1983 BMW R65LS: Overview and Hillclimb, from the Rosehaven Pub to Ferntree on kunanyi/Mt Wellington

[@stephenanderson4603]

Very underrated bike, lovely bike 👍

[@caleja1977]

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.

[@jeffhildreth9244]

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.

[@tomfarr56]

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!

[@trevorbrooks813]

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.

[@norberthaase1697]

Sehr gut beschrieben mit frechemCharakter.

[@davemoore53]

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

[@sierratangobravo]

Sounds like a great adventure!...but maybe without the load onboard. Well done!

[@Gmac237]

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 !

[@Salzbuckel]

Never heard of or seen in Germany, that LS.

[@CORLEONESPORTS97]

i love classics so cool

[@tanyahowell5757]

Great clip 👍

[@soraksan321]

Sweet ride. Siebenrock big bore kit would wake that thing up....

[@claytonleslie]

wish I had bought one at that time. Instead I bought one of the first K100, mid 1984.

[@norberthaase1697]

Hättest auf die K 75 warten sollen.

[@claytonleslie]

@@norberthaase1697 later on I bought one of those, too

[@norberthaase1697]

Ich hatte 3 K75 und nur die LS ist noch bei mir.😊​@@claytonleslie

[@norberthaase1697]

Ganz feines Motorrad

[@arek6767]

Piękny motor. Niedawno też kupiłem BMW R65 z 1986r. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnrGhpRrZpl3acksi=GBuUfu1Fvr1LB4ZK Pozdrawiam.