R80/7 cafe.... dont think so

[Lucky_Lou]

Came across this very nice Cafe racer at Squires today the frame says its a R80/7 the number plate puts it at 1966ish have a look at the photos and tell me the glaringly obvious.......
Lou

[montmil]

BMW R80 production ran from 1977 to 1984. Very nice looking 1966 model. A veritable time machine, it is.

[Bengt_Phorqs]

I guess I'm missing something here.  In 1966 BMW's had plunger frames.  That's a dual shock.

[Lucky_Lou]

The Air filter is a bit of a give away too......
Lou

[k_enn]

Snowflakes on a 1966??      It really is a time machine.  

k_enn


(P.S.,  I hope those are 18 inch snowflakes, because they do not look like the reinforced 19 inch snowflakes that were issued on the recall.)  

[Lucky_Lou]

What bothers me is that we have a bike with a frame which is 79 on an engine which is 81 on with 81 brembo brakes and yet its been registered as pre 66 we are governed by morons.
Lou

[Julio A.]

Governed by Morons? Well, here's a thought, my R65 is registered having only a single cylinder. It has passed the past DOT inspections (sorta like the MOT) without any of the inspectors realizing that the bike has two cylinders.

[NC Steve]

BMW R80 production ran from 1977 to 1984. Very nice looking 1966 model. A veritable time machine, it is.

But don't forget that the R80 production continued, with the '85 and later bikes being monoshock model, as were the R65 and R100s.  

[JPSpen]

Registered as a pre 66 ?  So is that saving the owner a bunch of money ?  That's the only reason I can think of...

Morons ?  Why yes, They're everwhere.  Especially in positions of authority and power...

John

[NC Steve]

When I went to register my '89 Moto Guzzi the DMV couldn't find that make in their computers. I had to go across town to see an inspector who would verify it was indeed a motorcycle, then take his paperwork back to DMV.

The good side to this is that the County classifies the bike as "other", and my property tax bill is only $18 per year

[nuvolari64]

Looks like its now on ebay as a 1984 R80RT Cafe Racer(sorry cannot put link up as first post)
£3750.00

[steve hawkins]

It is a 1985 (ish) model, and Lucky Loo, all he has done is get his normal reg put on a black silver plate.  Which I though was not quite legal.

If it was a 1960's plate the B would be at the end, not at the start.

Hey ho

Rev Light

[steve hawkins]

Actually, I have just looked at the ebay advert and I would hardly call it a 'cafe racer'.  Its just a standard R80 with a single seat and an expensive paint job.  Not that that is a bad thing.  Its just not a Cafe Racer - in my book.

He has made no attempt to lighten the bike by removing anything extraneous.  He has not even removed the crash bars.  He has just taken a very good condition RT and chucked a wedge of cash at it to paint it, and now he is trying to recover his money - nothing really 'racer of rthe road' in that.  At least he shed the luggage I suppose.

Price is a bit steep and all.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1984-BMW-R80RT-CAFE-RACER-/180929351559?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item2a203acf87

[Lucky_Lou]

It is a 1985 (ish) model, and Lucky Loo, all he has done is get his normal reg put on a black silver plate.  Which I though was not quite legal.

If it was a 1960's plate the B would be at the end, not at the start.

Hey ho

Rev Light

Fooled me bet the plod dont notice either.....nice to hear from you Rev Light shines on