From: Kirk Ratzel <eur90s@...
Here's a picture of my 74 R90s now... the purists out there will notice a
several mods. (spot them all and win a prize).
From Mac Kirkpatrick:
Kirk: Okay, I can't resist with guessing what mods you have had done to your
beautiful awesome R90s.
I will be critical here in hopes that I catch everything so I get the
prize..... And the prize is your R90s, right?
Don't think badly of me for getting toooo picky.
Your bike has had the following changed from the factory from new as far as
I can tell:
Drilled discs. The '74s had solid discs.
Spark plug caps. Yours are from a later R, '84 vintage or so.
Stainless steel brake lines.
New horn.
White battery. The originals were black. (I know picky picky, WHAT you
expect me to have an original battery?)
New shocks. (By the way, you can easily modify the original aluminum covers
for the shocks by just making the top hole in the cover a little bigger and
it will fit over most new shocks. And the original aluminum covers are
getting harder to find. Replacements from BMW now don't have the finning or
cuts into the bottom of the cover anymore.)
Fork brace.
Fork boots.
Rear rack (Was a factory option though.)
Reflectors front and rear are missing.
Repaint job. The battery covers are too silverey. (I like it better than the
factory job. Very nice.)
Crash bars.
Windshield is higher than stock.
Newer seat cover. '74s had far less ribbing across the seat, from side to
side. Better for riding like you have it though.
As far as I am concerned your bike is perfect for riding. That is how I
would do an R90s to ride. Just add bags for me.
I love it.
It's funny but I go back and forth as to which color and year R90s I prefer.
At first I prefered the TT Silver Smoke. Then I came to prefer the Daytona
Orange.
But I think it is a toss up for me between the '74 Silver Smoke with the
starter, aluminum gas cap and turn signal bodies and the '76 in Daytona
Orange. (Hey Mac, can't you make up your mind?)
Your bike is really a jewel to look at.
Thanks for sharing Kirk.
Best,
Mac Kirkpatrick
Glenmoore, PA USA
