Paging Pip

Have you consulted with your GP?

 

"He bought a GoldWing." seems to be the biking equivalent of that old US
WWII expression "He bought the farm."

Hope it never happens to me...

Regards,

Simonm.
("Hamstrung dürch R80")

 

The Older Gentleman was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Well, these were only available in orange or grey - I was referring to
the R100S ....

Might be - someone might have swapped over a tank and side panels
from a smoked green RT and have the nose painted accordingly.

Aye, and the finish is a pain to blend in if you need to get a partial
respray. Problem is, at least the smoke effect has been applied by
hand, so it's somewhat uneven. Plus AFAIK the orange (or grey) is a
candy colour, and not many spray monkeys use them on a regular
basis. Needless to say, Candy paint requires a certain amount of
practise to apply and is rather expensive to boot.

From what I remember the German 90S nutters get theirs repainted by an
outfit in the Netherlands, as they're appearantly the only ones to do
it 'properly' if you want a concours bike. I can't quite remember how
much the job costs, but we're talking rather more than a grand for the
tank, sidepanels, nosecone and seat surround...

 

On holiday a couple of months ago (Ikaria, Greece) I came across a 1956
single cylinder BMW, beatifully kept. I have a photo if anyone would
like to see it, sorry I can't be arsed to put it on a webpage even
supposing I could be bothered to learn how.