Tombo
XS400 Addict
Hello all!
You probably have seen me around here on the forums, but I never have done a proper intro.
So far, I have owned two bmw's in my life: 1987 k75c (naked), and an early r100gs. It turned out I couldn't afford the r100gs because of the cost of parts (but I got all of my investment and then some when I sold it) - and my dad took care of my k75 for me (he borrowed it for about 6 months, and in that time, bought himself a new BMW. When he went to pick up the k75 from the dealership, he crashed it on the way home and totalled it out. He was fine, so that's good! And he bought the bike from me for the amount I had into it. I currently have a 1980 yamaha xj650 maxim - which I use for highway riding, and two-up riding. Compared to the 'ol bmw's - I think that these yamaha's suit my needs a lot better. Cheaper parts (that seem to be much more available), and they weigh a lot less. In fact, my xj650 has more horsepower (and the same torque for more of the power curve) than the k75 I had (750) - and it's not even water cooled or fuel injected! I have posted several pictures of the xj. When I bought it, the side covers were mismatched to the tank - and it was just too ugly. I painted the covers black, and will paint the tank black at a later date. I also swapped the cruiser bars for renthal street fighters (I love these bars!) First, a picture of me (fresh outta college!) and my old k75 just before a west coast tour. Could not find pictures of the r100gs.
The last picture is with me and my dad's bikes together about the to head to thanksgiving in Sacramento. Him on his beemer, me on my jap bike - we're like the axis of evil rolling down the road!
I have 13 years experience at bike shops around the SF bay area. Push bikes, mind you (bicycles!). While I have been working with my hands my whole life, I had never felt totally comfortable working on motors. The most intensive motor work I had done was oil changes - everything else I would pay someone to do for me.
I decided it was time for that to change....
You probably have seen me around here on the forums, but I never have done a proper intro.
So far, I have owned two bmw's in my life: 1987 k75c (naked), and an early r100gs. It turned out I couldn't afford the r100gs because of the cost of parts (but I got all of my investment and then some when I sold it) - and my dad took care of my k75 for me (he borrowed it for about 6 months, and in that time, bought himself a new BMW. When he went to pick up the k75 from the dealership, he crashed it on the way home and totalled it out. He was fine, so that's good! And he bought the bike from me for the amount I had into it. I currently have a 1980 yamaha xj650 maxim - which I use for highway riding, and two-up riding. Compared to the 'ol bmw's - I think that these yamaha's suit my needs a lot better. Cheaper parts (that seem to be much more available), and they weigh a lot less. In fact, my xj650 has more horsepower (and the same torque for more of the power curve) than the k75 I had (750) - and it's not even water cooled or fuel injected! I have posted several pictures of the xj. When I bought it, the side covers were mismatched to the tank - and it was just too ugly. I painted the covers black, and will paint the tank black at a later date. I also swapped the cruiser bars for renthal street fighters (I love these bars!) First, a picture of me (fresh outta college!) and my old k75 just before a west coast tour. Could not find pictures of the r100gs.
The last picture is with me and my dad's bikes together about the to head to thanksgiving in Sacramento. Him on his beemer, me on my jap bike - we're like the axis of evil rolling down the road!
I have 13 years experience at bike shops around the SF bay area. Push bikes, mind you (bicycles!). While I have been working with my hands my whole life, I had never felt totally comfortable working on motors. The most intensive motor work I had done was oil changes - everything else I would pay someone to do for me.
I decided it was time for that to change....