The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2

General Category => General Announcements => Topic started by: Ron_S. on September 17, 2011, 11:24:28 AM

Title: Re: New to this forum.
Post by: Ron_S. on September 17, 2011, 11:24:28 AM

Sorry about the pic size.  Gotta figure that out.  

Title: Re: New to this forum.
Post by: montmil on September 17, 2011, 11:39:50 AM

Welcome aboard, Rod.

Looks as if you've got a monoshocker R65LS, sans fairing, and the higher American-market bars. Nice bags and is that a small aft rack?

Nothing too difficult to tweak or repair on these tractors. Get a manual or two and ask any questions. The R65s are a real hoot.

Where do you hail from?

Monte

Title: Re: New to this forum.
Post by: Ron_S. on September 17, 2011, 11:50:41 AM

Monte:  I'm in the Columbia, Missouri area.  Yes, mono-shock and aft rack.  I just jumped in.  One I scanned for bikes to buy, found this on Craigslist, checked it out, asked around, bought it on impluse.  Love it.  (and, extremely fortunately, so does my wife). I had small hondas when little.  Had a '60 HD Sportser in my teens.  Then some HDs.  Built an old AMF SuperGlide from frame paint up (with plenty of good help), had an '89 Softtail, went back to school, etc.  Now I'm back.
Since the photo I put a windshield (plexifairing) on it.  Love that too.  I went for the factory service/repair manual, too.  Right now the drive shaft boot (bellows?) right behind the tranny needs replacing.  Everything else, though, is a go and I'm riding almost daily.  Thanks for the reply.  

Title: Re: New to this forum.
Post by: Justin B. on September 17, 2011, 08:09:34 PM

Have fun and welcome to the asylum!  There is no cure for this addiction... [smiley=mad.gif]

Title: Re: New to this forum.
Post by: nhmaf on September 17, 2011, 11:17:05 PM

Welcome aboard!

Nice R65 monolever you have there!  There weren't many of those imported into the US, so you do have a rather rare, or at least uncommon, bike.

The BMWMOA rally is in Missouri next year, maybe we'll just plant the seed of an idea that you should consider going!

Title: Re: New to this forum.
Post by: Ron_S. on September 19, 2011, 10:03:38 AM

Thanks, but you don't need to plant the idea.  I've already scheduled the time to go to the rally.  Looking forward to it.  

Title: Re: New to this forum.
Post by: 2dogs1cat on September 19, 2011, 07:33:10 PM

Welcome to the forum, nice self portrait - of the bike  :)
cheers
:^)

Title: Re: New to this forum.
Post by: Ron_S. on September 20, 2011, 10:10:34 AM

Yes, my wife took that photo, and it's currently the only one I have.  I am computer traumatized and am only learning how to manipulate these machines/photos.  Apparently she still likes me at least as much as the bike.  But, she seems to like the bike a lot.  Seems to think I should ride it a lot.  ????  

Title: Re: New to this forum.
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on September 20, 2011, 12:52:59 PM

There are many ways to resize images for free.
This is just one of them: http://www.shrinkpictures.com/

This is a Google list of the rest:
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&cp=4&gs_id=e&xhr=t&q=resize+pictures&qe=cmVzaQ&qesig=pExgLS2z6ZuvHd2MnygZKw&pkc=AFgZ2tn-XfiwkOdNk0hGSZQUlP_gg_g0VtFK-bGBK2O-8Ts9zRAmFKpS8JOwfVCQ9y8nvQMdsQ1DCKzJjR_ns4VLUQD1LLCIzg&pf=p&sclient=psy-ab&safe=off&site=&source=hp&pbx=1&oq=resi&aq=0p&aqi=p-p1g3&aql=&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=2b4be1ce915eb8c4&biw=1024&bih=617

Welcome

Title: Re: New to this forum.
Post by: Ron_S. on September 20, 2011, 02:16:11 PM

Thanks, I figured out how to do it, but after I'd already posted that photo.  I removed the post cuz the one I posted was obnoxious.  Offending photo gone.  

Title: Re: New to this forum.
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on September 20, 2011, 04:09:24 PM

Quote

Thanks, I figured out how to do it, but after I'd already posted that photo.  I removed the post cuz the one I posted was obnoxious.  Offending photo gone.  

You can edit your original post and put the resized picture in it.
Just click on "modify" on the O.P.