New Guy from the desert

Greetings Folks,

Just a shout out from a new Old Guy. That should set me apart in this group. Old Guy..........right! .....Next!

I have a small restoration/paint shop in Tucson,AZ. A lifelong passion in doing restorations is now a second life after retirement. Dealing primarily in European bikes, I'm seriously afflicted with the Teutonic Plague. Have been a lover of the Blue/White marquis for many years. And doing special projects for our local BMW dealer, Iron Horse BMW, has been a real privilege.

I have also have the pleasure of being a member and one of the sponsors for the MOA sanctioned club #213 in So. Az.
www.seatrider.org .

A few years ago a kid out of Las Vegas, showed real potential as AMA Pro rider #10.Chris Perris. Standing too close to the owner of the dealership while staring at a new S1000RR, will get you sucked into a small racing sponsorship in said RR. It was great to work with Iron Horse BMW for their first racing season.

So you might say that we're 'all in' for BMW.

My love of '85 K100RSs has become somewhat of an obsession. Being new to the forum, I hope we can share some of the secrets we've found of the Mysterious Flying Brick. That's why Jack Rippe has a Secret K Club, of which I am a member.....and I've got the shirt to prove it....... The mystery of it all.

We'll figure it out.

Dan'l

Welcome to the forum!
It would be nice to see a picture of your work(s).
Gary

Welcome to the forum Dan'l. Being in love with the BMW marquis won't get you any extra points on this forum, it seems to be the ante to get into the game.

Good luck.

Welcome

Welcome sir. Enjoy your membership. You have found the forums. The best advice I can give a new enthusiastic member like yourself is to take that deep dive on the website; there is a lot information buried in those pages, use it, maximize your benefits to include the most valuable benefit, being engaged. Find an event and try to go to at least one this year, whether a getaway or national.

Welcome to the forum Danl.

Welcome to the forum Dan'l! I bought my current RT from Iron Horse; great dealer. Do you do paint repairs? We lost our local custom painter who was happy to do small repairs and custom painting. Keep us updated on your work and experiences, especially the RR racing team.

rangerreece said:

. Find an event and try to go to at least one this year, whether a getaway or national.

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Or even a local club's rally, supper ride, monthly meeting or so many other ways to become involved...…….God bless....Dennis

R90S and some others

Omega Man said:

Welcome to the forum!
It would be nice to see a picture of your work(s).
Gary

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1977 RS I believe it's one of 260 made that year with the matte finish. I cut up 2 sets of bodywork to make one. These were fiberglass. We did this for Iron Horse.





On the IHM showroom floor.


One of a kind.






Chris Perris's S1000RR on display in the lobby of BMW NA HQ.


Running at the Macau Invitational

Chips

royce said:

Welcome to the forum Dan'l. Being in love with the BMW marquis won't get you any extra points on this forum, it seems to be the ante to get into the game.

Good luck.

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I have a pile of Beemer chips........deal me in!

Rides

DennisDarrow said:

Or even a local club's rally, supper ride, monthly meeting or so many other ways to become involved...…….God bless....Dennis

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Dennis
I've been doing Beemer rides and Club events for years. I'm one of many sponsors of seatrider.org MOA club # 213 here in So Az. One of my escapes in the summer heat here is to head to Colorado to ride and visit friends. The 100,000 ft ride is a favorite. Paonia and parts north are good also.



While most in the country are now putting the bikes up for the winter, this is our best ride season. So to get to ride year round is pure pleasure.






And you can never have enough bikes!

And with the GT added last week, I see lotsa miles this winter.

Thanks for the pics Danl.
Nice work

Danl said:

I have a small restoration/paint shop in Tucson,AZ.

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What area of Tucson are you in and do you do contract work?

Danl said:

I have also have the pleasure of being a member and one of the sponsors for the MOA sanctioned club #213 in So. Az.

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Are you planning on doing the Death Valley ride next month? It looks like we have a lot of SEAT members signed up already.

- Sam

Very nice
OM

Hey Geek

azgeek said:

What area of Tucson are you in and do you do contract work?



Are you planning on doing the Death Valley ride next month? It looks like we have a lot of SEAT members signed up already.

- Sam

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I'm in the far NE. Base of Mt. Lemon. You can get my contact info on seatrider.org. Look at the vendors page. Give me a call.

As to Death Valley.......not this year.