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Are there any tough wild dog guys or girls that beside owning a dual sport bike also own a Vespa? Being a loyal BMW fan I bought the BMW 650 scooter , it had all the bells and whistles,was insanely fast for a scooter but it had no soul. We parted ways after a few months. It may be mid life...

Hi can a moderator please send me a e-mail address or better still a contact number I am having problems logging in on my Ipad . Thanks Blaine 0828083577

I am thinking of selling my R 80 GS and thought I would give the real airheads a chance first. 1982 R 80 GS licenced up to date. Full siebenrock 1000cc conversion done as well as longer 5th gear by the guru himself "Volker " The Dakar tank is brand new that I imported , MP back shock , new...

I am having second thoughts about trailering my bike to the Southern  Cape and then riding the bike from there. Plan B is to plan a route through the small Dorps staying off the N1 and taking 2 days to get there and 2 days back. Rough idea is to get as far as Gariep Dam on day one ,do a short...

I am comfortable with tying the front wheel down as well as around the front axel. I would also tie the handlebars down just for support with not to much pressure on the front forks. My question is how to tie the back down. I know tying high up on the sub frame is not a good idea,  is  it okay...

I collected my new 2014 Thunder Grey LC ,I  have no idea how they get to that name , I would call it anthracite . This is my 9th modern or oil cooled GS and I have to say that after only doing 60km's home last night this is a machine. The difference is night and day. I leave at 5am tomorrow to...

firstly Happy New Year to all fellow airheads , I hope 2014 is a wonderful year with many hours in the saddle. I need some help from the gurus on the forum . My bike is running like a dream but suddenly if i get to around 135 to 140 km/h the revs are at roughly 4500 rpm , if I accelerate a...

After 7 months and throwing a fair amount of cash at this project, my bike is finally finished. Scalpel recommended that Volker who is the Siebenrock agent for SA do the job. After a couple of e-mails and calls between myself and Volker the bike was sent to Volker who did the following ...

Posting for a friend , the bike is registered with papers and can be viewed in Kempton Park. Contact the owner directly : Jan  011 394 0716 Price :R 24 000.

Bugger the weather I have decided that I am going on a mini wakabout to Sabie and surrounds to bond with my 80 before it goes of to Port Elizabeth for the Siebnrock conversion. My intention is to travel the following route Bapsfontein , Bronkhorstspruit, Verena, Grobblersdal, Stoffberg. From...

Finally got my bike finished on Saturday and took it for a ride yesterday. There was a bit of a head wind and I admit I was pulling her ear a bit doing about 150km/h on the clock . At 191 km's on the odometer bike started spluttering and i changed over to reserve. Coming off a fuel injection...

10 more horsepower is a 20% increase from standard , and 30% more torque is what Siebnrock claim, that would be really cool. At the current exchange rate of R 13.50 to 1 Euro  the price would be just short of R17 000 without shiping and import duties on this side. I guess if you include the...

I bought a tombstone fairing for my R 80 GS but it has no mounting kit. I have seen a number of pic's on this thread where some dogs have this fairing fitted on their bikes. I would really appreciate it if one of you kind fella's could take a picture or two to show me what components I need. I...

After stripping the bike to get everything that needs to be spray painted off to the panelbeater I was suprised that the frame was actually looking great and only needed a bit of touch up which saved me from having to remove the engine. I asked my good mate Johan to help me. On a side note I...

I am now lekker the bliksem in , I had planned to do a full days work on my GS and have a good mate coming to help me who is a real  maestro when it comes to refurbing airheads. I nervously pulled in to the spray painter who promised me my stuff would be ready at 3pm this afternoon. He was...

I have decided to go with a C2P back shock that Mark Paetzold from MP Custom Valves in Cape Town wil be putting together for me. I will also be purchasing some new springs for the front forks from him. There seems to be quite a number of 80GS's in Cape Town , I was wondering if any of you have...

I know this is like looking for hens teeeth , but does any one have a front fork brace that they would like to sell. I have checked the parts bin no luck. They are no longer available in Germany but a dealer in the UK apparantly has 3 in stock. Only catch is I would need to bond my house to pay...

I have not met Superfoxi yet and would like to talk to him about a rear shock. Can someone please forward a phone number. Thanks.

I am reading and learning as much as I  can but I need some advice please. In fear of my new 84 R80 GS project running away from me I would really like to add a nice PD tank and upgrade the suspension. Mechanically I would be happy to do a nice 4 to 5 thousand  kilometer Namibia trip which is...

My first BMW was a R 80 GS P/D that I bought in 1993. It was a huge adjustment coming of Jap bikes both super bikes if I remember correcly I had a Kwak ZZR 1100 and Yamaha IT models. I than discovered adventure riding and I really loved the PD. Long story short I sold the PD  and have regretted...