Just found the bike i was looking for

[RKTNMYPKT]

Other than they ceased production of their two-stroke machines in 1983 . . .

Yep that's true, and we all know buying a used bike would be completely out of the question

 

[Joesmoe]

And we think getting parts for the Rocket is hard enough with it still in production . . .

 

[HansO]

A buddy of mine who lives in NJ has the 1200cc version of that bike like that and he rode it a couple of years cross-country all the way up to the arctic circle. On the way back, the bike blew an oil seal on the driveshaft. When they put it on this flatbed truck, it was being towed to the closest BMW dealer 1,300 miles away!

and that is why I would not buy a modern BMW they are alway dropping bearings or seals .. no longer the reliable bike they used to be

 

[sonny]

Rode many a miles on a bultaco and a Husqvarna's out and about 29 palms. took some mushrooms one night and thought we had rode out to the river much to my surprize we had not moved at all. Still had her parked at the campsite at Joshua tree. Long time ago

 

[IMFASTTOO]

and that is why I would not buy a modern BMW they are alway dropping bearings or seals .. no longer the reliable bike they used to be

HEY I owned several of the older ones and they were not reliable compared to the JAPANESE bikes and my friends with the new ones are always having problems so I stay away from them altogether .

 

[GPMAZ]

I guess everyone's experience is different. I owned several, R80, R100RT, K1200RS, R1200R, and R1200GS, and never had any problems. Evidently I was lucky.

 

[IMFASTTOO]

Rode many a miles on a bultaco and a Husqvarna's out and about 29 palms. took some mushrooms one night and thought we had rode out to the river much to my surprize we had not moved at all. Still had her parked at the campsite at Joshua tree. Long time ago

I guess everyone's experience is different. I owned several, R80, R100RT, K1200RS, R1200R, and R1200GS, and never had any problems. Evidently I was lucky.

TELL me how did you service your driveshafts ?

 

[GPMAZ]

TELL me how did you service your driveshafts ?

Do you want to know how, or with what? As to how, well, take it apart, lube it, put it back together. As to what, most everybody I knew used a Honda grease, don't remember the exact name, but it seemed to do the job just fine.

 

[RKTNMYPKT]

TELL me how did you service your driveshafts ?

Whoah...

Stop it Jim yer gonna get banned!

 

[Rick Morris]

Do you want to know how, or with what? As to how, well, take it apart, lube it, put it back together. As to what, most everybody I knew used a Honda grease, don't remember the exact name, but it seemed to do the job just fine.

You are being baited.