1978 BMW R-Series

Description

BMW Cafe Racer with Electronic Ignition, New Lithium Battery, New Tires, Motogadget Speedometer, Down-n-Out Seat and sub frame, Custom signals, FAST Throttle, Magura Master Cylinder correctly sized, Custom brake light LED (brightest I could find 8 years ago from the Harley shop), all seals replaced, etc.
Very fun bike! I essentially used it as a glorified moped in San Francisco for the past 8 years and am selling only because I have taken on a vintage airplane endeavor.  Keep in mind, this is a 46 year old motorcycle. If you have no experience with vintage BMWs please do your research. This R80 is my third BMW rebuild. The last two were an R90 and a K75. You can find write-ups on avrider https://advrider.com/f/threads/1975-r90-new-to-forum.802265/
The good: All of the above plus coated tank, new carb floats AND new float seats (a must!), purrs like a kitten, forks just serviced, turn signals are dual purposed as daytime lights, engine was bored out to 100cc - by a mechanic at motorcycle shop in SF.
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The bad: Some clear coat blemishes which are show in the photos (can probably be wet sanded out), some nicks on the tanks, brake pads developed a squeak (I inadvertently got fork fluid on them when servicing the forks), kill switch relay needs replacing (I currently have it bypassed which is better imho), bike is lowered so the center stand needs to be chopped down - I will include the original stand in the sale. Add 0 to the sale and I will remedy these things for you by Sept.
I am out of the area July 31- Aug 14. If you want to pick it up during these dates, I will need digital payment. Otherwise, if paying cash, you can pick up for before or after these dates.