Just wanted to introduce myself. Recently picked up an 82 R65LS, and am proud to be a part of the BMW family.
Had to replace the tires, floats, a float bowl gasket, and some fuel lines, but it is running now and putting a huge smile on my face.
Thanks for all of the great info on here, looking forward to learning a lot more about my BMW.
Edit:
Here's a pic. Going for a cafe look, so I stripped off a lot of plastic, but I want to be able to restore it so I'm not cutting anything up. The previous owner repainted the tank. He tried to match the red but ended up a little more... orange. I'm going to try to strip it down over the winter and repaint it, but I really just want to ride it for the summer/fall so I will deal with the poor paint job. It still gets many more looks and compliments than my previous 2 bikes.
