I appear to have just agreed to buy a family friends BMW R45 ... not the most desirable thing but hey he offered it for a 100 quid Stopped riding about 3 years ago so it's been in his garage ever since. -- Steve Parry Kawasaki ZX12-R <here> 07 K1200GT SE 95 BMW F650 87 Yamaha FS1 Sukida SK90PY 91 Kawasaki AR50 07 VW Passat SE Estate for comfort www.gwynfryn.co.uk
I hope you're not trying to get anywhere in a hurry on that thing. But heck, for that kind of dosh...
In I know .... as I understand it I can graft a 650 top end onto it if I can find one cheap enough? My uncle bought (back as it used to be his) the guys R80-RS mono. It too has sat unused for years so I'm being called upon to work on both. I'm guessing after this length of time gunge in the fuel tank, similar in the float bowls, gunked up jets, poss split diaphragms, poss knackered brake seals etc -- Steve Parry Kawasaki ZX12-R <here> 07 K1200GT SE 95 BMW F650 87 Yamaha FS1 Sukida SK90PY 91 Kawasaki AR50 07 VW Passat SE Estate for comfort www.gwynfryn.co.uk
Not necessarily. But worth checking, yes. I think the brake seals will be fine. And yes, a 650 kit goes straight on, but I think it has to be from that particular model of R45/65, as the later R65s (monolever) were just sleeved-down R80s, whereas the early ones had different cranks. Short strokes. So the pistons are probably different as well.
In Thanks for the info. I'm off to the US for 18 days as of tomorrow so collecting the said bikes are on hold. -- Steve Parry Kawasaki ZX12-R <here> 07 K1200GT SE 95 BMW F650 87 Yamaha FS1 Sukida SK90PY 91 Kawasaki AR50 07 VW Passat SE Estate for comfort www.gwynfryn.co.uk
Would there be any point in leaving it standard? I was just thinking that a lot would have been converted into a 650 and original ones could be getting rare. Added to that you could flog it to someone who had recently passed their test and didn't want anything powerful.
In It may well be left standard -- Steve Parry BMW R45 <due> 01 Kawasaki ZX12-R 07 K1200GT SE 95 BMW F650 87 Yamaha FS1 Sukida SK90PY 91 Kawasaki AR50 07 VW Passat SE Estate for comfort www.gwynfryn.co.uk
When I first got a full license, mumble years ago, I was looking at a R45 as an upgrade from a CB250-K4. In the end I got a Kawasaki GT550.
The R45 is one of the worst dogs ever made. Some sad old cunts want them though. Don't waste time on it, just flog the POS.
