Optimistic sellers

[T.W.R]

The R80ST was a response to the market wanting a road going version of the GS. The ST came out in 1982 and stopped in 1984.

The ST uses R65 forks and instruments along with a 19" front wheel,sidecovers are different, rear shock is slightly shorter.

Three bolt rear wheel/FD is unique to the GS/ST series and limits gearing options and expensive to replace.

Now where did I leave my anorak and notebook....

either way but it still has more resemblance to the early ISDT privateer bikes if you care to look and remove your anorak of arrogance
And there's a reason the ST had such a short life as it's referred to the cobbled together parts bin special and the response of wanting was that because the GS was stupidly over priced at the time

[Voltaire]

Stupidly overpriced.... I suppose thats why they only sold about 21 000 of them,



For actual BMW facts this is a good site.

http://www.bmbikes.co.uk/information.htm

[T.W.R]

Stupidly overpriced.... I suppose thats why they only sold about 21 000 of them,



For actual BMW facts this is a good site.

http://www.bmbikes.co.uk/information.htm

I could scan off original release tests from multiple magazines on the 1st GS if you want and a few all state the price at the time was too much for what they considered a design exercise or wondered if it was an unfinished project, they liked it though and one mag even states they'll sell well as an important new step in motorcycles.
Beemers aren't something that float my boat and there's only 3 models I'd consider to own, two of them being older classics and one recent model all being boxxer based.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Well if the produced a Repilca VR1000 in decent numbers above 55 I would have a go or a Modern XLCR
But the others are not to my taste. they missed the boat when it came to the mass appeal styling.
https://www.odd-bike.com/2016/03/har...own-voice.html

eighteen grand buys you that XLCR on tardme if you want one.

[Voltaire]

I could scan off original release tests from multiple magazines on the 1st GS if you want and a few all state the price at the time was too much for what they considered a design exercise or wondered if it was an unfinished project, they liked it though and one mag even states they'll sell well as an important new step in motorcycles.
Beemers aren't something that float my boat and there's only 3 models I'd consider to own, two of them being older classics and one recent model all being boxxer based.

Probably the same magazines that voted Norton Commando motorcycle of the year 5 years in a row

One other is a road test of a Commando Interstate Vs and R90/S,another rose tinted view.

One of the best ones is a drag between an R90/S and a Guzzi 750S and the R90/S pulled away despite the Vaguealia speedo saying 220 kph.

Thanks to the internet you can read actual owner reviews, I've tosses most of the old mags.

I have a passing interest in them, built up an R75/5 in my lounge in Sydney and did about 50 000 kms around Europe on it, its currently in

storage along with the side car I fitted for winter rallies in Germany.

I've got 5 of them in various guises, and I'm on my second Commando.

I'm going to leave it there and the thread can resume normal service of rose tinted tyre kicking.

[husaberg]

eighteen grand buys you that XLCR on tardme if you want one.

I did see that i was tempted till i remebered just how unrealible those AMF ones were, it seemed rather cheap.
I just tried to look for it and i can't find it even under expired listings.
Oh there it is it sold for $18500 still seems rather cheap. I can't imagine there would be more than 5 in NZ.
Some "Richard" in Welly got it.
https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/mot...1591153990.htm

[Crasherfromwayback]

Probably the same magazines that voted Norton Commando motorcycle of the year 5 years in a row

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Talking all things magazines. Have you seen the new Cycleworld? I was fucking well pissed when right after renewing my sub they announced it was going to become a quarterly deal. As it turns out, it's fucking great, and looks much better on ya table. Who would've thunk it.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Talking all things magazines. Have you seen the new Cycleworld? I was fucking well pissed when right after renewing my sub they announced it was going to become a quarterly deal. As it turns out, it's fucking great, and looks much better on ya table. Who would've thunk it.

interesting. I would have renewed if they'd fucking sent me a renewal. Then it got too hard. Plus the mag is tiny AND the print is so small. I like their web presence.

I only subscribe to Performance Bikes now. I still buy the occasional other (NZ or classic bike) mag

[Crasherfromwayback]

interesting. I would have renewed if they'd fucking sent me a renewal. Then it got too hard. Plus the mag is tiny AND the print is so small. I like their web presence.

I only subscribe to Performance Bikes now. I still buy the occasional other (NZ or classic bike) mag

I'll send you a pic or two of the new layout. Even though you're getting soft in your old age.

[husaberg]

interesting. I would have renewed if they'd fucking sent me a renewal. Then it got too hard. Plus the mag is tiny AND the print is so small. I like their web presence.

I only subscribe to Performance Bikes now. I still buy the occasional other (NZ or classic bike) mag

Classic Racer is still great last one had a write up on Aaron Slight and Ginger Molloy plus a few words from Croz.
Next one has Doohan

[jellywrestler]

Classic Racer is still great last one had a write up on Aaron Slight and Ginger Molloy plus a few words from Croz.
Next one has Doohan

i took the steve roberts monocoques over to eastern creek a couple of weeks ago and alan cathcart tested them, expect an article in it in a few months as he has others in the pipeline including joe letts tr500.

[husaberg]

i took the steve roberts monocoques over to eastern creek a couple of weeks ago and alan cathcart tested them, expect an article in it in a few months as he has others in the pipeline including joe letts tr500.

Great stuff, Golly he (alan) must be getting on a bit now, i assume it was him who did the Slight story it never actually credited the author but it mentioned both Slight and foggy threathened to beat him up in the mid nineties. It also said slight was maybe doing up a RZ.
It never mentioned slight having the ex works bikes i know he was given a ZXR and a RC45 after the suzuka wins, maybe he sold them?

[AllanB]

Talking all things magazines. Have you seen the new Cycleworld? I was fucking well pissed when right after renewing my sub they announced it was going to become a quarterly deal. As it turns out, it's fucking great, and looks much better on ya table. Who would've thunk it.

Hmm that explains the edition 1 one on mine when it turned up recently. Where does it say it's quarterly? If so that pisses me off as there was not talk of that in the sub renewal.

I do like the new format though.

[jellywrestler]

Great stuff, Golly he (alan) must be getting on a bit now, i assume it was him who did the Slight story it never actually credited the author but it mentioned both Slight and foggy threathened to beat him up in the mid nineties. It also said slight was maybe doing up a RZ.
It never mentioned slight having the ex works bikes i know he was given a ZXR and a RC45 after the suzuka wins, maybe he sold them?

one of them was only a replica 400 i thought?

[husaberg]

one of them was only a replica 400 i thought?

yeah i think your right, but pretty sure he got a RC45 i think he even did a demo on it here.
Doohan got three NSR's
There was a story a while back about someone getting shafted and dicked arround for a bike they were promised i cant remember who it was? Rossi with a NSR i think? pretty sure it was a fair bit in why he soured on Honda.
Bazza had it in his contract that he kept all of his bikes..