The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2

General Category => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: Monman on February 09, 2017, 05:11:00 PM

Title: My new to me R65.
Post by: Monman on February 09, 2017, 05:11:00 PM

Thought I'd upload a picture of my R65.
Can't wait to take her on her maiden voyage.

Title: Re: My new to me R65.
Post by: Bob_Roller on February 09, 2017, 06:22:02 PM

Fine looking Autobahn cruiser !!!! :)

Title: Re: My new to me R65.
Post by: Justin B. on February 09, 2017, 09:21:54 PM

Good looking monoshock!

Title: Re: My new to me R65.
Post by: clonmore1 on February 10, 2017, 01:51:41 AM

Nice looking machine, it will be interesting to see if the fairing (I love those fairings) impacts on weight at low speed.

Can you let us know if you can feel that?

Great colour too!

Title: Re: My new to me R65.
Post by: Billmc on February 10, 2017, 08:55:19 AM

Beautiful, Congratulations!
Monos are the best, especially silver ones  ;)

Title: Re: My new to me R65.
Post by: Justin B. on February 10, 2017, 09:12:35 AM

Chris - I had a '95 R100RT and the bike was so balanced it was practically like riding a naked bike at low speeds.

Title: Re: My new to me R65.
Post by: clonmore1 on February 10, 2017, 11:22:46 AM

Justin,

Not bad for a heavy machine, love to ride one at some point.

Title: Re: My new to me R65.
Post by: Monman on February 10, 2017, 04:27:17 PM

Thanks for the comments. I'll let you  know what it's like at low speeds Chris.
I do like the silver as well.
I'm a lucky custodian.
Stay safe.

Title: Re: My new to me R65.
Post by: Justin B. on February 10, 2017, 10:48:58 PM

Chris - after getting off an R1150RT an "old" R100RT feel like a dirt-bike!

Title: Re: My new to me R65.
Post by: clonmore1 on February 11, 2017, 02:21:05 AM

I have a seen a couple up close recently and they are big bikes! Never ridden one so can't comment on how they feel on the road.

The weight seems higher up than the older R series, so maybe that's the issue?

Title: Re: My new to me R65.
Post by: clonmore1 on February 11, 2017, 02:21:48 AM

Thanks Monman,

Looking forward to hearing your review

Title: Re: My new to me R65.
Post by: Justin B. on February 11, 2017, 10:40:18 AM

Chris - IIRC my R100RT was a bit over 500 lbs where the R1150RT is a hair under 700 lbs, and a lot of the weight is at the top thanks to the ABS stuff.