My 100k /6 beemer

mfp4073 · 05-05-2012, 08:24 PM

She rolled over last night. My girl Betty hit 100k at 245am. Pulled over to take pic and a winter springs cop rolled up behind me. I explained what I was doing, he held a flashlight so I could get the picture!!! Good shit. About 20k of that are my miles.

What a 100k motorcycle looks like. (Taken last week.)

spo123 · 05-05-2012, 10:45 PM

Thanks for the pic.
My /5 is just about at 95,000 miles, of which I put on 53,000 of them....

spo

wmax351 · 05-06-2012, 12:39 AM

Just getting broken in!

Rob Farmer · 05-06-2012, 01:24 PM

T'is but a youth with that mileage on. My 100/7 has 216,000 on it.

Great bikes your years of life left in it yet.

caponerd · 05-06-2012, 02:24 PM

They have a high milage show at the MOA national rally every year.

Some of the bikes are very clean originals with 100,000 and higher milage. (all the bikes have over 100,000 some look it, some have been rebuilt)
I saw one in Redmond at the 2001 rally that had 385,000 miles.

My R100RT has over 120,000 and it looks like it. I put half of that on it myself.

Beater · 05-06-2012, 05:52 PM

Ride on.

Bill Harris · 05-06-2012, 05:53 PM

Like the Energizer Bunny Rabbit, they just keep going and going. Probably one of the few vehicles that you worry about "who will inherit it" in 20-30 years...

Wirespokes · 05-06-2012, 07:02 PM

My 77S (masquerading as an RS) has 140K, and even though it looks rough with three different shades of white bodywork, runs like a top. Next item of business (after a new rear tire) just may be new paint.

Cool story, and it's great you were able to photograph the happening.

What I find most amazing is that the speedometer (and more specifically, the odometer) survived 100K! Are you sure it's the original speedo? I've had to work on my 77 because it wasn't working when I got it, but knew pretty well from records what the total should be.

perterra · 05-06-2012, 07:07 PM

brittrunyon · 05-06-2012, 07:10 PM

COOL.............................

mfp4073 · 05-06-2012, 07:46 PM

Funny, the comment I keep hearing is that she is just now getting broken in! She runs better now than the day i got her. Looking forward to hitting that 200k mark. that this rate it should be just around another 8 years or so.

05-05-2012, 10:45 PM	#2
spo123 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2006 Location: North Shore Mass. USA Oddometer: 453	Cool! Thanks for the pic. My /5 is just about at 95,000 miles, of which I put on 53,000 of them.... spo __________________ spo 1973 slash 5 toaster

05-06-2012, 05:52 PM	#6
Beater Scope Creep's Victim Joined: Sep 2009 Location: Decatur, GA, USA Oddometer: 2,190	Ride on. __________________ Fred '85 R80RT G/Sified '91 R100GS Bumblebee Airhead Zen: Ride-Maintain-Repair-Ride On.

05-06-2012, 05:53 PM	#7
Bill Harris Confirmed Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2008 Location: backwoods Alabama Oddometer: 3,849	Like the Energizer Bunny Rabbit, they just keep going and going. Probably one of the few vehicles that you worry about "who will inherit it" in 20-30 years... __________________ '73 R60/5 Toaster

05-06-2012, 07:02 PM	#8
Wirespokes Beemerholics Anonymous Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Jackson's Bottom Oregon Oddometer: 7,354	My 77S (masquerading as an RS) has 140K, and even though it looks rough with three different shades of white bodywork, runs like a top. Next item of business (after a new rear tire) just may be new paint. Cool story, and it's great you were able to photograph the happening. What I find most amazing is that the speedometer (and more specifically, the odometer) survived 100K! Are you sure it's the original speedo? I've had to work on my 77 because it wasn't working when I got it, but knew pretty well from records what the total should be. __________________ Wanted: Dead, smashed, crashed or trashed gauges BMW GAUGE REPAIRS - TACHSPEEDOCLOCKVOLT METER PODs & LIGHT BOARD* Wirespokes screwed with this post 05-06-2012 at 07:24 PM

05-06-2012, 07:07 PM	#9
perterra -. --- .--. . Joined: Sep 2010 Location: Tejas Oddometer: 6,425	__________________ You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy IBA 22425

05-06-2012, 12:39 AM	#3
wmax351 Studly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2011 Location: Marin County and Berkeley, CA Oddometer: 740	Just getting broken in!

05-06-2012, 01:24 PM	#4
Rob Farmer Beastly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2002 Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire. England Oddometer: 3,733	T'is but a youth with that mileage on. My 100/7 has 216,000 on it. Great bikes your years of life left in it yet.

05-06-2012, 02:24 PM	#5
caponerd Kickstart Enthusiast Joined: Jul 2005 Location: Halfway between Munich and Redditch. Oddometer: 1,809	They have a high milage show at the MOA national rally every year. Some of the bikes are very clean originals with 100,000 and higher milage. (all the bikes have over 100,000 some look it, some have been rebuilt) I saw one in Redmond at the 2001 rally that had 385,000 miles. My R100RT has over 120,000 and it looks like it. I put half of that on it myself.

05-06-2012, 07:10 PM	#10
brittrunyon R 100 GS & R 100/T Joined: Oct 2010 Location: The High Desert of New Mexico Oddometer: 351	COOL............................. __________________ 1992 R 100 GS (ZED) 1981 R 100/t (The Naked Lady) My Motorcycle Videos & More @ http://vimeo.com/user2721333 No Rules Photography @ http://brittrunyon.com/

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