Old Bikes

Piet · 06-05-2009, 03:07 PM

BMW for me, but only bikes. No BMW cars. Had a 1969 R50 500CC TWIN. The sound of the boxer engine, tuned to idle one piston at a time, and opening the throttle, a deep growl from the Dunston? pipes. A guy on a Honda actually followed me one day for about 30km. When we stopped at the robot, he said he followed me, just to hear the BM. Must say the Harley's sound in comparison is like the clatterring of pots and pans in the diner on a Sunday afternoon!
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06-05-2009, 03:07 PM	#10
Piet User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South Africa Posts: 143 Thanks: 155 Thanked 35 Times in 22 Posts	BMW for me, but only bikes. No BMW cars. Had a 1969 R50 500CC TWIN. The sound of the boxer engine, tuned to idle one piston at a time, and opening the throttle, a deep growl from the Dunston? pipes. A guy on a Honda actually followed me one day for about 30km. When we stopped at the robot, he said he followed me, just to hear the BM. Must say the Harley's sound in comparison is like the clatterring of pots and pans in the diner on a Sunday afternoon! Piet