The member photo gallery is now integrated and live!!  All user albums and pictures have been ported from old gallery.


To register send an e-mail to admin@bmwr65.org and provide your location and desired user name.

« previous next »
Pages: [1]

Author Topic: New member  (Read 2001 times)

Offline Jakob

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 6
  • I Love YaBB 2!
New member
« on: October 19, 2018, 07:14:58 AM »
Dear all

I'm Jakob from Belgium.

I recently bought a 1979 (frame built 12/1978) R65. It has 40k miles on it. In the meantime, the valves have been set, the gas tank has become rust-free, the brake calipers and the carburetors have been rebuild,...

The next months i'll do some other works like installing progressive springs, new shocks, new tyres, steel brake hoses, some body work,...
« Last Edit: October 19, 2018, 07:18:36 AM by Jakob »
Logged

Offline Jakob

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 6
  • I Love YaBB 2!
Re: New member
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2018, 07:17:16 AM »
My 2nd post... In the 3rd i'll post some pictures.
Logged

Offline Jakob

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 6
  • I Love YaBB 2!
Re: New member
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2018, 07:17:55 AM »






Logged

Offline wilcom

  • Mt. Olympus Resident
  • ****
  • Posts: 1500
Re: New member
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2018, 07:18:50 AM »
Welcome Jakob, congrats on your new bike. Send us some pics, we love pics...…………..SHAZAMMMM ask and they instantly appear lol
« Last Edit: October 19, 2018, 07:19:45 AM by wilcom »
Logged
Joe Wilkerson
Telephone man with a splash of Data
Menifee, CA

Present:
1984 BMW R65LS "Herr Head"
past:
1982 BMW R65LS
1979 R65
1980 R65
1982 R80RT
1974 R90/6
1972 R75
1964 R50/2
19xx R27
ZX-11

Offline Jakob

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 6
  • I Love YaBB 2!
Re: New member
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2019, 04:14:41 PM »
After some refurb :-)





Logged

Offline ged in oz

  • Lives in Foothills of Mt. Olympus
  • **
  • Posts: 148
  • I Love YaBB 2!
Re: New member
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2019, 04:31:39 PM »
It looks beautiful Jakob.

Did you repaint the wheels? How many klms are on the bike?
Logged

Offline Jakob

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 6
  • I Love YaBB 2!
Re: New member
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2019, 04:50:35 PM »
Thank you. I did repaint the wheels (sanding, alu primer, silver grey alu wheel paint, clear varnish). It's not the original colour but maybe i'll change it again once...

The bike has 62k kms.
Logged

Offline tiggum

  • Lives in Foothills of Mt. Olympus
  • **
  • Posts: 104
  • I Love YaBB 2!
Re: New member
« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2019, 10:47:55 PM »
Your BMW looks very nice, Jakob.  It is good that you have found this site, because many knowledgable people frequent these pages and you will be able to get many opinions and access to a substantial base of information.

Congratulations and Good Luck!
Logged

Offline Barry

  • Mt. Olympus Resident
  • ****
  • Posts: 5145
Re: New member
« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2019, 12:42:21 PM »
Welcolme Jakob, that's a very smart looking bike that does yoiu credit.
Logged
Barry Cheshire, England 79 R45

Offline Bob_Roller

  • Global Moderator
  • Mt. Olympus Resident
  • *****
  • Posts: 9125
  • -7 hours GMT
Re: New member
« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2019, 05:26:49 PM »
Twin front discs, not common on that year bike .
Logged
'81 R65
'82 R65 LS
'84 R65 LS
'87 Moto Guzzi V65 Lario
'02 R1150R
Riding all year long since 1993 .
I'll give up my R65, when they pry my cold dead hands from the handlebars !!!!!
Pages: [1]
« previous next »