The Bike I wish I had kept

mine was an original white, pink and aqua colour scheme - after that they
just got gaudy

lighter n nicer to ride than my zx7r, perhaps not quite as good looking ,
but the engine took on a loverly hard edge to it at about 8000rpm , made
more hp than my zx7r too - 102 vs 99hp

 

The 250cc Jawa 'Californian' I had in Darwin in the late '70s.

It had no petu\icularly redeeming features other than being an interesting
bike.

 

Did it have the dual-purpose kick-starter/gear-lever and the semi-automatic
clutch (that you only had to use for take-off, not for gear-changes)?

 

Dual kickstart/gear lever and ordinary clutch - and the nifty twin pipes
from the single cylinder.

Great little bike, swapped an eky for it.

 

They had Ecstasy back then?!!?

 

They did! But it was more of an activity related feeling than an illicit
hallucinogen

eSky dammit, eSky

 

I put some of those globes in my headlight

 

ouch i feel yer pain

 

Ever ridden one ?
liquorice when pushed .

 

I enjoyed mine but truthfully compared to modern rides the brakes were
scary , they drank lots of petrol and performed sorta ok , I prefered my
500 velo single for pure handling and oh the sound through a megaphone
on full song down the motorway , nothing like a decent single reving .
40k ?
ouch

 

That's the bike I wish I had bought, I still get butterflies when I see a
Velo.

Dain

 

I concur. I still have mine.

Moike

 

Triumph T140 Bonneville. Mechanically it was a heap of shit, but I had
a lot of fun on it, it was a nice bike to ride when it was going.

Bill_h

 

Found one, purchased a fully restored 1978 R100RS.


Boxer

 

Shit, fully restored eh?
How hard did that hit the wallet?

SteveB
R1100RT

 

Adding up the reciepts and estimates for the flash new paint job (dual and
sport seats) Staintune exaust, new Krauser panniers, new disks, pads,
braided brake lines, overhauled engine, 2 pack frame paintjob, Boyer Branson
ignition, dual plug heads, overhauled gearbox, overhauled final drive, new
switchgear, new wiring loom, new tyres, overhauled starter motor, etc plus
the original value of the the bike I estimate the guy I purchased it from
spent over $20,000, I paid a hell of a lot less for it.

http://img28.picoodle.com/img/img28/9/10/6/bulldust/f_IMGP0991m_5b2af5c.jpg

I just purchased another old Beemer today a 1975 R750/6

http://img29.picoodle.com/img/img29/9/10/6/bulldust/f_bmw006m_79aad46.jpg

So that makes 4 in the garage with the 1993 R100GSPD

http://img37.picoodle.com/img/img37/9/10/6/bulldust/f_Picture076m_133f34a.jpg

And the 2007 R1200GS Adventure

http://img28.picoodle.com/img/img28/9/10/6/bulldust/f_IMG3500m_20cbbed.jpg

Boxer

 

Boxer Motoren Werke?...

 

Nice bike, but he paid money for paint and got that colour? ech!

Now that's a nice machine.

Moike

 

Looks much better in real life (and with a better photgraph) and it is the
correct vcolor for the bike.

 

Boxer, you have either too much time or too much money, or possibly
both.

Nice RS. You can see where his $20k went. I wouldn't mind one of
those 75/6s though.
Pity they both have those ATE brakes. I'm told good braided line
improves them a bit. The drums on the models before, and the Brembos
on the models after put them to shame.

SteveB
R51/3 (this is the one I should have kept) -> Jap crap -> R100RT ->
R1100RT