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ex R100R .... looking good!

Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 5:34 pm
by slparry
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Re: ex R100R .... looking good!

Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 6:18 pm
by andy griff
Gotta say, the rate at which people are carving up ( and generally making a dogs dinner) of old airhead boxes the best investment must be a bog standard R100/R90.

Re: ex R100R .... looking good!

Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 7:25 pm
by slparry
andy griff wrote:Gotta say, the rate at which people are carving up ( and generally making a dogs dinner) of old airhead boxes the best investment must be a bog standard R100/R90.


True, it may already be too late for the K series flat fours.

One of the reasons I could never sell my R80RS is it would break my heart to see it beggared about with

Re: ex R100R .... looking good!

Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 8:13 pm
by fontana
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Re: ex R100R .... looking good!

Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 8:33 pm
by Paul
That BMW orange and silver colour scheme from the old R90S Daytona really is the best paint job BMW ever created, with an honourable mention going the the RWB Boxercup paint job. Pin striping on this one should be red for the full dramatic effect tho'.

Re: ex R100R .... looking good!

Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 9:02 pm
by andrew s
Think you might be biased Paul, as I seem to remember the colour scheme of your old 1100S.

Re: ex R100R .... looking good!

Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 9:30 pm
by andy griff
Paul wrote:That BMW orange and silver colour scheme from the old R90S Daytona really is the best paint job BMW ever created, with an honourable mention going the the RWB Boxercup paint job. Pin striping on this one should be red for the full dramatic effect tho'.


Surely not as highly regarded as the Granite Grey K1200S :D , or Lavarote Red K100LT?

Re: ex R100R .... looking good!

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 1:38 pm
by dark_knight87
If you go on YouTube - Baron Von Grumble (well known vlogger) is having an R100R customised, here is a link to the latest video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYajJ6rPPC4

Regards,
Russ

Re: ex R100R .... looking good!

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 1:56 pm
by Herb
fontana wrote:Image


I do like this!

I think the exhaust header routing could be tidier, but apart from that this is my perfect bike. It's on my list for when I win the lottery.