New member from Maine

[Bill_B]

Hi Bill from Maine here.
After years of being told by local AMCA members that I should join I finally did.
I have own a bunch of 70s motorcycles over the years, mostly Japanese. During Covid I purchased a "cheap" 1970 BMW R75/5. $10k and around 400 hours later I had a showroom condition BMW.
I have always wanted a old 40s motorcycle. I think my next purchase will be a 46ish Indian Chief.
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[DEEBS47Chief1991]

Hi Bill. Nice R75. I have an R90 and a 47 Chief. Great bikes.


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[PaulCDF]

Welcome Bill;

Very nice BMW had a R60 once great bike (wish I still had it). Here is a shameless plug for the Maine Chapter:

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[1939wl]

Welcome Bill,
Beautiful R75/5.
I built a 1976 R90/6 for my father years ago when he retired........he put over 100,000 miles on that bike before he passed away.
They are great bikes.

[joe fxs fxr]

Welcome from CT. Nice Bike, enjoy!

[JoJo357]

Greetings Bill, welcome aboard. *Good looking BMW.

*M.A.D.*

[micmac]

Greetings from Calais ,Maine Bill. I'm an Indian guy, if I was going to own an offshore bike it would be a BMW. My wife drives the 4 wheeled ones! Most of the guys in the club are down south, I'm on the Canadien border. You will like it here, this forum is awesome.

[Bill_B]

Hi Bill. Nice R75. I have an R90 and a 47 Chief. Great bikes.


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Wow nice looking bikes. I'm jealous of the Indian.

[Bill_B]

Welcome Bill,
Beautiful R75/5.
I built a 1976 R90/6 for my father years ago when he retired........he put over 100,000 miles on that bike before he passed away.
They are great bikes.

Nice thats a cool story!

[Bill_B]

Greetings from Calais ,Maine Bill. I'm an Indian guy, if I was going to own an offshore bike it would be a BMW. My wife drives the 4 wheeled ones! Most of the guys in the club are down south, I'm on the Canadien border. You will like it here, this forum is awesome.

I grew up in Sherman. I went out that way quite a few times through the years.

I haven't been on forums for years. Used to be my thing before Facebook but I just took FB off from my phone so going back to forums.

[Bill_B]

Thanks for the hellos.
Other bikes in the stable are a 1973 Suzuki T500 Titan (2-stroke road bike), 1972 Honda Trail 90, 1967 Bridgstone 90cc, 1969 Honda CB350, 2004 Aprilia Futura 1200 V twin sport touring, Honda NC700 adventure bike. 20240930_175705.jpg 20220606_182623.jpg

[DEEBS47Chief1991]

My 1970 T500. Many other Japanese bikes & Guzzis.

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[Bill_B]

My 1970 T500. Many other Japanese bikes & Guzzis.

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Nice! I wish I had an earlier model T500. I think they look better. Is that a Ural?
Are you in Maine?

[DEEBS47Chief1991]

It's a 79 KZ750B Twin with a Dnepr military steel fairing. I'm out of Connecticut. Yankee Chapter.

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