German machines

[gshybrid]

What is it about German post war machinery(50's-80's)... I can't get enough.

76 bmw shot with a 60's Rolleiflex:

 

[Ming Rider]

Or a 1972 VW T2 Camper. I will finish it one day. 😀

That's a nice R90 by the way. I wish I'd never sold my R1100GS 🙁

 

[FrankS]

1976 R90

 

[gshybrid]

ahhh.. 74' the summer I graduated from HS, I drove a 72 westfalia Seattle to San Diego and back... my summer of love.

Or a 1972 VW T2 Camper. I will finish it one day. 😀

That's a nice R90 by the way. I wish I'd never sold my R1100GS 🙁

 

[MV72]

My 2004 1150GSA shot with Rolleicord Vb

 

[gshybrid]

nice.... clean and it looks stock

1976 R90

 

[gshybrid]

TLRs... the best cameras for shooting with your helmet on.

My 2004 1150GSA shot with Rolleicord Vb

 

[oftheherd]

Or a 1972 VW T2 Camper. I will finish it one day. 😀

That's a nice R90 by the way. I wish I'd never sold my R1100GS 🙁

I bought a 72 VW Camper in 1972. I loved it, and kept it for 17 years. The first year they came out with radial tires. Also I think the first year they put on the twin carbs. The ties were great, I couldn't get stuck anywhere. The twin carbs were not. Whenever I drove from Colorado Springs to Missouri, no problem. Whenever I returned to Colorado's 6000 foot 'Springs area, they started going out of sync. After a few years of that I just replaced them with a Holly. That made a big difference.

Oh, they required constant attention of the valves adjustment as well. That engine would throw the rod on number 3 cylinder in a hearbeat. I learned that the hard way at 70 mph. Cost me a total rebuild.

 

[noisycheese]

What is it about German post war machinery(50's-80's)... I can't get enough.

76 bmw shot with a 60's Rolleiflex:

For lack of a better term, motorcycles like the 76 BMW pictured - as well as Mercedes Benz automobiles of that era - have an air of clunky elegance about them. Besides the visually delicious retro styling, they project an attitude of iron horse sturdiness and to hell and back reliability.

Who in their right mind could resist all that?? 😉

Autos and motorcycles of that time had personality. IMHO, today's cars pretty much all look the same.

 

[hepcat]

My '82 R100RT... back in '84 or so... BMW Airheads rule! Shot with my M4-2 and probably a Canon Serenar 50mm f/1.8 LTM.


1982 BMW R100RT and me by chief1120, on Flickr

 

[FrankS]

Close. Here's my 1981 r100/7.

 

[hepcat]

Beautiful bikes, Frank.

Several years ago, I had a chance to buy an '83 50th Anniversary Edition R100RS at a local motorcycle swapmeet/show. That was the one with the pearl-white paint job and special graphics. It was low mileage and in really nice condition. I hemmed and hawed, and went back the next day to buy it. It was gone. It was probably just as well as I really have no place to park or store it. It was a work of art.

 

[ChrisN]

'83 R80GS, cleaning up after the wiring loom caught fire (following a rough landing in a bull dust patch north of Birdsville).

'67 Kombi at Three-Mile Dam, about 1978.

I loved these machines for the freedom they gave me to travel. The BM was rebuilt and served many more trips, sold on only after my life changed direction. The Kombi was great fun, but slow, unreliable and it had terrible brakes. All things that could have been cured with more money than I had available at that stage in my life.

 

[FrankS]

I'm in a long term relationship and kinda "married" to my BMW's, but this Honda is like an exciting secret girlfriend. I'll be riding her this season. 🙂

 

[Flat Twin]

Testing the Leica 21mm Super Angulon 3.4! by Flat Twin, on Flickr


Testing the Leica 21mm Super Angulon 3.4! by Flat Twin, on Flickr

 

[AlwaysOnAuto]

My Japanese version of a BMW. Last motorcycle I owned.

 

[porktaco]

I'm in a long term relationship and kinda "married" to my BMW's, but this Honda is like an exciting secret girlfriend. I'll be riding her this season. 🙂

the RS-fairing 1000 is probably the prettiest bike ever. lol your 1050. overbore?

 

[porktaco]

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