Howdy. I'm trying to sell my 1988 BMW R100GS. I want to try to "keep it in the family." I tried the PacNW GS group, but no takers. I took this bike on a road/dirt trip from Austin, TX to Seattle, WA last year, but it's just too damn big for this 5'6" girl :eek1 I have it posted on the cl: http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/mcy/2846625269.html I blogged about the trip here: http://redroverramblings.blogspot.com/ (GoPro videos and other goodies)
I don't think you're going to have a hard time selling the bike. If keeping it in the advrider.com family will suffice for keeping it in the family i bet you'll have success. Why not post it over in the flea market? There are a couple of airhead GSs that went to good homes just recently. And nice job on the blog. Looks like a great time. Love the sidestand solution (btdt) and I feel for you on the tire fiasco. And the ring! Genius move.
I think some pics of the bike as it sits now in the Northwest would help. Those shots, IIRC, are of when you bought the bike. You stated it's had a few tip overs, the tires are different, etc. If someone was interested, but not local, shots of the bike as she sits are sort of important. My .02 Tom
Yeah, I need some "after" photos, don't I? The only difference is some battle scars on the crash bars. Thank goodness for the crash bars!!! My other sidestand "solution" was to lean the crash bar against something vertical I found that needing to always find something on my port side to lean up against to dismount really made some of my pit stops awkward--especially in the desert. I posted the bike over at the flea market. Thanks for being gentle on this adv noob.
Your blog was a lot of fun to read. You are a remarkable person. Good luck with whatever you are up to. By the way, I am also short and have a 1993 R100GSPD, a little different than the bike you are selling. They are great bikes, but a challenge like any dual purpose bike can be for the short inseam crowd. I have ridden Northern CA, but I am from the East Coast. Some of your accounts in your trip blog were so familiar. Your style of writting is a lot of fun to read. Thanks for sharing, you did a wonderful thing.
There can't have been a lack of them. If I hadn't picked up a rode-hard-put-away-wet bumblebee GS last summer, I'd fly out tonight and ride yours back home to the Minnesota motherland. I'll read your blog in more detail later. Looking forward to gleaning some insight.
Thanks! Where in MN are ya? I lived there most of my life. Have you ridden on Highway 1 from the North Shore to Ely yet? Good stuff.
Hey, I'm in Minneapolis, by the Witch's Hat water tower. I haven't done the ride to Ely. Sounds like one to add to my calendar. Haven't even gone farther than SE MN; I got my ride last summer and its provenance is a little unclear, its miles a little low (40K for an '89 GS), for me to think that jumping out on the road for a few days wouldn't be doing it a favor. There's an oil leak I want to address, it needs a good scrub, the carbs need attention, I want to rebuild (have rebuilt) the rear shock, am a little uneasy about the swingarm bearing. And fuel lines. And rubber. I've got great off road tires on it now, but would like to get some smoother slippers. Look me up the next time you're in town. You'd be welcome to take my bike out for a spin and be reminded of why you sold yours. Perhaps you could help me name it. Something like Big Bastard What Kick Your Ass. You know, so cars and stuff are intimidated and give it respeck. Ryan
Hello, I'm interested in the bike...is it available? If so, can you send me pictures to my email (christhegrt1@aol.com)..Thanks Chris
