The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
General Category => General Announcements => Topic started by: jordancs on June 19, 2012, 10:04:55 PM
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Just wanted to introduce myself. Recently picked up an 82 R65LS, and am proud to be a part of the BMW family.
Had to replace the tires, floats, a float bowl gasket, and some fuel lines, but it is running now and putting a huge smile on my face.
Thanks for all of the great info on here, looking forward to learning a lot more about my BMW.
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Here's a pic. Going for a cafe look, so I stripped off a lot of plastic, but I want to be able to restore it so I'm not cutting anything up. The previous owner repainted the tank. He tried to match the red but ended up a little more... orange. I'm going to try to strip it down over the winter and repaint it, but I really just want to ride it for the summer/fall so I will deal with the poor paint job. It still gets many more looks and compliments than my previous 2 bikes.
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Welcome aboard, Jordan!
Post up a pic of your 'new' BMW when you can - resize it to 800x600 (max) or smaller to fit nicer in the browser window. We love pics.
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Howdy, Jordan. Welcome to our asylum.
You may want to consider some sort of rear fender to protect much of the electrical guts. Maybe save some future concerns.
Have fun. Ride safely.
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Thanks for the welcome!
I am having a co-worker cut me a fender to fit in there for some protection. I wanted something smaller than the stock one, but also didn't want to cut up the stock one should I choose to restore it. But I couldn't resist riding it!
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If you need any help I'm in IL near Chicagoland Speedway just West on Rt 30.
Niel
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