Auction my R80RT?

[David Fish]

I will not quite agree with Will about the R80. I have a 1987 R80RT and it
will cruise happily on the interstate at 70+ at 4500 rpm (actually the
sweet spot for this bike). I do not drive anything at more than 5 over the
limit (personal choice). The fairing does block the wind very well and the
windscreen is somewhat adjustable.
Dave Fish
ABC #10204

On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 11:30 AM Will Andalora <will_andalora at hotmail.com>
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> I am forwarding the post to the MD Airheads list as well.
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> For anyone that hasn’t ridden an R80, I highly recommend them. I’ve been
> riding my R80/7 for ten years and it really is the smoothest engine BMW
> made.
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> I personally do not like riding behind a fairing and the R80 is a little
> underpowered to push that large fairing at highway speeds.  Easy enough to
> pull off and make a nice naked R80 that is well suited for one up touring
> and even two up with a bit more shifting.
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> The 37/11 low gearing rear drive makes the bike quick in the mountains and
> it will sit at +/- 5200 rpms all day pulling 80 on the interstate if you
> are into that sort of thing…
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> Best,
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> Will
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> *From: *Craig Barnhart <barney12231963 at gmail.com>
> *Sent: *Tuesday, June 15, 2021 7:04 AM
> *To: *horacepro at aol.com
> *Cc: *paairheads at casano.com
> *Subject: *Re: Auction my R80RT?
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> Hi Ed,
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> Have you advertised to the MD Airheads?
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> Also I have heard from one MD Airhead that The best vintage and classic
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> well for him.
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> Craig
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> On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 1:21 PM horacepro--- via PAAirheads <
> paairheads at casano.com> wrote:
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> All,
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> I have been trying to sell my 1984 R80RT for maybe a year now.  I've
> gotten a number of emails asking for photos and descriptions and two visits
> by potential buyers.  Not much in the way of results.  This despite the
> fact that -- at least in the opinion of Tom Cutter of the Rubber Chicken
> Garage -- I am offering it at an attractive price.
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> I am getting to the point where I just want to get this done.  I do know
> that bikes get auctioned off on eBay.  I wonder if anybody here knows how
> well that works.  I'm not looking to make a killing.  I'd just be happy to
> get the bike sold for a fair price.  Informed opinion would be welcome.
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> I've attached a written description -- in Word format -- and a bunch of
> photos in case anybody here has an interest.
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> Best,
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> Ed Bianchi
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> 717-649-5251
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