Side panal Decals

[Lucky_Lou]

Ive finally got round to ordering some side panel decals, Ive ordered white letters assuming this is correct for "Silver Beige/ Champagne" coloured bikes please correct me if im wrong, the other options from Motorworks being Gold, Silver or Blue.
Lou

[Barry]

Pretty sure mine are original Lou

[Lucky_Lou]

Thanks Barry i would have been tempted to stick them in the middle if i had not seen your picture.
Lou

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

Yes - that is where I put mine, too.

[montmil]

Took a 'tombstone' rubbing from my 1983 battery covers prior to refinihing them.

Monte

[Justin B.]

I think it all depends on the year.  Barbi's '84 had 'em in the middle...

[Julio A.]

Wow, I always wanted to have those decals. Mine came with faux R65LS decals on them.

I think i'll try to have the nearby sticker printing shop replicate it.  

[luxlogs]

I heard somewhere, maybe here, who knows, that the dealers installed the decals not the factory. So anywhere right side up is correrct. Though I do like them along the bottom.

[Lucky_Lou]

Having seen the various photos i think i will offer them up in various positions then stick them where i can !! just like the telephone man....who sang that song i forget her name.
Lou

[k_enn]

I heard somewhere, maybe here, who knows, that the dealers installed the decals not the factory. So anywhere right side up is correrct. Though I do like them along the bottom.

That is correct.  I bought my R65 new from the dealer.  The decals were not installed on the bike, and the dealer gave them to me for me to apply.  I never did install them.

[Lucky_Lou]

Finally fitted them in the middle after all.
Lou

[suecanada]

All R65LS owners...no decals on the battery side covers in original state. Had LS decals on either side of the front painted cowl and one decal across the rear cowl. Correct me if I am incorrect but that is how I got my bike and also shows them on the old brochures i have. Blue or black choices but no one is absolutely sure what year bike gets what colour on the silver or the henna red. I wonder if we could clarify it??

[Yikes]

I found a very reasonable alternative source for side panel details (stickers really) at:

https://www.decalsplanet.com/index.php?section=showP&id=971

The 3" white ones go very nice with the black rattle-can paint job on my side covers and at $8 a pair, I won't start crying when they get scratched.  They were so cheap I ordered two sets so I'd have spares.

I mounted mine below center, aligning the top of the letters with that center divider in the middle of the 5 vent slots.  If you do that, the lettering is not really parallel to either the top or bottom edge of the panel and it looks a little weird.  But when you mount the panel on the bike, the letters sit nearly level and look just right.

[Dizerens5]

I have a German book "Die Motorrader von BMW", it has factory photos of the R65 and R45, both show the decals low down. One shows an R65 ridden by one Kalli Hufstadt plus lady passenger, trying a Steve McQueen type leap. I would not like to try it.

[trips]

I have an 80 r65 in Champagne, in original paint., I think they're white, I'll post a pic when I get to my buds shop.