New member John M M/C pictures

[John M]

For highway riding I think the mileage is not changed as I can get almost 60 miles per imperial gallon if I don't go above 100kph. I think the fairing may actually benefit me a bit, the whole fairing with mounts weighs around 35 pounds so it is noticeable in low speed handling.

[suecanada]

I do love the Hannigan fairing bullet look. John, I'm in Meaford ON in the snow! I see that the R65 was an R65LS from the rear cowl and the wheels. Maybe we should plan on meeting at a rally somewhere..like the MOA BMW National in Bloomsburg PA or....after the snow stops....24 inches and counting as the wind continues to blow to make it even worse.

[John M]

Hi Sue ,I had been wondering whether we might connect at some point since we are not far away from each other. The info about my bike being an  ls is confirmed in my registration although I had thought that was a mistake . What are the differences between an ls and a standard R65 (I have only one disc up front )  .  Do You know Jim Bromley who I think lives in the Meaford area and owned my R65 one owner before the person I purchased the bike from. I had a serendipitous meeting with him at Walters Falls last august.    

[nhmaf]

John M - your bike is NOT an "LS" model - the LS models had unique alloy wheels not on any other airhead, the Hans Muth front mini fairing and rear seat cowl, unique seat and were all DUAL rear shock bikes that stopped production in model year 1984 (see my avatar).   Your bike is a very nice looking monolever from 1985 or later with the standard wheels, brakes, etc. from the common monolever R80/R65 platform from that period.   There were no monolever frame R65LS models, though it is possible that maybe the engine from your bike originated in an LS bike and was transplanted into a later model year frame - that might account for it being registered as an "LS".  Don't get me wrong - it IS a very beautiful machine, and one that also likely won't need its valves and valve seats replaced for a long long time, unlike our 1981-1984 bikes..

Then again, registration information at the DMV is OFTEN in error.  For example, I just bought a 1979 R100/7 - or at least it was registered as that.  However, BMW NEVER made an R100/7 in 1979 - in 1979 the model was called the R100T.   Researching the VIN proved that the bike was built in November 1977, which makes it a 1978 model year bike.   But, trying to register it as a 1978 bike in my state after the police verified that it was registered as a 1979 bike inthe neighboring state wasn't possible.  I was forced to perpetuate the mistake made in the bike's previous state of residence and register the 1978 bike as a 1979, and lie about the model as again, it is an R100/7, but there were NO R100/7 models in the USA in 1979.   Ain't bureaucracy fun!!!!

Welcome aboard!

[John M]

Thanks Nhmaf I had not thought the bike was an an ls  but Sue's observation made me question my original thoughts.

[elbujo]

Hi there "scottyintex", if you are interested, I have a BMW R65 with a Velorex 700 sidecar attach, I personally think the bike looks great, but as every owner says: "My bike is the best and yours is ugly...", anyways, if you are interested, I can send you pictures of the whole process on how to attach a sidecar to a BMW R65, important here is that I didn't make any modification to the bike frame, everything is bolted.

If you are still interested, I can make a post with the information.
Best Regards.


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[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

Hi there "scottyintex", if you are interested, I have a BMW R65 with a Velorex 700 sidecar attach, I personally think the bike looks great, but as every owner says: "My bike is the best and yours is ugly...", anyways, if you are interested, I can send you pictures of the whole process on how to attach a sidecar to a BMW R65, important here is that I didn't make any modification to the bike frame, everything is bolted.

If you are still interested, I can make a post with the information.
Best Regards.

Hey Mr. Lurker - Why don't you start a new thread and introduce yourself, along with a couple of pictures of your sidecar rig?