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    1 bike is never enough, new to me 71 BMW R75/5

    I have been away for quite a while and I finally got home. I found this bike on CL the first day it was listed and mad a deal on it on the spot. So now I am the proud owner of a 1971 BMW R75/5. This bike looks to be a nice complete barn find. It has been sitting for the last 20 years but is in such good shape I think it will just get a re-conditioning of all the rubber parts and back on the road it goes. I do have the headlight lense and I will probably get rid of the seat back and the funky fairing. I think it is a 60's era Avon. Not my taste but I would bet it would look great on a Triumph or Norton.


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    Such cool bikes. I love Airheads.
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      #3
      I like it a lot. And the front drum brake? Shouts, "Classic motorcycle!"

      If I were king, it would be free to register. You're doing the world a favor by putting it on the road.

      Please keep us updated with plenty of pics.
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        #4
        I certainly will take a bunch of pictures. First thing thats going to happen is the rear end is coming of and I will be replacing the rear main seal and lubing the drive splines. The bike has 33000 miles on it. The thing I like the best is the spedo and tach are in the headlight bucket but the tach needle is broken. So off to a guy on the ADV forum to get rebuilt. Of course the tires are crap but I am hoping the spokes are all good and tensioned properly. The guy who i got it from cleaned the dust off the tank and polished it up so I think it will stay as is. It polished up very nicely.

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          #5
          Nice find! There was a nice white 1972 in town last year for sale. I was tempted.
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            #6
            Super cool old bike. BMW got it right! Love the knee pads on the tank.
            Ed

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              #7
              walnecks restore an r 90 s.They dynoed it at only 47 hp.I was surprised, I thought much more than that and your 750 I wonder.And people have toured on them for years.
              future owner of some year and displacement GS bike,as yet unclaimed and unowned.

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                Originally posted by ron bayless View Post
                walnecks restore an r 90 s.They dynoed it at only 47 hp.I was surprised, I thought much more than that and your 750 I wonder.And people have toured on them for years.
                One of my first cars had 69 hp, and it weighed about 2300 lbs.
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                  #9
                  It's all about gearing. Back in the late 60's. Bridgestone raced a 50 cc bike that went over 100 and revved out at 16000 rpm. I know this is not a performance bike but it really doesn't take much hp to overcome the friction of the engine and wheels once your up to speed. I just won't get there in 3 sec. Heck, modern 103 cu in harleys aren't making more than that with fuel injection .
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                    Originally posted by bomber737 View Post
                    It's all about gearing. Back in the late 60's. Bridgestone reached a 50 cc bike that went over 100 and reed out at 16000 rpm. I know this is not a performance bike but it really doesn't take much hp to overcome the friction of the engine and wheels once your up to speed. I just won't get there in 3 sec. Heck, modern 103 cu in harleys aren't making more than that with fuel injection .
                    So true.I once owned a 900 pound ultra.62 hp.I also owned a 64 vw.40 hp.
                    future owner of some year and displacement GS bike,as yet unclaimed and unowned.

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                      #11
                      Should have put a vw bus engine in it and got er up to 50hp. I had a friend in highschool who did that and his bug flew. Had great a/c as well with all the holes in the floor boards.

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                        Originally posted by ron bayless View Post
                        walnecks restore an r 90 s.They dynoed it at only 47 hp.I was surprised, I thought much more than that and your 750 I wonder.And people have toured on them for years.
                        It requires 30hp to push an unfaired bike along at 100mph. 47 is plenty.
                        ---- Dave
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                          #13
                          Nice, I want one, especially a 1971 because I was born that year.

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                            #14
                            Very nice find, congrats!! Love the older airheads.
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                              #15
                              Originally posted by subforry View Post
                              Nice, I want one, especially a 1971 because I was born that year.
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