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1972 R75/5 on Craigslist

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:42 am
by Krauser4valve
Maybe someone is looking for one, I have no idea whether this is a good value though
http://newjersey.craigslist.org/mcy/2877120768.html

Re: Toaster R75/5 basket case on CL

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 10:20 am
by Deleted User 62
Such a deal! It's too bad it was stored with the valve covers off, though...

Re: Toaster R75/5 basket case on CL

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:17 am
by Zombie Master
Krauser4valve wrote:Maybe someone is looking for one, I have no idea whether this is a good value though
http://newjersey.craigslist.org/mcy/2877120768.html
There is no such BMW model called a "Toaster," unless you consider a chrome tank ornament that significant. :ugeek:

Re: Toaster R75/5 basket case on CL

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:22 am
by Major Softie
Zombie Master wrote:
Krauser4valve wrote:Maybe someone is looking for one, I have no idea whether this is a good value though
http://newjersey.craigslist.org/mcy/2877120768.html
There is no such BMW model called a "Toaster," unless you consider a chrome tank ornament that significant. :ugeek:
There is no BMW model called a "Cafe" either, but it is just as senseless wasting time arguing that there's no such thing - because there is.

Why don't you go on a crusade saving all the poor bastards being sold "VW Bugs" and straighten out the world and get them to all start calling them "Type 1's." Why waste your time on the small stuff? There's 100's of millions out there that need to be straightened out on this "Bug" thing.

Re: Toaster R75/5 basket case on CL

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:42 am
by Deleted User 287
Major Softie wrote:
Zombie Master wrote: There is no such BMW model called a "Toaster," unless you consider a chrome tank ornament that significant. :ugeek:

Why don't you go on a crusade saving all the poor bastards being sold "VW Bugs" and straighten out the world and get them to all start calling them "Type 1's." Why waste your time on the small stuff? There's 100's of millions out there that need to be straightened out on this "Bug" thing.
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:ugeek: indeed

Re: Toaster R75/5 basket case on CL

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:56 am
by Zombie Master
Major Softie
There is no BMW model called a "Cafe" either, but it is just as senseless wasting time arguing that there's no such thing - because there is.
"Cafe" is a motorcycle style that can be used as description. Calling a Beemer a Toaster is silly because the only thing different about the bike is a tank ornament. There is nothing else different.
Why don't you go on a crusade saving all the poor bastards being sold "VW Bugs" and straighten out the world and get them to all start calling them "Type 1's." Why waste your time on the small stuff? There's 100's of millions out there that need to be straightened out on this "Bug" thing.
I'm not a car guy. For me a car is like a toaster. A bread toaster. Then add in their major flaw, that they lean the wrong way in a curve, and my indifference becomes profound.

And what Softie....Pet peeves related to Airheads are unacceptable fodder for discussion?

Re: 1972 R75/5 on Craigslist

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:37 am
by Duane Ausherman
I was basically absent from the motorcycle world for some 20 years. When I returned in about 1995 I found this "toaster" term. I had no clue as to what was going on. When I discovered that it meant that useless piece of chrome and that people wanted it, I was shocked. Back in the day we hated those silly chrome panels and the smaller fuel capacity. It was very rare for anybody to come into my dealership and comment favorably on the new chrome tank.

That was why I got in the business of providing the glue on rubber knee pads and also the larger tanks. Once again that put my dealership on top of the national BMW scene.

Stupid me, when I sold my shop I walked away from 6-8 inch high stacks of chrome panels and at least 30 NOS small tanks.

Hey 4 valve!

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:53 am
by Zombie Master
You didn't have to change the subject line. Ranting about the trivialities of Airhead culture is a speciality here! We even let those down under, up and over :D

And posting available Airheads for sale is always welcome...thanx!

Re: 1972 R75/5 on Craigslist

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 2:09 am
by Major Softie
Yes, although ZM is not alone on his mission, the huge majority of Airhead persona recognize those bikes as "Toasters," regardless of what their manufacturer may have called them.

Re: 1972 R75/5 on Craigslist

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 5:54 am
by boxertwinjeff
those bling tanks should be ALL toasted! ;) das touring tank enhances the cool lines of /5s.. IMO.. ofcourse,