BMW snobbery

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

Uh oh...... I got me one of them $700 helmets last week.

Braggart!

 


You must have a $700 head!

[Lucky_Lou]

Uh oh...... I got me one of them $700 helmets last week.  Didn't get the comm system though.    

Seems the com system would be useless without the Babel Fish adaptor.
I must admit i had blank looks at the BMW dealers open day when the staff asked me if i was looking for a new bike... my reply No i just thought you would like to know what a "proper" BM looked like.
Lou

[Milo_357]

"Seems the com system would be useless without the Babel Fish adaptor.  I must admit i had blank looks at the BMW dealers open day when the staff asked me if i was looking for a new bike... my reply No i just thought you would like to know what a "proper" BM looked like.
Lou "

Are you freakin' kidding me?  New Bike.  Bah.  Did you tell them you didn't like bikes you need a ladder to mount? Great response on your part though!

And ya gotta love any Adams reference when you see it...  8-)

[DeeG]

Braggart!

 


You must have a $700 head!

I'm kind of afraid to wear it.  What if I fall over and scuff it?  And, OMG, it might get, gasp!, BUGS on it.  eeek!  lol.  

Spouse bought it for me.  What a nice guy.  Says its a Groundhog Day 2034 present.  (we don't do Christmas, birthday or anniversary gifts)  

Got to admit though, it is a NICE helmet. I really liked my Caberg modular that I have been wearing for ~five years. But this.  wow.  Feels like a Rolls Royce for my head.  

[DeeG]

And ya gotta love any Adams reference when you see it...  8-)

I've often thought of naming my Guzzi EV Eccentrica Gallumbits.  Mainly because the bike is full figured, and is tarted up with shiney chrome pieces and she doesn't mind who takes her for a ride.  Thing is, no one gets it.  ~sigh~

[Milo_357]

And ya gotta love any Adams reference when you see it...  8-)

I've often thought of naming my Guzzi EV Eccentrica Gallumbits.  Mainly because the bike is full figured, and is tarted up with shiney chrome pieces and she doesn't mind who takes her for a ride.  Thing is, no one gets it.  ~sigh~

I always wanted to get one of those nasty, fearless looking hairless chihuahuas that attacks anything and everything and name it "Thrashbog"...  

[clonmore1]

I joined this forum to get help on bringing back to life a bike that means a lot to me for many reasons and all on different levels.

Since joining, Lucky Lou has taken the time to come visit me at my home and see my bike and has offered on many occasions to help and assist, many of the experienced guys on here have taken the trouble to give me their years of knowledge because they want the same thing I do to see the R65 start, run and be used again.

I feel part of a community (ok, on-line, but so?) that wants to see airheads being used and enjoyed, If I get to ride with some of you guys in the future, great, if not that's fine.
I know that when I come on here and ask a question, people want to help me and one day just maybe, I can return the favour to somebody else.

In a "modern" world with all the hassles, that actually means something and has some value, not many places can say that can they?  

[Julio A.]

I took the R65 to the only BMW Motorrad in the island to order the parts my dad needs for his R1150GS. I got blank stares and gasps from the people there tearing up the crates from their new R1200's.

Most comments were: "is that really a BMW?"
                                 "if I were you i'd just display it"
                                 "It still works?!"
                                
A mechanic approached me and asked who maintained it. He was quite intrigued by the R65 since Airheads were no longer part of their training by BMW.

But yeah, The most helpful people I did meet owns an Airhead.  

And that's why my new lifelong goal is to enter the BMW sponsored "Ironman" challenge and be the first person to enter and finish using an Airhead.

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

Most comments were: "is that really a BMW?"
                                "if I were you i'd just display it"
                                "It still works?!"  

Are we really that old?

[Julio A.]

Hey, i'm just 19 years old.
Come to think of it, It's ironic I took that from an old guy on an R1200. Hahahaha.