Now they are naming snow storms?
Regardless of a name, this storm has us stuck in Deming NM. We departed Alamogordo NM yesterday @ noon, hoping to get into AZ. late yesterday but didn't quite make it. Weather was good over the mtn. pass to Las Cruces, but began to deteriorate. Upon getting to Deming, the weather ahead looked bad so we stopped. Rain turned to snow in the early evening. We woke to about 2" - 3" everywhere. Parked in a vacant gravel lot right along main street. No one has run us off yet. Looks like we'll sit here until tomorrow. I can see the interstate from here and traffic is moving at a crawl. We could probably head West, but don't want to drive in icy conditions.
update:
The majority of the 3" - 4" snow melted off by mid afternoon. We contemplated a few hour run today but decided to sit tight.
Supposed to be sunny tomorrow. Going to get down to 23* here tonight so the furnaces will be running pretty steady to keep from freezing up.
Should be somewhere in western AZ. tomorrow night. It is about 450 miles to "home" from here so don't plan on making it in one day.
This site started out as a way to track a BMW / Jupiter Sidecar motorcycle project. It has gone in many different directions since its' conception. From motorcycle projects, to personal stories, opinions and family histories. I log most of our boring motorcycle riding adventures and experiences. I have completed my "R100S/6" build and changes are on-going.
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Friday, November 15, 2013
Another 1971 R75/5
I've sorely missed my old 1973 R75/5 BMW since I sold it a few years ago.
10 years or so back a friend restored a 1971 R75/5. He took it down to the frame and performed a ground up rebuild. Everything was attended to except the engine and transmission as they were in good working order. He had a professional "British Racing Green" paint job, painted the frame, had the "MotoMeter" instruments rebuilt, new OEM /5 "Cigar" mufflers, new head pipes, 2 Tuetonic QSL solo seats, new Hepco Becker luggage, Euro (low) handle bars,...the list goes on and on...A couple years after he built the bike he happened across a 6" x 6" post on a dark road. Hitting it at highway speed he bent both rims but was able to ride the bike home. At that point in time the bike was parked and there it has sat. He offered the bike to me a couple years ago but financial resources were minimal so I had to pass.
Today he called me and offered the bike again. At this point I am longing for a "new" /5 BMW, the funds are available, so we came to an agreement. I'll pick up the bike in a month or so, as it is in the North San Diego County area.
I'm excited to get another /5 BMW on the road again. The bike has great potential and comes with lots of extra parts and accessories.
The 1988 R100RT "Mono" I recently purchased will definitely take a "back burner".... I might get it running and sell it off as a "Project Bike". My other option would be to part the R100 out and save the drive train as a "back up".
At the same time I got a contact for a tired R80RT for $500.00. It would be a good parts bike, but I'm quickly running out of places for more bikes. Will likely end up passing on the R80....plus I wasn't planning on a "new" /5 project this winter....my winter bike project list is growing quickly....
I see a LOT of good parts with this deal....$500.00 w/title....not too bad. I can see over a $1000.00 in parts very easily.
Not my "new" BMW below but one off the "net"......mine is coming to me in somewhat of an "assembly required" condition.It has a solo seat and the lower handlebars.
I'll never forget my first test ride on my first BMW. I had ridden my Brothers R80ST but it didn't leave much of an impression on me. When I made the R75/5 test ride, the bike reminded me of an old pick up truck. Clunky and somewhat antiquated. After a few miles I was in love and had to own it. I paid $1200.00 for it. It had numerous minor issues which I sorted out in the couple years I owned it. When sold, she was in need of a valve job due to an exhaust valve recession.
Above is a similar 1971 R75/5. My first BMW Airhead was a Black 1971 750cc model. They can be identified by their Short Wheel Base, side reflectors on the alloy turn signal housings, and lack of side covers. I've seen folks with 1971 models stating they are "missing" the side covers. They came without them and had no frame "tabs" for the placement of them. The weak point of the 1971 models was their first generation /9 - /10 Bing constant depression carbs which often have issues.
I believe they all had the larger touring type 6.5 gallon tanks, I don't recall ever seeing an early /5 with the smaller 4.5 gallon tanks. The chrome sided "Toaster" tank was not available until 1972.
Purchasing the 71 /5 "sews up" not purchasing the BSA Bantam I was looking at. Probably a god idea to stay away from the rare bikes anyway...probably would turn into a money pit with minimal resale value.
10 years or so back a friend restored a 1971 R75/5. He took it down to the frame and performed a ground up rebuild. Everything was attended to except the engine and transmission as they were in good working order. He had a professional "British Racing Green" paint job, painted the frame, had the "MotoMeter" instruments rebuilt, new OEM /5 "Cigar" mufflers, new head pipes, 2 Tuetonic QSL solo seats, new Hepco Becker luggage, Euro (low) handle bars,...the list goes on and on...A couple years after he built the bike he happened across a 6" x 6" post on a dark road. Hitting it at highway speed he bent both rims but was able to ride the bike home. At that point in time the bike was parked and there it has sat. He offered the bike to me a couple years ago but financial resources were minimal so I had to pass.
Today he called me and offered the bike again. At this point I am longing for a "new" /5 BMW, the funds are available, so we came to an agreement. I'll pick up the bike in a month or so, as it is in the North San Diego County area.
I'm excited to get another /5 BMW on the road again. The bike has great potential and comes with lots of extra parts and accessories.
The 1988 R100RT "Mono" I recently purchased will definitely take a "back burner".... I might get it running and sell it off as a "Project Bike". My other option would be to part the R100 out and save the drive train as a "back up".
At the same time I got a contact for a tired R80RT for $500.00. It would be a good parts bike, but I'm quickly running out of places for more bikes. Will likely end up passing on the R80....plus I wasn't planning on a "new" /5 project this winter....my winter bike project list is growing quickly....
Not my "new" BMW below but one off the "net"......mine is coming to me in somewhat of an "assembly required" condition.It has a solo seat and the lower handlebars.
I'll never forget my first test ride on my first BMW. I had ridden my Brothers R80ST but it didn't leave much of an impression on me. When I made the R75/5 test ride, the bike reminded me of an old pick up truck. Clunky and somewhat antiquated. After a few miles I was in love and had to own it. I paid $1200.00 for it. It had numerous minor issues which I sorted out in the couple years I owned it. When sold, she was in need of a valve job due to an exhaust valve recession.
Above is a similar 1971 R75/5. My first BMW Airhead was a Black 1971 750cc model. They can be identified by their Short Wheel Base, side reflectors on the alloy turn signal housings, and lack of side covers. I've seen folks with 1971 models stating they are "missing" the side covers. They came without them and had no frame "tabs" for the placement of them. The weak point of the 1971 models was their first generation /9 - /10 Bing constant depression carbs which often have issues.
I believe they all had the larger touring type 6.5 gallon tanks, I don't recall ever seeing an early /5 with the smaller 4.5 gallon tanks. The chrome sided "Toaster" tank was not available until 1972.
Purchasing the 71 /5 "sews up" not purchasing the BSA Bantam I was looking at. Probably a god idea to stay away from the rare bikes anyway...probably would turn into a money pit with minimal resale value.
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