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BMW R100GSPD 1995
R100GSPD 1995, the last carbureted motorcycle made by BMW
Peter Stern
Sub frame on the motorcycle to attach the Ural Sidecar
Wilbers rear shock with re-enforced spring and hydraulic adjustment installed by
Run-n-lites
HPN
front suspension (spacer had to be adjusted 3 times to hold the weight of the sidecar)
HPN
short first gear (an expensive pleasure)
Kick start gearbox (once, I started it on the first kick by –20F)
400Watts alternator from
Motorad Elektrik
Dry cell batteries
Odyssey
with one additional in the sidecar
Preparation by Fred and Joel from Amol Motorcycle in NJ
Electric Oil Pan heater (called the plug)
Amsoil oil
0-30W, one of the best synthetic oil.
Complete Spare wheel rear and front
Sidecar wheel is a rear wheel of R100GSPD (an other spare)
One front and one rear studded tire.
Grease nipple on the rear shaft
2 heat throller located on the gas tank
the skirt (tablier) from
Bagster
(Paris, France) with the hand protector
the mechanic cruise control (always on)
Bad weather front light
PIAA
Europeen switch (can shut down all lights)
Trucks orange blinker (6” diameter) for better visibility to others
The Illuminator from
Badland
(the large orange blinker light on when braking)