Air cooled = good

[dennis in se pa]

New toy....er actually a project. 83 R100RS with 89,000 miles on it. Needs lots of work, but looks OK from 10 feet away.


Never owned a BMW bike before. A new adventure. I like learning new stuff on my own.

[911_Dude]

It will be fun. I restored an '83 R65 a few years ago. Great bike.

[VaSteve]

Lots of airhead owners here. They are solid fun bikes.

[wolds]

I purchased my 1976 R60/6 as a basket case. As a result of restoring and riding this one I bought the silver 2007 R1200RT in the background. Beemer's are great bikes, you won't be disappointed. Warren

[Rinty]

Great bike. Have fun.

I had one for 15 years, and have fond memories.

[911_Dude]

Originally Posted by peteremsley

I rebuilt a 77 100S a few years back. It had 90k on it when I got it. They are great fun to work on. Great access, and hardly any need for special tools. The only ones I recall needing were the exhaust nut wrench and a ground down socket for the swingarm bolts.

Being able to roll it around the garage on my scrap lumber stand was well worth the $6 investment for the HF castors.


(75 60/6 behind it)

Bwa ha, I love that stand! Yes +1, my R65 only needed the header wrench and the ground down swing arm socket for "non standard" tools. And I turned every fastener on that thing.

[Hard-Deck]

I have a '75 R90. Great bikes, enjoy it brother

[VaSteve]

Originally Posted by 911_Dude

Bwa ha, I love that stand! Yes +1, my R65 only needed the header wrench and the ground down swing arm socket for "non standard" tools. And I turned every fastener on that thing.

I know that feeling....from a couple of years ago:
BMW R65 Resurrection (The Winter Project)

[Baz]

CONGRATS Dennis and welcome to the Pelican Airhead Gruppe!

At 89K miles that baby is just getting broken in.

Is that a factory cowl? If not......get that thing off asap! Love the hard cases though.

Have fun and keep us updated!

[Rot 911]

Nice looking bike! Welcome to the Airheads!

[jhynesrockmtn]

My BMW's - 2002 GS1150R, 1968 R50/2 - welcome to the sickness

A R100RS is on my list