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Post a pic of your Airhead

Here is a picture of my 1972 R75/5 that came at 9:45 am this morning. I AM IN LOVE:heart :heart :heart :heart
 

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Very nice 5, aschatzman. It looks like you will have no work to do.
I finally got the dual-plug, electronic ignition sorted out on this 6. (Note: PO installed the Dyna III unit under the tank where the Accel spark amp used to be. BAD TOO HOT there. I moved it out into the breeze.) My neighbor Finley suggested that we test drive it to GR3; 540 miles without a single hiccup. This is my favorite $2000 bike now. The best that I have gotten is 54 MPG. I ride hard.
We found marijuana growing behind the silo at this deserted farm that we stopped at.


<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24593939@N06/3539633619/" title="2009-05-17 GR3 2009 013 by kstoo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3617/3539633619_f02821b5f1_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="2009-05-17 GR3 2009 013" /></a>
 
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Nice kstoo! Only 2,000.00 and Lester's to boot! Wish that were my two thousand dollar bike. What a deal!
 
Here I am flying up Push Mountain in Arkansas on 27 May 2009. Trip report with lots of pix in work.
 

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Well, I'll give this pic posting thang a shot :)

SWMBO's R75/5 short frame toaster (1973 model, built in 10/72), in 2005 shortly after a disassembly/refurb/repaint:
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Another /5 to the mix.

Finally, I'm back on pavement after my long winter rebuild.
 

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Finally, I'm back on pavement after my long winter rebuild.

Nice looking bike Daniel. I thought about those mirrors, barend turn signals and Corbin Gunfighter. Mine is a toaster, but I've never seen knee pads on a smaller tank. Sure makes for a smart looking bike.

Where did you get the mirrors? I never did track them down, are they from an earlier /2? :dunno
 
Nice looking bike Daniel. I thought about those mirrors, barend turn signals and Corbin Gunfighter. Mine is a toaster, but I've never seen knee pads on a smaller tank. Sure makes for a smart looking bike.

Where did you get the mirrors? I never did track them down, are they from an earlier /2? :dunno


They are Albert mirrors and you can buy them from a seller on ebay, Bobs BMW, Blue Moon Cycle, etc.. Bumm also makes an identical pair which are cheaper. Regardless which brand you buy, they'll give your bike a clean look. I've owned both brands over the years and Bumm vibrate much less than the Alberts, but the Albert's craftsmanship is better.

My bike is a late 73 model and wasn't purchased until 1975 in Californian. I was told it was part of a huge lot of /5's originally bound for the Italian market, but were imported to the states and Canada where they could be sold quicker. Who knows for sure, but I very seldom see original tanks with the setup I have. It also never came with side covers or drilled headlamp ears for reflectors.
 
clean engine

How did you get your engine so clean? Glass bead blast?

looks great! :thumb

Sorry...this is for: 60193
 
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There are certainly a lot of beautiful bikes here! I just brought home my first BMW ever, a 1974 R60/6 with 51k. It needs some work, but here it is:

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I got back from my first ride on it today, and the left carb began leaking, so I am now learning about the Bing 53's [I ordered a Clymer manual, but not arrived yet].
 
my toaster ..
 

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Funcie,

I agree with the above...YOU NAILED IT! No one here isn't going to love YOUR toaster.

I also love the header wrap.

Peter
 
Love it.

I'd ditch the crash bars, and turn the handlebars upside down... but I'd LOVE to have a bike like that.

Great color; tank; seat; turn signals; cylinders; etc..
 
I was sitting out on the patio of one of my Memphis biker hangouts Sunday and a black toaster came around the corner , then was gone. Sure wished he had of come on up and joined me on the patio. Could have used some company and checked out his/her bike.
 
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