Last Fall I bought this beautiful Pacific Blue R1100S with 8700 miles. Perhaps not the fastest color but certainly the prettiest (my wife says so; end of discussion.) I had a black one about 15 years ago so had a good idea of what to expect. Reading the Meet Mandy thread though, got me thinking about possible upgrades. My budget and resources don't equal Josef's, so I knew I'd need to cut corners. Luckily(?) I found a 1999 R1100S with 78000 miles, Dymag wheels, Ohlins suspension, and a few other bits for a good price.
Here it's halfway to it's new home:
The donor in pieces:
The donee getting new parts:
Stock and Dymag wheels:
Ohlins rear shock inplace:
Does anyone know who made this peashooter LOUD exhaust?
Yesterday I got the blue bike buttoned up and will test ride today. I'm just checking for fit at this stage. If everything seems to be working out, next steps will be sending the shocks in for rebuilding and getting the wheels painted. The 99 orange bike came with a Wunderlich seat, but it does fit the 2004 blue bike. A trip to Rich's will be coming up. A LI battery and ABS delete should get me as close as I'm going to get to a Mandy. Will it be as good as my R1200S? Hmmm, that's a very high bar. The orange bike will get sold or used as a track bike.