Beschreibung:

BMW extended its range of horizontally opposed twins in the late 1970s with the introduction of the R45 and R65. Looking very much like scaled down versions of BMW’s larger models, the duo, which shared identical cycle parts, featured sharper, more modern styling while both weight and overall dimensions were reduced. ‘A little under 900 miles on an R65 simply failed to convince me that this is anything other than an excellent all-round working bike regrettably priced out of reach of your working man,’ declared Bike magazine’s tester back in 1982. ‘The R65 really is an amazing all-rounder. If you aren’t obsessed with speed or economy it makes a very, very attractive proposition. There’s 100mph performance, 57mpg if you’re gentle and 41mpg if you’re not, a five-gallon tank that makes touring England at weekends a less anxious business than it usually is, superlative brakes, a comfortable riding position, excellent tyres, long travel suspension and handling that will get you out of trouble over and over again. Add shaft drive and relatively smooth power and you should be marketing a winner. So why don’t you see more R65s on British roads?’ The answer was, of course, price. At £2,363 in 1982, the R65 was over £600 more expensive than the faster Suzuki GS650 Katana, which likewise offered the convenience of shaft drive. This R65 has enjoyed only one previous owner and covered a mere 23,435 miles from new. Presented in excellent original condition throughout, the machine is offered with tool kit, instruction manual and rider’s handbook, MoT/road fund licence to July 2008 and Swansea V5 registration document.