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I do think most of us here that have been riding for more than a year understand that speedometers vary widely and often far from reality. No need to cast aspersions on someone's experiences, it's all about the fun. My R90S indicated 125 but I never thought that was the dead nuts on top speed...

Thanks for the welcome, Reinhard. I'm pretty open minded on finding a bike. I've never owned a Brit bike so a Triumph, BSA, or Norton would a cool to build but realistically, budget matters will probably dictate a 750 Japanese bike of some sort. Doug

Thanks for the welcome. Sadly, the R90S is long gone. Cost-wise it was about like buying an MV Agusta today, pricey stuff for a 23 year old kid with a limited income. I did get a fair amount of riding on the bike it before it left though. Made a trip to Canada from SoCal, a trip to Colorado...

Just a quick into. I've been lurking here for a while. I've been riding about 45 years now, all kinds of bikes. My buddy Keith is trying to lure me into building a cafe racer like he is so we can be crazy old farts together. Picture above from long ago. My brand new 1974 BMW R90S...

Coming out of lurk mode here, tempted by this thread. I guess I have or had a slight speed fetish and had to do at least one max speed run with every bike I've ever owned or got a chance to do it with (and there have been a lot of them). 125 mph indicated on my new 1974 R90S. 130 mph on the...