From: Steve Parry on 12 Jul 2010 12:05 helping my Uncle to take his bike for MOT .. last time was 1984 :) ... it passed http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854443&l=709ac3b094&id=1168900856 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854444&l=752f85cf30&id=1168900856 He's had this bike, a 1959 BMW R69 since 1960 so it's been in my life as long as I can recall -- Steve Parry 87 BMW R80RS, 03 BMW R1100S Boxercup, 07 BMW K1200GT SE 02 Suzuki DRZ400SY-GT edition, 87 Yamaha FS1, Sukida SK90PY, 91 Kawasaki AR50, 82 Suzuki GN400, BMW 330Ci www.gwynfryn.co.uk
From: Grimly Curmudgeon on 12 Jul 2010 13:31 We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "Steve Parry" <k100rs_1990removethis(a)hotmail.com> saying something like: >http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854443&l=709ac3b094&id=1168900856 > >http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854444&l=752f85cf30&id=1168900856 > >He's had this bike, a 1959 BMW R69 since 1960 so it's been in my life as >long as I can recall Did he restore it after 1984? Very nice condtion. It really needs a ped slicer for authenticity.
From: Steve Parry on 12 Jul 2010 13:44 "Grimly Curmudgeon" <grimly4REMOVE(a)REMOVEgmail.com> wrote in message news:09km369q920r4c3o9fnkoj3epn5v9mtbfj(a)4ax.com... > We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the > drugs began to take hold. I remember "Steve Parry" > <k100rs_1990removethis(a)hotmail.com> saying something like: > >>http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854443&l=709ac3b094&id=1168900856 >> >>http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854444&l=752f85cf30&id=1168900856 >> >>He's had this bike, a 1959 BMW R69 since 1960 so it's been in my life as >>long as I can recall > > Did he restore it after 1984? Very nice condtion. > It really needs a ped slicer for authenticity. no it's not really been restored, it's pretty much original, he's recently had the mudguards and tank repainted as the striping had started to yellow with age. He has the front number plate but it used to sit under the front headlamp not in the mudguard Although it doesn't show in the pics the clutch lever is attached to the throttle as my uncle only has one arm after losing his left arm in a mining accident. It's never stopped him riding bikes though his last large bike being a K75S. When he had the K75S the R69 got tucked away in the back of the garage and cleaned and serviced once a year. -- Steve Parry 87 BMW R80RS, 03 BMW R1100S Boxercup, 07 BMW K1200GT SE 02 Suzuki DRZ400SY-GT edition, 87 Yamaha FS1, Sukida SK90PY, 91 Kawasaki AR50, 82 Suzuki GN400, BMW 330Ci www.gwynfryn.co.uk
From: The Older Gentleman on 12 Jul 2010 13:48 Steve Parry <k100rs_1990removethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > helping my Uncle to take his bike for MOT .. last time was 1984 :) ... it > passed > > > http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854443&l=709ac3b094&id=1168900856 > > http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854444&l=752f85cf30&id=1168900856 > > He's had this bike, a 1959 BMW R69 since 1960 so it's been in my life as > long as I can recall Wow. Optional (and desirable) big tank as well. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: Andy Bonwick on 12 Jul 2010 14:22 On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:05:57 +0100, "Steve Parry" <k100rs_1990removethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >helping my Uncle to take his bike for MOT .. last time was 1984 :) ... it >passed > > >http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854443&l=709ac3b094&id=1168900856 > >http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854444&l=752f85cf30&id=1168900856 > >He's had this bike, a 1959 BMW R69 since 1960 so it's been in my life as >long as I can recall That looks really tidy but you need to get him a set of period tyres so he can remind himself just how bad things were.
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