New member John M M/C pictures

[John M]

Here are pictures taken this August just after a 2200 km  5 day ride to from and around Manitoulin Island .

[Barry]

Very nice indeed !

I do like the tank on the post 85 models.

[montmil]

Welcome aboard, John. A beautiful bike you have.

I would not have known where Manitoulin Island is located without a peek at your license plate!

Monte

[John M]

Manitoulin island is the largest island in a freshwater lake in the world.

The bike has been a pleasure to ride . I am making adjustments and fine tuning details on it  (complete carb rebuild this winter, she runs well but rich when I examined plugs)  currently 83,000 km on the clock.

[nhmaf]

Sharp looking bike !  Welcome aboard!!!   We need to get a few more members from Canada in here - the numbers of Australians are growing rapidly!

[Darwin_R65]

And the licence plate still didn't give me a clue as to where Manitoulin island was,
I had to google it instead,
Ontario Canada.

But also I knew Ontario was in Canada, but I needed the map to tell me where.

But hey I went to a technical school for years 7-12 and geography wasn't a separate subject.

thats my excuse and i'm sticking to it.

John

[Semper Gumby]

Nice Hannigan!  I want a Hannigan.  Perhaps a new year's resolution is in order plus a trip to Paris Arkansas.   8-)

[Mike V]

Welcome John, great forum here!  Full of good people and experienced help.  Gorgeous bike, looks like she slides easily through the air.

[John M]

This Is my first bike with a real fairing . The hannigan is great ,I had it repainted last winter to match the rest of the bike, it was black when I bought the bike. amazingly you stay dry behind the fairing when moving except in a downpour and it makes hi speed highway cruising much more enjoyable.

[scottyintex]

That is one really beautiful motorcycle. I do love the Hannigan on it. Putting a windshield on mine made it so much nicer, wonder how a real fairing would be.

[John M]

I first saw a Hannigan back in 1976 when Dave Hannigan had a shop in Toronto and he had one of his fairings on his own r69 which had a R90 engine shoe horned into it with a sidecar attached. It impressed me very much at the time and it was a pleasant surprise more than 30 years later when I returned to motorcycling to find my first Bmw with a Hannigan mounted on it. I want to thank everyone for the compliments on the bike,
                       Best Regards    John

[John M]

Scotty ,I have been admiring your R65 with side car. How does it perform
with a chair and do you have pictures available of your rig.
                       Best Regards John

[Altritter]

OMG, its a fairing with an R65 accessory attached!!    Seriously, it's a great-looking bike, John. Enjoy!

John

[scottyintex]

 John to answer your question........It handles nicely, has a modified triple tree for easy steering and with the light weight Steib......excellent handling. It was a little different at first but I quickly got use to it. The sidecar does slow ya down a little. It is a great urban/street bike and super down twisty country roads. I would not take it on the interstate. Have a lot of pictures showing it being built and the end result.... just give me an email address. The sidecar has been tweaked and may have to be again.... stress cracks on the thin metal bottom of the sidecar. I have also been thinking about switching to a Velorex 700. My riders are under ten years of age or over 60.....with a Basset hound thrown in and all have trouble climbing in and out. The 700 windshield folds back for easier access.... maybe.  I can’t find anyone with a 700. Also my wife got hit by a wasp riding in the sidecar..was not a happy camper. The 700 gives more wind protection. Quizzing the sidecar group about a possible switch..... I was told not to put anything as ugly as a Velorex 700 on my old R65. If any of you have an opinion/information on the Velorex 700 would be glad to hear it.

[Lucky_Lou]

Very nice indeed !

I do like the tank on the post 85 models.

That be one o them new ones then.......nice, welcome does the fairing bring down the mpg?
Lou