Paralever Register - Your PHOTOS please

[Kenny]

OK you guys ...start posting your paralevers and PD's here

Cheers Kenny

[Rob Farmer]

Well! I think that just about sums up the Paralever boys


I'll start the ball rolling. My old 93 80 - As bought from Mr Steptoe "A beutifull example in pristine condition" I seem to remember him saying on the telephone:

[Redboots]

'94 PD, bought in Germany and imported to France.

This is what looked like when I got it. Will add another when its had its first "refresh"
Number one thing to go is those shite gravel stickers!

John

[Timolgra]

Here's mine. Too many mods to mention

[AndyT]

93 GSPD. Imported by that extremely nice chap from Derby and mine for 2 years now. Here it is at the top of the Passe Ghalia near Stelvio in Italy. Very competent bike. Needs a good clean and service now. Panniers courtesy of Cookie

Is this the most northerly PD in the UK???

Have fun

AndyT

[fritz]

Our chop

[nud1e]

'93 R80GS, although the VIN number would have it as manufactured in '91. Imported from Germany 3 years ago, sorted in my garage. New OEM rear shock at 64,000 km, shortly after the rotor packed in. Bar risers and lower footrests on the way from Migsel. Laminar lip added to original screen and Parabellum screen put on when the wet turns inclement. Left heated grip may need to be replaced.

[jaber]

Me shiting me sen in 50mm of water

[bumble beemer]

Heres Bumble Beemer,doing what it does best, in the Hetfordshire country side.

[judge]

I suppose I should then...



A 1993 Standard R100GS, rebuilt in the guise of a GS-PD Classic.

The bike came into my posession with the following work done:
Stainless braided hoses and all parts renewed.
Progressive Forks fitted
New Hagon Shock
Wunderlich seat
Touratech lowered pegs
Touratech Road Book (now removed)
New PD tank
Touratech Tank Bag with 'Elephant Ears'
New fairing
New lower fairing deflector thing (bra)!
Relocated oil cooler and new stainless pipes
Chrome crashbars
BMW toolkit
Rewired
Cray Stage 1 'fast road' engine tuning = gas flowed/new 'squish' combustion
chamber/ twin plugged
K&N air filters
New ignition system
Stainless fittings throughout
Bash Plate
New clutch
New drive shaft bearings and seals
New cables
Rebuilt carbs
New speedo - mileage now 5k since rebuild. New screen
Everything powder coated
New rubber pipes and bits - fuel, grips etc
New Hepco & Becker expeditionally cases and bags
GPS V plus Touratech fittings (now sold)
New heated grips
Replaced cylinder head covers - classic style.
Autocom Pro-M1 with Icom Radio (for Bike2Bike)

In my ownership I have:
Fitted 4-pot (K1100) caliper
Fitted Streetpilot 2610
Uprated front suspension to suit riders sumptuous frame
Ohlins Rear Shock Absorber -----"------------"---------
Touratech Handguards
Took off Hepco & Becker Expedition Panniers
Fitted Touratech Zega Panniers
Removed Touratech Zega Panniers!!
Fitted (and since removed due to power drain) Hella DE Fogs
Added Single Seat and enduro Rack
(though now currently running with Corbin Dual Seat in Touring mode)
Latest Addition Dakar Leather top box & GPSmap 60CS (you can't have too many GPS's)
Awaiting another set of Touratech Zega panniers having decided they are the ones for this bike.

It can get dirty too



Or wet

[cookie]

it's nearly clean again now.

[Graham W]

Well - got to have a purple one!

This was taken a day or two after I brought it back in May, and it's now looking rather muckier and doing sterling service as regular transport mostly on Welsh back roads and lanes.


Cheers,
Graham

R100GS 1992
Triumph TR6 1972
Norton Model 19 1937

[(RIP) pastyman]

Heres Mine in the land of the pasty mines

[Speggo]

This is my '93 80GS in underwater trim....


And in normal trim.....

[B Murr]

Here's mine. Too many mods to mention

That rear shock looks a bit different, what is it?

[NickC]

This is Esperance. She took me and the wife the length of South and Central America (30,000 miles over 15 months) last year.

Only real problems we had were:
- Sheered front brake pipe (due to rough roads in boliva and the fact the pipe was not supported midway)
- Leaking neutral switch
- Gear selector spring failed (luckily Steptoe had wisely provided us with a spare - as it had gone just 2 weeks before being shipped!)

All in all an incredible bike; even two up and loaded to the eyeballs she could still tackle the most demanding terrain. This photo is taken 4000m above sea level on the Bolivian Altiplano: