Auction my R80RT?

[Tom Cutter]

I'll disagree with both of you. In my humble (!) opinion, the R80RT is the
ONLY good motorcycle other than the R80G/S that BMW made between 1981 and
1985. It had plenty of power to push the fairing, offered remarkable
weather and cold protection, had good luggage, was good handling and easy
to maintain. They had valve seat issues but there are a dozen shops in the
USA that are able to fix that.

If I was not in the process of trimming my own stable, I would seriously
consider that bike for my local 2WT bike. The price is very reasonable.
Read the "features" list on the Word Document.  A careful read indicates
that the bike has had the needed attention that the brakes are probably
still good, and the engines healthy.

GLWS, Ed.
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Tom Cutter
Yardley, PA
www.RubberChickenRacingGarage.com

"Normalize telling your friends that you love them. Tell them a lot. Make
it weird." --unk




On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 1:15 PM David Fish <daveandcarel at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
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> On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 11:30 AM Will Andalora <will_andalora at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
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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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