BMW R80 mods

[James Deuce]

It was indeed, knobbly.

[Geeen]

I'm sorry but That is one cool bike, definitely on my to do list when I'm allowed to spend money on bikes again.

[dodo555]

Beautiful Bimmer, super finish. Simplicity is beauty.
A week ago I bought a BMW R 100 RT and just starting to work on the modification the "Cafe Racer"

[Bikemad]

my old ex mot r80.......not quite finished or as classy as Paulos..........
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/at...hmentid=296908

[Eddieb]

my old ex mot r80.......not quite finished or as classy as Paulos.............

Your pic is broken.

My just picked up yesterday R80TIC ex MOT.

[Bikemad]

thats weird i can see my pic but not yours

[Bikemad]

oi mods...........sort it out please

[Eddieb]

oi mods...........sort it out please

Can you see mine now?

[Bikemad]

yep...........looks in way better nick than the one i got............how many Ks

[Motu]

You gunna ditch that stupid fairing for your bobber Mr ?

[Eddieb]

16,000, I think it's only on the 2nd time round so 116,000.

It has a few little quirks and issues. The starter motor has died, it needs a replacement left exhaust pipe as it has 2 right hand pipes fitted, the finish on the headers is shot so they will get wire brushed and heat painted and a few other little odds and ends, I just freed up the clutch tonight as it was sticky after sitting for while.

[Eddieb]

You gunna ditch that stupid fairing for your bobber Mr ?

Gunna stick a Velorex sidecar on the side of it. Probably ditch the fairing but not yet fully decided. The lower section will definately come off. After that it may depend on what width bars and rise I want to run and whether that fits behind the fairing or not, the stock bars are very narrow.

At the moment this is my inspiration, I have the same model chair except mine is all black and has a spoked wheel.

[Paulo]

Gunna stick a Velorex sidecar on the side of it. Probably ditch the fairing but not yet fully decided. The lower section will definately come off. After that it may depend on what width bars and rise I want to run and whether that fits behind the fairing or not, the stock bars are very narrow.

At the moment this is my inspiration, I have the same model chair except mine is all black and has a spoked wheel.

Lovely you could carry a lot of beer or whatnot in that chair, whatever you do don't bin the good bits you remove, one day it will be worth more stock and it's nice to have the option to return it so : )

[Voltaire]

Sidecars are fun some wide bars will work ok with the tele forks, if you read lots about them they say the frames are not up to it....I call bollocks on that, and mine was a /5 which is the least substantial of the airhead frames. I had a 4 point set up with a VW steering damper.
Sometimes I let Panda drive/ride.

[Motu]

I was going to put a sidecar on my /5, but thought it looked a bit weak, so put it on my Featherbed instead...maybe a frame less suitable.

My car is limited in it's lifespan, so better look at putting a chair on soon, while I've still got a car to transport materials. It'll be a practical chair, not for passengers...unless they want to stand up and work for their ride.

This might've upset some of the old farts at the time. My eldest daughter at 2 months old - 4 years later she'd scream with delight when I was flying the Ural with her in the chair. She'd be asleep after 2 kicks...no seat belts, baby seats, helmets, but my wife is wearing a leather jacket. That's the first production JB sidecar.