The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2

General Category => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: NC Steve on March 29, 2014, 10:22:43 AM

Title: LS with Pichler
Post by: NC Steve on March 29, 2014, 10:22:43 AM

Forgive me if this has already been discussed here, but have y'all seen the R65LS listed on Ebay with a Pichler fairing installed? I may be missing something, but she looks like a complete beauty!  8-)

(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi146.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fr261%2Fsteve2371%2Fscooter%2520pics%2F5e38bd21-da34-4cba-accc-3e8a8099b9b8.jpg&hash=04e2950fe0326b1d32e650c4f676cc032b5e8f92) (http://s146.photobucket.com/user/steve2371/media/scooter%20pics/5e38bd21-da34-4cba-accc-3e8a8099b9b8.jpg.html)


Link for details

http://tinyurl.com/lahl4ro

Title: Re: LS with Pichler
Post by: SCJJR65 on March 30, 2014, 09:44:08 AM

You ain't missin' nothin', brother.... That IS a beauty!! :D  Wowzers! :P

Title: Re: LS with Pichler
Post by: Matt Chapter on March 31, 2014, 11:28:03 AM

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I may be missing something, but she looks like a complete beauty!

Doggone.. I sure miss my Pichler.  It looks better in black, of course.

(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8208/8185702534_329eff31d2.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/dtkSbj)

On a related note.. anybody have any thoughts about round vs. square headlights?  Pichler seems to be defunct so I'm considering switching to a different fairing, but most seem to have round headlights.

Title: Re: LS with Pichler
Post by: Red_Hen on March 31, 2014, 07:54:07 PM

So how does an R65LS wind up with a square headlight?  Looks a lot like my K75s fairing.

Title: Re: LS with Pichler
Post by: Matt Chapter on April 01, 2014, 11:04:23 AM

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So how does an R65LS wind up with a square headlight?  Looks a lot like my K75s fairing.

I suspect, especially based on these images http://www.pichler.de/Pages/preisvere.htm, that it was part of the pichler package to convert to a square headlight.  My bike isn't an LS, just the regular monoshock that shares chassis and whatnot with the R80.

Title: Re: LS with Pichler
Post by: nhmaf on April 01, 2014, 01:17:09 PM

It looks quite nice - except that I don't like what they did to the seat on that red one - a custom 1-up seat is fine, in concept, but that one just looks weird to me.

Title: Re: LS with Pichler
Post by: Bob_W on April 02, 2014, 08:39:45 AM

I had a Pichler on my R100 and it looked nice. It was fine until on the interstate following a truck or in a cross wind. The first time behind a truck, I pulled off the highway to see which wheel was falling off. That thing would wobble the bike so bad, it was scarey to ride in traffic.
While a cross wind will blow the now naked bike around some, with the Pichler it would blow into the next lane.
Not a fun ride.
Bob