Re: [T2] Friday musings, Buses & Harleys

[al brase <albeeee@xxxxxxxx>]

Dave, list:
Gotta chime in here. I had a couple of Big Twin Harleys when I was 18. Then I
wanted to go fast. Sold them, nearly gave them away. I can see the parallels
between them and VW type 2's.
My dad is 75 years old and wants to sell his BMW. It's an 81 R100/7. The bike
has 47k miles on it. And he's asking $2800.
It's a light silver. This is NOT an RS or RT, just a plain /7. But it has had
good
maintenance and very light use. Too light maybe, pretty carboned up, but that
should be no big problem.
Very little short trips/ commuting miles. Also very little two-up  riding. Mom
has
never been on a bike, Dad usually goes with friends on Saturday mornings. I
should
REALLY buy the thing myself. But it would be a tremendous lifestyle change for
me,
having a bike that actually runs! I've got about 10 British bikes in various
stages of disassembly.
We are in Waterloo, Iowa. POSSIBLY could arrange delivery pulled behind VW type
2 on a trailer.
Al Brase

Dave Jersey wrote:

> Ok. Since it's Friday and all.
>
> I useta own a Hardley Ableson.  A '68 Sportster.  Spent all winter beefing
> up the engine and it was running real good.  Until I got lost in a real bad
> neighborhood in DC about 3am and it decided to puke the engine innards.
> Lesson #1 in heavy modifications - not worth it in the real world.  Lesson
> #2 is don't go into such places unarmed.
>
> FFWD to many years later, tired of riding fast plastic but still riding
> 20k/year.  Traded a carb rebuild on a 1942 Packard for a frame and 3 milk
> crates in the corner of the guys garage.  Assembled a 1964 BMR R69S from
> those parts.  Rode it a year, was "given the opportunity" to have to
> disassemble it because of an accident.   Sold my GSXR1100 and bought a 76
> BMW and have ridden those 2 same bikes for the last 13 years.  The 76 has
> over 250k miles, and I still haven't had to open the engine up.
>
> Screw the Hardley image thing, if you want a bike that resembles your
> beloved bus look hard at an older BMW.  You won't be sorry.
>
> Mad Uncle Dave
> Member in dubious standing, Full Moon Bus Club
> http://www.fullmoonbusclub.com
>
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