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Retro Kit
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Caol
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Re: Retro Kit
That is cool! Harkens back to the '73 R75/5 that was my first BMW!
Too bad the "tank" is just a facade, it looks like it would add another 10-15 litres to the range!
And I wonder if their seat is any better than the R1200R's original? Or the R75/5's for that matter!
Kyle
Too bad the "tank" is just a facade, it looks like it would add another 10-15 litres to the range!
And I wonder if their seat is any better than the R1200R's original? Or the R75/5's for that matter!
Kyle
2007 R1200R black w/pinstripes
#574
#574
Re: Retro Kit
Really nice.
Harry Costello -- Jersey Shore
2007 R1200R
1974 + 75 CB125S
1971 R75
2020 Guzzi V85TT
BMWMOA 57358
2007 R1200R
1974 + 75 CB125S
1971 R75
2020 Guzzi V85TT
BMWMOA 57358
Re: Retro Kit
An excellent look. I wonder what the fore-and-aft joint at the top of the tank looks like?
I wonder how many 20-somethings think it's cute?
I wonder how many 20-somethings think it's cute?
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David Brick
Santa Cruz CA
2007 R1200R
priors: R50, R50, R69, R69S, R65, FJ1200, K75S, R1100RSL
Santa Cruz CA
2007 R1200R
priors: R50, R50, R69, R69S, R65, FJ1200, K75S, R1100RSL
Re: Retro Kit
Jeezus, that's purdy, but that GS conversion takes the cake. For 6k, it's a little steep, but man is it a nice option to have.
N8
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- '07 R1200R (Caged)
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- '14 R NineT
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- '07 R1200R (Caged)
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SF_Hooligan
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Re: Retro Kit
Eh... for that money I can buy an actual seventies Beemer and make it awesome. I also think that some of the modern stuff with the "vintage" touches just look wrong.
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Mister Moo
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Re: Retro Kit
I hate the $$$ but that is a seriously cool refit. Thanks for sharing.
If I win the lottery...
If I win the lottery...
2007 R1200R since October 2012
Lizard Lick, North Carolina - come by
Lizard Lick, North Carolina - come by
Re: Retro Kit
Soooo nice, makes my heart beat fast. 
Regards, Paul
Regards, Paul
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Mark_1
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Re: Retro Kit
Beauty must me in the eye of the beholder. No disrespect, but the conversion is ugly beyond description. Almost as ugly as the new "classic" moto guzi model (saw two in a Phoenix shop a couple of week ago). 
Not only that, the kit is twice the price of the 1970 R75/5 I picked up a few months ago. Now that is a great looking machine.
Mark_1
Not only that, the kit is twice the price of the 1970 R75/5 I picked up a few months ago. Now that is a great looking machine. Mark_1
"... Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union." Frank Lloyd Wright
Re: Retro Kit
Now if someone will make a kit that turns the RR into a Scrambler. High dual pipes, new forks with greater range and a solo seat for starters.
Kevin Huddy
Intrepid Incompetent
Canyon Creek, MT
Team Pterodactyl Montana Outpost
Intrepid Incompetent
Canyon Creek, MT
Team Pterodactyl Montana Outpost
Re: Retro Kit
Super Cool.
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IBA #50026
IBA #50026
Re: Retro Kit
To each their own, I guess. The tank, seat, and rear fender give it a distinct 1980s from behind the Iron Curtain flair, in my opinion.
Harald
2007 BMW R1200R
2007 BMW R1200R
Re: Retro Kit
I wants to like but can't. In my eyes the modern R12R is a very good looking minimalist bike.
Regards, Paul
Regards, Paul
Re: Retro Kit
In 1976/77 I have had R75/6 .Looking at that pics allmost makeing me cry.Hartbeat up.That bike is IT!!!!! I don't care of power,torqe,but that is my bike!!!
Re: Retro Kit
You are apsolutelly right!hjsbmw wrote:To each their own, I guess. The tank, seat, and rear fender give it a distinct 1980s from behind the Iron Curtain flair, in my opinion.