For our Motorcyclist Enthusiast Members...I present My new toy!
 

A couple of seeks ago I posted my BMW K1200LT motorcycle for sale... It sold last weekend :cheers:

I used the money to finance this new toy! It is a 1983 BMW R100 with a Velorex sidecar. I pick it up this weekend!

An airhead!
dju

Classy, very classy bike "rig"! Congrats, John. :cheers:

Bellissima, congratulazioni !!!

John
Nice bike!!!

Life is good! ENJOY!!!

Very nice "downgrade". :)
Much classier than my old Hondas.

Reverse?

Sorry, no reverse on the R100RT--- I'll make do :)

John,
very cool !!!
happy rockon !!!
Bill

SU carbs?

John, My first real bike was a 1952 BMW 500cc I bought in Germany in 1969. Sadly I left it in pieces when I went from pavement to cobblestone on a rainy afternoon.

Take a look at this beauty!

https://www.yahoo.com/news/bmw-marks...200013030.html

I've heard that when parked using the kickstand, these horizontally opposed jugs allow some oil to pool in the lower cylinder, making for a smokey startup. Also, due to the direction of rotation of the crankshaft, one needs to throttle differently whether turning right or left. Seems like a sidecar to hold this old gal upright will take care of those eccentricities!

David, HAH! Just like old wives tales about the Luger..None of these fine bikes I owned over the years displayed any of these characteristics! Just purred like a kitten and took you where you pointed them.

If you go to my link you will see a really fine retro BMW bike..The 1952 I had was way low center of gravity. The passenger seat was on the back fender and the passenger could see over the top of the driver!

I firmly believe if BMW were to produce a retro bike of the 1950's vintage they would sell a million of them. Modern technology and early design. Simplistic.

I would like to have a 1940's retro BMW. With a sidecar. And an MG42... :cheers:

I always wondered if it were true. I asked the guy who had started one up why it was making the blue cloud, and that had been his explanation. It might be true if the rings were marginal...I bet you kept yours in good shape.

1989 is far enough retro for me, I'm happy with my Springer Softail bagger. Harleys from the 50's might seem nostalgic, but riding a hard tail...? Gotta admit, the old stuff was easy to understand and work on. And no less dependable, either, with proper upkeep!

All this talk about classic bikes makes me want to share this photo of a 1947 Indian Chief complete with suicide clutch and manual spark advance. Yes, that is what I looked like back in 1970. I was so tuff I didn't even wear a t-shirt under my leather jacket and I was so stupid that I wore sandals. :burnout:

John- usually I'm not much on sidecars, but with your new bike- me likey!
Guys- you're making me nostalgic for "the day"! Bill

I still own my 97 HD Springer Softail that I purchased new. First, and only, new vehicle that I have ever owned. It currently has about 90K miles on it, and does not leak a drop of oil!! I couldn't say that about my 1960 Sportster CH. It "marked it's spot" everywhere I parked it.

They have those! The Ural, sans MG42 unfortunately.
http://www.imz-ural.com/sahara.html