The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2

General Category => General Announcements => Topic started by: balibeemer on January 07, 2012, 09:38:46 PM

Title: 2 gems.....
Post by: balibeemer on January 07, 2012, 09:38:46 PM: are here on the Island of the Dogs.
The first is a friend of mine, Luciano Bernadini. Luciano is an ex Moto GP mechanic - Rothmans team Honda and was also head mechanic for Honda Africa twin on the Paris Dakar. He owns a workshop in the capital, Denpasar and is an absolute genius. Most of the work he does is repair to just about anything with 2 wheels and an engine - except Hardly Drivables!
I introduced him to another friend (aka cargonaut) who bought an '81 R65 LS (see below) and Luciano is doing a full restoration on the bike, taking it back to the Henna Orange colour scheme and white wheels. I will keep you guys informed on the progress.
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Post by: Dave 2 on January 08, 2012, 06:16:10 AM: That is a nice looking clean LS. The battery covers are a nice touch. Do I understand that it is this bike he will be restoring to original? D2
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Post by: montmil on January 08, 2012, 08:34:59 AM: Yeah, this "doggy" old 1981 R65LS sure looks abused. ::) Any more "heaps" like this one around town?
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Post by: nhmaf on January 08, 2012, 02:10:56 PM: Wow, I'd say that bike looks pretty darn good as it is - not the 'pseudo-sporty' look of the LS, but, very, very BMW traditional. Still rides the same way, in either case - it is just more of a 'sleeper' in this configuration, which I kinda like.
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Post by: balibeemer on January 09, 2012, 01:31:19 AM: It's gonna look like this!
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Post by: luxlogs on January 16, 2012, 05:12:30 PM: No Offence but I like it in Black better. When I repaint mine it will be black w gold pipeing along with John Player Special logos.
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Post by: tvrla on January 23, 2012, 12:06:41 PM: I wholeheartedly agree - 'restoring' that bike would be a shame!!!

I wish my LS looked that good...

If he's going to replace the exhaust, I'd like to get this one.
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Post by: efadul on January 23, 2012, 11:17:36 PM: I just bought an '82 R65LS and the gas tank was professionally painted Henna Red.
I plan on retaining the Henna Red color scheme but I prefer black on my motorcycles.
If the your gas tank is still decent and presentable (read no deep gashes), maybe we can agree on a trade.
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Post by: balibeemer on January 25, 2012, 08:58:44 AM: Too late - it has already been painted and looks like some sort of fruit, probably grown in Chernobyl!
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Post by: efadul on January 25, 2012, 12:57:45 PM: Too bad. I just realized that you are about 12 time zones away. The logistics would have been a challenge. Good luck on the restoration.
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Post by: pcarrick on January 27, 2012, 10:55:22 PM: There is just no accounting for another man's taste. That WAS one beautiful r65 :-[ Good luck; hope you like the end result...... :-?