The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2

General Category => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: Sspandra on January 07, 2007, 04:27:18 PM

Title: Hello
Post by: Sspandra on January 07, 2007, 04:27:18 PM

I am glad I found this site. Got an '82 R65LS. Only 4000 miles. I have gotten help with rebuilding the two carburetters and a few other small hints. Is there any one in the Houston area?

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on January 07, 2007, 06:05:09 PM

Welcome Sspandra!  With such low mileage, you have to show us a photo of your bike!  Glad you found us :)

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Melena on January 07, 2007, 10:15:59 PM

Hi Sspandra!  Welcome.

Glad to have you on the forum.  It's a really good group of people here.  And everyone is so helpful.  There are getting to be quite a few with the R65LS here.   Don't be afraid to ask any question.  Anything you might ask will be useful to many others here.  Plus it gives some a chance to talk about things they've learned.   ;D  

Only 4,000 miles on an '82?  Wow.   As Rob said, we'd love to see pictures.

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Justin B. on January 07, 2007, 11:31:04 PM

Welcome, and do post pics.  It'll be very nice to have shots of a low mileage '82 LS when it comes time to put mine back together!

There are several of us in TX.  Lowen and I are in the DFW area but I'm not sure where the others are located.  Maybe start a thread with something like that in the subject line?

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Sspandra on January 09, 2007, 08:25:16 PM

Hear is a photo. It has a Shoui trunk and a Paribelum windshield. I don't like the windshield to much, while riding it sets just a few inches from my face.It is also holding down the black top of the faring.

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Justin B. on January 09, 2007, 08:28:13 PM

Very nice, it looks much better than MY red LS...

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on January 09, 2007, 09:32:26 PM

 ;D (Sspandra)

 :'( (Justin ;) )

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: nhmaf on January 09, 2007, 10:37:21 PM

I am jealous of those bright white wheels - am considering what it will cost to get mine powder coated this winter,
or what my "do-it-yourself" options might be...  My wheels look worse than Justin's. :-[

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Ed Miller on January 09, 2007, 10:50:12 PM

Looks like Sspandra has an Avon Roadrunner on the front.  I like those, tho I've switched to Spitfires for my R65 (less $$$$$$$$$$).


Yeah, you don't want the windshield whacking you in the face every time you brake hard.  That sure is a pretty bike though.

Say Rob, do you think you and I should clean ours up so we can have pretty bikes too?    ;D  It would take more than a bath for mine.

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on January 09, 2007, 10:54:20 PM

Yeah Ed...you first.

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Ed Miller on January 10, 2007, 01:30:53 PM

Quote

Yeah Ed...you first.

...well, I did put the new roundels on.  Of course I did one side wrong (I forgot about the tape trick) so I'll probably buy another and do it again.  The other side looks nice.

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Isaac on January 10, 2007, 06:25:40 PM

 I have an R65LS and live in the Houston area. Richmond, to be precise. I also have a Parabellum windshield, (the exact same one you have), and absolutely love it. If you bump into it, you can have it cut to any height you want. If you don't know a good place to do it in the area, Parabellum will do it.

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: milkman on January 11, 2007, 06:43:40 AM

Thats a nice LS. I wish the previous owner of my LS had doen that instead of discarding the fairing and replacing that and the dash with a bikini fairing.

Quesition: Were the wheels on the silver LS also white? if so, mine is not a very happy LS.

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: suecanada on January 11, 2007, 01:14:39 PM

No, the Polaris silver bike got the silver wheels. Early henna red LS's got white wheels but if I remember correctly, the white wheels showed "cosmetic crack lines" where the spokes met the rim. BMW put out a white tape to conceal the crack line. Then I think LS buyers had a choice..white or silver. My 82 had white wheels and the 83 came with silver wheels which I replaced with white wheels. I consider the white wheels to be very impt. to the stunning looks of the LS..contrast of henna red with white! Flashy.

Sspandra..do you know if your new LS has been repainted?? It is surely beautiful!!!

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Justin B. on January 11, 2007, 06:49:14 PM

It almost has to be, doesn't it, Sue?  Didn't the LS bikes all have matte black below the lower "body line" on the tank?  Don't matter to me, still looks good and my motto is to paint it like you like it!

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: nhmaf on January 11, 2007, 09:08:58 PM

You are correct, Justin.

My (admittedly fading and scratched) original paint R65Ls has the black line along the
lower contour of the tank, just like yours.  

that shiny paint does look nice, though !

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Sspandra on January 13, 2007, 11:10:26 PM

Yes the bike was dropped off of a trailer in the late 80's and had some paint work done to it.  Then I dropped it in a ditch at 40mph and it now has some new scratches on the left side. The wheels were, I think recalled and replaced with a new style white. I will try to find the recall notice.

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on January 13, 2007, 11:38:37 PM

40mph!!! :o

Ouch!