Dear good old and new friends I would like to let you know that for once more I am the proud owner of a 1983 red R65 with 127000 km on the clock. I managed to keep it ‘’secret’’ for almost a year planning since then to rejoin the forum. You can see her in my PBase.com album (
http://www.pbase.com/stavros29/bmw_r65_1983) and since then I have done a few improvements such as replacing the rear wheel fender, adding a new handlebar and a few other little things.
I am a bit confused with her colour thought. The red metallic is obviously a relatively recent paint job. I bought a regular tank (that is without the tool box cover) and a rear seat cowl, the correct type for the year of the bike and I would like to make up my mind to choose the right colour. The Hell red that seems to imitate the current paint and that I do like quite a lot doesn’t appear to be correct for the 1983 R65 model. My guess is that originally it was paint in Henna red and that sometime in the past the owner decided to change it by keeping the red colour in the licence of the bike but not bothering with the original code. I do intend to choose a colour that matches the year of the bike and the one I like the most, if Hell red is indeed out of the options, is the Yuka Turquoise metallic – paint code 159 with the gold pinstrip. The more sporty Henna red would be my last option.
Is it possible to know the original colour by the frame number, (the sticker on the fender is long gone) and also if the bike has been an ex-police vehicle due to the tank, (although I doubt it)?
I would like to hear your thoughts about it.
Thank you once more for your hospitality,
Stavros
Athens - Greece
1983 R65 127000km
1989 K75S
1981 P200E
