horobags wrote: Sat Aug 04, 2018 8:44 am They recon the old 'airhead' BMW's were built like tanks, a mate had a r65 and he had issues , I thought he was just unlucky, sounds like he wasn't the only one.

A mate of mine had R65, handling was dire, took it back & it was found to only have oil in one fork leg

This Wednesday I was in Southport when someone turned up on a Sunbeam combination, the last time isaw one was in early seventies, (it was owned by an old Polish chap that taught me a lot about bikes) it is shaft drive and oil was leaking everywhere, drum brakes, headstock adjuster, he had added an ammeter and oil pressure gauge. I was asked why there was an extra foot brake near the chair? I recall it was to slow the chair wheel down when going around left hand bends, so the bike could to run around it. No steel brackets, all cast iron , single seat with springs in it.