cower@garfield.columbia.edu (Rich Cower) (02/19/86)
regarding the spline lubing problem - you can do a couple of things. 1st - write the bmw news consumer editor (if you can't get the address let me know and i'll send it to you). write bmw of north america up in new jersey. they seem to be pretty responsive. does the service manaul call for lubing those splines? i talked to my dealer about this on my 78 RS and there was some confusion over which ones get it. i'm still confused, but will probably lube them anyway. my personal opinion of the r65 is not very good. it seems to have had a lot of problems since its inception. i'd sell it and get a r80 - they seem to have a lot fewer problems. rich
cower@SU-Russell.UUCP (08/02/86)
i like the 77 r100 and the 74-76 r90s models. i've owned a number of these things (currently a 78 rs and a 69 i've had forever). some of the r75's has differnt length wheelbases - (usually referred to as short or long) and i've heard the short has some strange handling traits. i owned one once and never noticed them, but they probably do happen. i found very little difference between the r75's and r90's wrt smoothness, when tuned right, they all run well. a good choice would be a 77 rs. it offers full faring and is very reliable. i'm partial to the rs model since i like that faring when it rains. my next choice would be the r90s. a good source for used bmw's is the bmw owners news - if you don't have access to them the next best place is the paper or your local shops bulletin board. good shops will have a board where people can post the things they want to trade/sell/etc. this weekend in monterey is the national bmw rally - this is a good place to ask people questions/etc. it's at laguna seca thru august 3rd. rich