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Started by Popeye the Sailor, July 17, 2010, 10:28:42 AM

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Popeye the Sailor

July 17, 2010, 10:28:42 AM
'88 BMW R100GS.



Initial thoughts.

Disgustingly well balanced. Turns effortlessly.

Plenty of torque at all RPMs, both on and off highway.

Cylinder heads toast my feet-this is nice in the mountains.

Air horn has gotta go.

Needs a new seat and bars.

Sidestand is useless-I can't put it down from on the bike.

At 90K miles, it still runs like a champ.
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

Rob Hilding

#1
July 17, 2010, 12:09:29 PM
Nice

But where's the PTO
Desmosedici - it's the new Paso (except the bodywork doesn't fit as well)

Popeye the Sailor

#2
July 17, 2010, 12:17:36 PM
Quote from: Bozcorob on July 17, 2010, 12:09:29 PM
Nice

But where's the PTO

It's called a shaft drive  ;)
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

krolik

#3
July 17, 2010, 02:50:42 PM
Its still has the fork reflectors I see. [thumbsup] :-*
'03 M800 "not so dark" Dark, Remus high pipes, Cycle Cat clipons & frame sliders, CRG lanesplitter mirrors, Sargent seat, tail chop, Nichols flywheel, modified & powdercoated rearsets, 15/44 gearing, 520 chain & sprockets, TPO Beast pod filters, Power Comander III. 72.95 Rear Wheel HP & 54.29 ft-lbs!

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Popeye the Sailor

#4
July 17, 2010, 02:55:47 PM
Quote from: krolik on July 17, 2010, 02:50:42 PM
Its still has the fork reflectors I see. [thumbsup] :-*

They actually have a cast in section on the fork they fit into. It'd look weird to take them out.
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

ducpainter

#5
July 17, 2010, 03:39:32 PM
Quote from: MrIncredible on July 17, 2010, 02:55:47 PM
They actually have a cast in section on the fork they fit into. It'd look weird to take them out.
Then paint them black or something...

the reflection is blinding. ;D
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somegirl

#6
July 17, 2010, 03:50:56 PM
Improving the looks of this bike is a lost cause. ;D
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Popeye the Sailor

#7
July 17, 2010, 03:51:32 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on July 17, 2010, 03:39:32 PM
Then paint them black or something...

the reflection is blinding. ;D

Sort of the point, no?  8)


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If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

ducpainter

#8
July 17, 2010, 04:01:03 PM
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


koko64

#9
July 17, 2010, 09:01:49 PM
Ugly but effective. [thumbsup]

Is that an Ohlins shock?

Ok how many bikes now? You know every time we had a kid I needed a new bike. I reckon the hypothalamus releases the 'bike acquisition hormone' in response to the pregnant wife's pheromones.  [cheeky]
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Popeye the Sailor

#10
July 17, 2010, 09:11:00 PM
Ohlins shock. Front end has all sorts of fancy fork reinforcements. HID is enough to give one a sunburn (I call it the "Eye of Sauron").

Hideous, but a terrific commuter.

I think we're up to...6 bikes? I cant keep track anymore-they're never all parked in the same place.
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

R0CKETMAN

#11
July 18, 2010, 02:10:55 AM
Love it. I want one. 90k oh my

I like the bark busters too. I'd probably throw some new springs on that center stand though. Makes for a nasty potential high side.

Nice find and it wouldn't look that good after all those miles if it weren't white.
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bdub

#12
July 18, 2010, 06:28:31 AM
I thought tractors were green and yellow
2005 900ie
now with mivv s'

Y2K  M900 ie  totaled  10/09/08

Bill in OKC

#13
July 18, 2010, 07:55:00 AM
Quote from: bdub on July 18, 2010, 06:28:31 AM
I thought tractors were green and yellow
I thought tractor was reserved for Moto Guzzi.
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the_Journeyman

#14
July 18, 2010, 12:48:44 PM
Triumph Rocket III most resembles a tractor IMO

JM
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