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Is that the same bike as before???!!!

Yes, same bike, but I switched to the "long range" version with the bigger tank and Corbin Gunfighter seat. For the "short range" I use the stock tank and dual seat.

A bit shabby...but she goes.

Out for a ride today (Sunday, August 15, 2010) to Capitola, CA by way of Calaveras Road - one of my favorites.
This is the 1988 R100RT I got for $500 from a dealer almost exactly a year ago and had running the next afternoon. I've put over 11,000 miles on it in the last 11 months. Nice addition to my "stable." A new Clearview windshield should arrive this week to replace the one I crunched with my garage door - dummy!

OK, new computer, let's see if I can do this..... First, the 1973 R75/5 with some big bamboo ...then the 1974 R75/6 (engine currently in pieces) and lastly the 1961 R50/2 as it looked when I bought it (it resides in my livingroom now)

Such lovely bikes Tim. All the proper colour, too.
Only a few more to complete the set, eh?

Airbear wrote:Such lovely bikes Tim. All the proper colour, too.
Only a few more to complete the set, eh?

Thanks for the compliment, Airbear! I think I've found my perfect match: the '74 is becoming my Cafe racer with all its go-fast parts, the '73 is my daily rider/utility/off-road bike, the '72 is the garage queen/backup and the '61 has become the endless project, forever on the back burner, but who knows, maybe there is a conversion in my future?

John Falconer wrote:
Out for a ride today (Sunday, August 15, 2010) to Capitola, CA by way of Calaveras Road - one of my favorites.
This is the 1988 R100RT I got for $500 from a dealer almost exactly a year ago and had running the next afternoon. I've put over 11,000 miles on it in the last 11 months. Nice addition to my "stable." A new Clearview windshield should arrive this week to replace the one I crunched with my garage door - dummy!

John, I still think you take the cake for the deal of the century! WHAT A GREAT LOOKING RT! I don't recall what you had to do to it to get it going, but it sounds like all it took was doing the basic tune up/settings.

Here's my new girl , recently bought and even more recently named ''Matilda "" ...an '82 R80 ST .fitted with an R100GS tank ...which I really like !

Matilda is a very suitable name. 'Waltzing Matilda' sounds better than just 'goin' for a ride'.