Yearning for those times of way ago...........R/75/5

[Dr. Curve]

Rapid Dog, that is a nice, mixed bag, build up you sent. I am sure it will sell. Note that is has one very rare part, which I had two of to use, when I build the first "long rod" airhead I know of in the early eighties.

That front disc is a Harry Hunt disc. These were aluminum with a plasma coating and weighed nothing at all. Worked quiet well as long as the plasma stayed in place. Very rare. I sold my last one to be used on the rear end of a airhead cafe project, which is a great place to use one because we have much better front disc now...........but still not as light as the HH units were.

[JP Norton]

Dr. Curve, you're right. Doing "the ton" on a pre-70 can be sketchy with those old stock drums. There were upgrades available from certain sources, such as a double-leading shoe type and the factory sidecar shoes. But my memory gets hazy that far back. And in my old age, I've become a purist.

Below is a pic of the airhead twin racer we ran out of my shop in the early 00s. Speaking of disc brakes on a vintage BMW racer, we found an iron disc rotor was necessary on the track, in order to prevent fading.

[Mojave]

I have a R75/5 short frame, 1971 I think.... very low miles, needs TLC on many fronts. Did 111 mph GPS down a desert road! My life is all travel, no fun now. When I'm home I take the BCR, DR650, and various running bikes for small runs to keep them alive. I have no time for this airhead - anybody want it? Not free, but not expensive either for a 1971 with just a few thou on it. PM if interested

[Rapid Dog]

...this will confuse the ****e outta ya Doc...

[cageyar]

That is cool.
It even uses the current FD-that's a really neat one-off custom.

[Dr. Curve]

Wow!! What a obsessive beauty in a effort to blend two worlds of idealism into one euphoric statement of outright one-off-ness! Never seen anything even remotely like it. Thank you so much for letting me know there are others out there with torn brains and mixed signal building habits.

[shreddr]

here is a nice start for a nostalgia machine!

BMW : R-Series: eBay Motors (item 290485513348 end time Oct-16-10 17:00:00 PDT)

[shreddr]

Originally Posted by Rapid Dog

...this will confuse the ****e outta ya Doc...

more info on this machine:
Nouvelle page 0

[bikerfish1100]

more on that R1232 BMW Motorcycle Owners of America | R 1232 – German heart and French design

a tad easier, for those of us that are French challenged.

[sunvalleyray]

Originally Posted by Mojave

I have a R75/5 short frame, 1971 I think.... very low miles, needs TLC on many fronts. Did 111 mph GPS down a desert road! My life is all travel, no fun now. When I'm home I take the BCR, DR650, and various running bikes for small runs to keep them alive. I have no time for this airhead - anybody want it? Not free, but not expensive either for a 1971 with just a few thou on it. PM if interested

Where is your R75/5? About how much do you want for it? By chance, would you have a set of bags and rack for the SWB 1971 R75/5?

Ray

[sdaddy]

I too am really taken lately with the /2 bikes. Maybe I'll be able to find a "rider" in the next year or two for a reasonable amount.

Back to the original topic... I bought a '74 Guzzi Eldorado a couple of months ago. Of course it's a totally different ride than a modern bike, particularly an R12S. I'm really enjoying it though. I even picked up an open-faced helmet, roper gloves and wear jeans when I ride it. Guess I'm at "that age" where it brings back memories.