nurburgrun
New member
Just enjoying a trial membership.
Traded a 1970 Triumph T100S for a 1973 R75/5 last week. Really impressed with the quality/engineering of these German machines. I have owned many vintage/classic bikes in the past; (1947 Indian Chief, 1973 Norton Commando 750, 1973 Honda CB750 Four, 2001 Triumph Bonneville) Looking forward to getting out on this old airhead once the weather warms up around here.
Bike has original 'Nurburg Grun' paint. Speedo and Tach work! Came with a set of Krauser hard case saddlebags. Very original bike, aftermarket pipes of unknown origin. Run nicely. So smooth compared to other bikes I've had in the past.
I tracked down the guy who bought the bike from the Winnipeg BMW dealer in 1974. He bought it slightly used. It was lent to the Winnipeg Police from brand new as a demo, since they were planning on updating their motorcycle fleet. It has a drilled/lightened flywheel, something that wad done to all Police Interceptors to give them and edge over the general riding population in a pursuit situation.
Cops returned it to dealer, story he tells is they preferred the louder Harleys; if they pulled into an alley, all the punk kids would scatter when they heard the Harley coming. BMW was too quiet, so they'd actually end up catching a kid or two who were up to no good, which resulted in having to a) get the kid to the station b) process the kid and c) write up the paperwork.
Advantage: Harley.
Traded a 1970 Triumph T100S for a 1973 R75/5 last week. Really impressed with the quality/engineering of these German machines. I have owned many vintage/classic bikes in the past; (1947 Indian Chief, 1973 Norton Commando 750, 1973 Honda CB750 Four, 2001 Triumph Bonneville) Looking forward to getting out on this old airhead once the weather warms up around here.
Bike has original 'Nurburg Grun' paint. Speedo and Tach work! Came with a set of Krauser hard case saddlebags. Very original bike, aftermarket pipes of unknown origin. Run nicely. So smooth compared to other bikes I've had in the past.
I tracked down the guy who bought the bike from the Winnipeg BMW dealer in 1974. He bought it slightly used. It was lent to the Winnipeg Police from brand new as a demo, since they were planning on updating their motorcycle fleet. It has a drilled/lightened flywheel, something that wad done to all Police Interceptors to give them and edge over the general riding population in a pursuit situation.
Cops returned it to dealer, story he tells is they preferred the louder Harleys; if they pulled into an alley, all the punk kids would scatter when they heard the Harley coming. BMW was too quiet, so they'd actually end up catching a kid or two who were up to no good, which resulted in having to a) get the kid to the station b) process the kid and c) write up the paperwork.
Advantage: Harley.
