think you will enjoy riding the old beemer, and heaven forbid the futura might be sold

MartDude · #25 Post by **MartDude** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:22 am

blinkey501 wrote: heaven forbid the futura might be sold

Not in the foreseeable future

Gio · #26 Post by **Gio** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 1:34 pm

I belonged to a BM site was subscription, I'll go look it up and post for you, they were a real bunch of BMW fanatics, some had bikes which were even older and they knew what to watch out for.

Gio · #27 Post by **Gio** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 2:03 pm

Found it, I expect some people might have heard of the web sites owner http://www.bmridersclub.com/memberapp.htm

MartDude · #28 Post by **MartDude** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 2:09 pm

Thanks; I'd already signed up to that one, plus a rather less formal US-based one - Motobrick - quite refreshingly off-the-wall at times - they have a section devoted to photos of donkeys

Aladinsaneuk · #29 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 2:21 pm

Bet that got you excited mart....[/i]

Gio · #30 Post by **Gio** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 2:26 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:Bet that got you excited mart....[/i]

He said DONKEYS not ases

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