<div dir="auto"><div>Personal preferences I guess... Compared to a naked bike, I just don't care for the weight of the RT fairing and how it the steering feels. For touring or not, I just prefer to not be behind a fairing. I've rarely even had a small windshield on my bikes for the last twenty years. Personal preference... </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">That said, I am not a 1000 mile guy either, and have only rarely ridden more than 500 miles per day. I am sure the fairing would make a big difference in the amount of fatigue... When riding back from Pocomoke State Park earlier this spring with a 5AM to get to work before 8AM in weather hovering in the low thirties, a fairing would have been a nice thing to have...</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">I agree about the luggage. I've had a set of the early 80s full size BMW luggage for 20 years. It has a lot of carrying capacity.</div><div dir="auto"><br style="font-family:sans-serif"></div></div><div dir="auto">Someone should buy the bike.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Will</div><div dir="auto"><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 15, 2021, 10:24 PM Christopher Sutton <<a href="mailto:csutty400@gmail.com">csutty400@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I know a friend who had a similar issue with his r100rs. 2 things that corrected it in increments were first, the tires. He took off the Shinkos which came on the bike and installed Michelin Pilot Activs. He said it was a good improvement. The second upgrade was the Gazi rear shocks he installed. Following him before, you could see the bike weaving around. After he upgraded the suspension it was much more planted. YMMV </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 8:47 PM rtrumbule--- via MDAirheads <<a href="mailto:mdairheads@casano.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">mdairheads@casano.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">P.S.<div id="m_-6213932873287610865gmail-m_6576980506218855623yMail_cursorElementTracker_1623804312627">I still love my 1976 R75/6.</div><div id="m_-6213932873287610865gmail-m_6576980506218855623yMail_cursorElementTracker_1623804342457">Also a great bike, and extremely reliable!</div><div id="m_-6213932873287610865gmail-m_6576980506218855623yMail_cursorElementTracker_1623804359884"><br><br><div id="m_-6213932873287610865gmail-m_6576980506218855623ymail_android_signature"><a id="m_-6213932873287610865gmail-m_6576980506218855623ymail_android_signature_link" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aol.mobile.aolapp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Sent from the all new AOL app for Android</a></div> <br> <blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 20px"> <div style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(109,0,246)"> <div>On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 8:44 PM, <a href="mailto:rtrumbule@verizon.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">rtrumbule@verizon.net</a></div><div><<a href="mailto:rtrumbule@verizon.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">rtrumbule@verizon.net</a>> wrote:</div> </div> <div style="padding:10px 0px 0px 20px;margin:10px 0px 0px;border-left:1px solid rgb(109,0,246)"> <div id="m_-6213932873287610865gmail-m_6576980506218855623yiv9474489590"><div>Anyone ever notice a little instability with the front end feel of a fully faired R80RT, especially at highway speeds with crosswinds or tractor trailer buffeting?<div id="m_-6213932873287610865gmail-m_6576980506218855623yiv9474489590yMail_cursorElementTracker_1623803116239">My 1986 does this. Nothing dangerous, but a little disconcerting. Talked to Oak Okleshen about it years ago, and he said he had experienced that same thing on the model, and thought the Windjammer and Luftmeister fairings, aftermarket mounted on earlier models, were much more stable. I always attributed it to the very same qualities that make the fairing so protective; a bubble of negative pressure in the cockpit....</div><div id="m_-6213932873287610865gmail-m_6576980506218855623yiv9474489590yMail_cursorElementTracker_1623803353754">It is a wonderful bike, fully faired or not; the engine "breathes" very well, it's smooth shifting and quick, and has plenty of power unless you might be pulling a trailer. I believe many of the problems and idiosyncrasies of earlier Airhead models were fairly addressed and that the R80RT may be near the pinnacle of Airhead engineering.</div><div id="m_-6213932873287610865gmail-m_6576980506218855623yiv9474489590yMail_cursorElementTracker_1623803625601">My main complaints would be that the engineers overdid the wiring redesign in the 1986 as compared to 1984, and that doggone tiny battery which, when sitting for just a month or so, can be discharged by the dashboard clock!</div><div id="m_-6213932873287610865gmail-m_6576980506218855623yiv9474489590yMail_cursorElementTracker_1623803811621">Otherwise, a great bike!</div><div id="m_-6213932873287610865gmail-m_6576980506218855623yiv9474489590yMail_cursorElementTracker_1623803825908">Bob Trumbule </div><div id="m_-6213932873287610865gmail-m_6576980506218855623yiv9474489590yMail_cursorElementTracker_1623803831596">ABC # 9280<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div id="m_-6213932873287610865gmail-m_6576980506218855623yiv9474489590ymail_android_signature"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" id="m_-6213932873287610865gmail-m_6576980506218855623yiv9474489590ymail_android_signature_link" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aol.mobile.aolapp" target="_blank">Sent from the all new AOL app for Android</a></div> <br clear="none"> <div id="m_-6213932873287610865gmail-m_6576980506218855623yiv9474489590yqt37319"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 20px"> <div style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(109,0,246)"> <div>On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 1:26 PM, Tom Cutter</div><div><<a href="mailto:rubberchickenracing@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">rubberchickenracing@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div> </div> <div style="padding:10px 0px 0px 20px;margin:10px 0px 0px;border-left:1px solid rgb(109,0,246)"> <div id="m_-6213932873287610865gmail-m_6576980506218855623yiv9474489590"><div><div dir="ltr">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. <div><br clear="none"></div><div>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. </div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>GLWS, Ed. <br clear="none"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">--<br clear="none">Tom Cutter<br clear="none">Yardley, PA<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" href="http://www.RubberChickenRacingGarage.com" target="_blank">www.RubberChickenRacingGarage.com</a></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div>"Normalize telling your friends that you love them. Tell them a lot. Make it weird." --unk</div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="none"></div></div><br clear="none"><div id="m_-6213932873287610865gmail-m_6576980506218855623yiv9474489590yqt44827"><div><div dir="ltr">On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 1:15 PM David Fish <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" href="mailto:daveandcarel@gmail.com" target="_blank">daveandcarel@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small">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.</div><div style="font-size:small">Dave Fish</div><div style="font-size:small">ABC #10204</div></div><br clear="none"><div><div dir="ltr">On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 11:30 AM Will Andalora <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" href="mailto:will_andalora@hotmail.com" target="_blank">will_andalora@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<b>Subject: </b>Re: Auction my R80RT?</p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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