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Re: What to look for?
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 11:10 am
by driggs
chasbmw wrote:One of these days RTs will become fashionable again......
What the!?....when did the venerable RT bcome the red-headed stepchild of the airhead family?!
I take exception to that....I happily ride one!
Re: What to look for?
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 1:29 pm
by Major Softie
melville wrote:Major Softie wrote:melville wrote:
First refusal guy still hasn't first refused............
Hasn't the clock about run out?
WWS is granting a long leash. WWTB is patient, something she's learned in her 81 years.
I suspect I'll be
less patient at 81, what with knowing I've got less time to be giving away.
Re: What to look for?
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 11:33 pm
by Deleted User 287
driggs wrote:What the!?....when did the venerable RT bcome the red-headed stepchild of the airhead family?!
I take exception to that....I happily ride one!
Don't worry driggs, you are safe as long as the R65 exists.
Re: What to look for?
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 11:43 pm
by Deleted User 62
justoneoftheguys wrote:driggs wrote:What the!?....when did the venerable RT bcome the red-headed stepchild of the airhead family?!
I take exception to that....I happily ride one!
Don't worry driggs, you are safe as long as the R65 exists.
Shoot, even I've seen a R65... once, but an R45:
NEVER! 
Re: What to look for?
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 4:25 pm
by barryh
Tim Shepherd wrote:
Shoot, even I've seen a R65... once, but an R45:
NEVER!
Don't worry you're not missing much. If the side cover decals were covered up or absent you wouldn't easily tell the difference between an R65 and R45 as they are all but identical. In the absence of X ray vision to spot the smaller bores the only visible clues for discerning eyes would be speedo and rear drive ratios, the carb model number and the 473 cc inscription on the headstock name plate.
Re: What to look for?
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 9:30 am
by driggs
justoneoftheguys wrote:driggs wrote:What the!?....when did the venerable RT bcome the red-headed stepchild of the airhead family?!
I take exception to that....I happily ride one!
Don't worry driggs, you are safe as long as the R65 exists.
Well, there is
that I suppose...
Re: What to look for?
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 5:48 pm
by bbelk
justoneoftheguys wrote:driggs wrote:What the!?....when did the venerable RT bcome the red-headed stepchild of the airhead family?!
I take exception to that....I happily ride one!
Don't worry driggs, you are safe as long as the R65 exists.
I am thinking I need to defend my R65, but I am not sure I am following this properly.
Re: What to look for?
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 6:30 pm
by Deleted User 287
You don't need to defend your R65, Brad. It is a wonderful machine - 5 years ahead of Type 247's of the same period!
It was just popular to bash the poor little babies!
Re: What to look for?
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 11:59 pm
by Major Softie
bbelk wrote:
I am thinking I need to defend my R65, but I am not sure I am following this properly.
Hey it OWNS all R45's!
Re: What to look for?
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 9:53 am
by Ken in Oklahoma
Major Softie wrote:
Hey it OWNS all R45's!
Hmm, that got me thinking. Does a R45 OWN all /2's?
Of course /2's are antique motorcycles, so it may not be a fair comparison.
Ken, feeling good now about my R75/6 in Oklahoma