Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]snips >And lastly, my favorite brand of motorcycle (BMW) is >produced by a smallish German manufacturer, uses an >idiosyncratic engine design, has switchgear different >from all other brands, and costs a lot more than most >other bikes in its class (but it is built to last and >is characterized by uncompromising quality). Even more >hmmm....... > >Nathan >(who cannot afford two expensive addictions and so >rides a Suzuki) Nathan, I recently took my 1974 BMW 75/6 which I bought in 1992 for 12,000 french francs to the BMW repair shop in Hamburg for a general overhaul which they will do during the winter months when repair business is slack. It is the first garage visit it has had since I bought it. BMW here have all spares in stock or can get them overnight. I am just hoping you will not be proven right when you talk about expensive addiction, so far it has been pretty economical to run. Last Saturday I had to scrape the ice off my BMW R80 before I took it for a spin. Off the saddle that is. To keep this on topic, what Leica would be the eqivalent of the 75/6? I guess the R80 would be an M5 Chris - -- Christer Almqvist D-20255 Hamburg, Germany and/or F-50590 Regnéville-sur-Mer, France