The first bike I ride after I took my driving licence. A friend borrow me one and we went on a 3 day tour in spanish mountains. Great motorbike. Would love to have one as my daily bike.
@jeffhildreth924420 күн бұрын
Very nice bike, excellent video. I have owned 15 BMW bikes over the years.. never an LS. I admired them and do not know why I did not get one.. Perhaps because I had 2 R69S, an R69US, R60/5, R100 RS, 1989 Paris Dakar, a very rare R650 mono shock, and many others. Of those, my favorites. were the R69s and the R60/5. From Southern Oregon USA, thanks. PS... BMWs offerings over the last 20-30 do not interest me at all.
@tomfarr562 ай бұрын
I had a '79 base model for 35 years. Same size battery as you have. The shorter wheelbase required the smaller battery. Great video! Thanks!
@trevorbrooks813Ай бұрын
Some years ago I missed out on an LS just like yours and found a base R65 in a lovely shade of blue. After a couple of good years on the R65 during which time I changed the valve covers to the more classic rounded type, I let it go in favour of a dark red R80 mono as I needed a touring bike with more pillion space and longer legs. Chalk and cheese those two and while I enjoyed both I did miss the lightweight revvy 'cheeky' character of the R65, probably the least BMW-like BMW there was, till some of the modern models. Thanks for posting a delightful video.
@norberthaase1697Ай бұрын
Sehr gut beschrieben mit frechemCharakter.
@davemoore536 ай бұрын
We rode 2 up with panniers and luggage from London to Nice, via Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monte Carlo, and back again on one of these. I remember going over the Alps it wouldn't run right because the air was too thin, but coming down, we did six miles with the engine turned off. The hair pin bends were so tight, and with no engine breaking and fully loaded, you could feel the frame twisting under you 😂. We made it back in one piece, though. It was my friends bike, a silver 650 LS
@sierratangobravo6 ай бұрын
Sounds like a great adventure!...but maybe without the load onboard. Well done!
@Gmac2376 ай бұрын
Thanks Shaun,for taking us on a ride on the original Katana. A real classic and brings back fond memories of my first ride on a BMW back in the early 80s on a R65 LS !
@Salzbuckel26 күн бұрын
Never heard of or seen in Germany, that LS.
@CORLEONESPORTS976 ай бұрын
i love classics so cool
@tanyahowell57576 ай бұрын
Great clip 👍
@soraksan3214 ай бұрын
Sweet ride. Siebenrock big bore kit would wake that thing up....
@claytonleslie5 ай бұрын
wish I had bought one at that time. Instead I bought one of the first K100, mid 1984.
@norberthaase16973 ай бұрын
Hättest auf die K 75 warten sollen.
@claytonleslie3 ай бұрын
@@norberthaase1697 later on I bought one of those, too
@norberthaase16973 ай бұрын
Ich hatte 3 K75 und nur die LS ist noch bei mir.😊@@claytonleslie
@norberthaase1697Ай бұрын
Ganz feines Motorrad
@arek6767Ай бұрын
Piękny motor. Niedawno też kupiłem BMW R65 z 1986r. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnrGhpRrZpl3acksi=GBuUfu1Fvr1LB4ZK Pozdrawiam.