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General Category => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: Lucky_Lou on January 20, 2011, 11:19:39 AM

Title: Side panal Decals
Post by: Lucky_Lou on January 20, 2011, 11:19:39 AM

Ive finally got round to ordering some side panel decals, Ive ordered white letters assuming this is correct for "Silver Beige/ Champagne" coloured bikes please correct me if im wrong, the other options from Motorworks being Gold, Silver or Blue.
Lou

Title: Re: Side panal Decals
Post by: Barry on January 20, 2011, 11:38:45 AM

Pretty sure mine are original Lou

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Title: Re: Side panal Decals
Post by: Lucky_Lou on January 20, 2011, 12:01:13 PM

Thanks Barry i would have been tempted to stick them in the middle if i had not seen your picture.
Lou

Title: Re: Side panal Decals
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on January 20, 2011, 04:41:01 PM

Yes - that is where I put mine, too.

Title: Re: Side panal Decals
Post by: montmil on January 20, 2011, 05:55:37 PM

Took a 'tombstone' rubbing from my 1983 battery covers prior to refinihing them.

Monte

(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi196.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa1%2Fmontmil%2FBMW%2520R65%2FPanelRub01.jpg&hash=babd47bc76f2951d5867720562d1d3dbc2a130b4)

Title: Re: Side panal Decals
Post by: Justin B. on January 20, 2011, 06:33:11 PM

I think it all depends on the year.  Barbi's '84 had 'em in the middle...

Title: Re: Side panal Decals
Post by: Julio A. on January 20, 2011, 07:41:30 PM

Wow, I always wanted to have those decals. Mine came with faux R65LS decals on them.

I think i'll try to have the nearby sticker printing shop replicate it.  :)

Title: Re: Side panal Decals
Post by: luxlogs on January 20, 2011, 08:04:33 PM

I heard somewhere, maybe here, who knows, that the dealers installed the decals not the factory. So anywhere right side up is correrct. Though I do like them along the bottom.

Title: Re: Side panal Decals
Post by: Lucky_Lou on January 21, 2011, 05:45:13 AM

Having seen the various photos i think i will offer them up in various positions then stick them where i can !! just like the telephone man....who sang that song i forget her name.
Lou

Title: Re: Side panal Decals
Post by: k_enn on January 22, 2011, 10:40:54 AM

Quote

I heard somewhere, maybe here, who knows, that the dealers installed the decals not the factory. So anywhere right side up is correrct. Though I do like them along the bottom.

That is correct.  I bought my R65 new from the dealer.  The decals were not installed on the bike, and the dealer gave them to me for me to apply.  I never did install them.

Title: Re: Side panal Decals
Post by: Lucky_Lou on February 04, 2011, 07:46:11 AM

Finally fitted them in the middle after all.
Lou

Title: Re: Side panal Decals
Post by: suecanada on February 04, 2011, 10:40:36 AM

All R65LS owners...no decals on the battery side covers in original state. Had LS decals on either side of the front painted cowl and one decal across the rear cowl. Correct me if I am incorrect but that is how I got my bike and also shows them on the old brochures i have. Blue or black choices but no one is absolutely sure what year bike gets what colour on the silver or the henna red. I wonder if we could clarify it??

Title: Re: Side panal Decals
Post by: Yikes on February 04, 2011, 12:50:20 PM

I found a very reasonable alternative source for side panel details (stickers really) at:

https://www.decalsplanet.com/index.php?section=showP&id=971

The 3" white ones go very nice with the black rattle-can paint job on my side covers and at $8 a pair, I won't start crying when they get scratched.  They were so cheap I ordered two sets so I'd have spares.

I mounted mine below center, aligning the top of the letters with that center divider in the middle of the 5 vent slots.  If you do that, the lettering is not really parallel to either the top or bottom edge of the panel and it looks a little weird.  But when you mount the panel on the bike, the letters sit nearly level and look just right.

Title: Re: Side panal Decals
Post by: Dizerens5 on February 04, 2011, 03:38:58 PM

I have a German book "Die Motorrader von BMW", it has factory photos of the R65 and R45, both show the decals low down. One shows an R65 ridden by one Kalli Hufstadt plus lady passenger, trying a Steve McQueen type leap. I would not like to try it.

Title: Re: Side panal Decals
Post by: trips on February 05, 2011, 08:32:43 AM

I have an 80 r65 in Champagne, in original paint., I think they're white, I'll post a pic when I get to my buds shop.

Title: Re: Side panal Decals
Post by: Julio A. on February 06, 2011, 02:01:41 AM

Does anyone have an Idea what size the sticker should be in?
I downloaded a logo from the internet for a sticker and it is too big.  ;D

Title: Re: Side panal Decals
Post by: Barry on February 06, 2011, 04:03:43 AM

The overall width is 92mm and height 26.5mm