I've always liked them, except on the original launch in 1993 when a pre-production one launched into the most violent tankslapper I've ever had or hope to have....
Came with a few feet of spitting me down a cliff and onto a lava field in the wilds of Fuertventura.
Mine's now got 104,000 miles on it - we stripped the engine at 100k and found that apart from one damaged cam lobe, everything else in the engine was within tolerances for a new motor....
1990 BX TZD Estate ('the grey one', 1991 BX TZD Estate ('the white one'), 1982 2CV6 Charleston (in bits), 1972 AZU Serie B (2CV van), 1974 HY72 Camper, 1990 Land Rover 110 diesel LWB, 1957 Mobylette AV76, 1992 Ducati 400SS, 1966 VW Beetle, 1990 Mazda MX-5, 1996 Peugeot 106D, 1974 JCB 2D MkII, 1997 BMW R1100RS, 1987 Suzuki GSX-R1100, 1978 Honda CX500A, 1965 Motobecane Cady, 1988 Honda Bros/Africa Twin, 1963 Massey Ferguson 825, and a lot of bicycles!
KevR wrote:I've always liked them, except on the original launch in 1993 when a pre-production one launched into the most violent tankslapper I've ever had or hope to have....
Came with a few feet of spitting me down a cliff and onto a lava field in the wilds of Fuertventura.
Mine's now got 104,000 miles on it - we stripped the engine at 100k and found that apart from one damaged cam lobe, everything else in the engine was within tolerances for a new motor....
I guess they modded them after the pre-prod bikes then, i always found them pretty stable.
See, that says a lot for BMW engineering, the engines did last well, its a shame they didnt make the cycle parts quite so tough though, they looked second hand fast if used in all weathers.
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93 BX TZD Estate
90 BX 14TE St Tropez
93 BX 19 TXD Estate
92 BX 16TXi
77 Ami 8 Break
79 Acadiane
81 Dyane6
84 2CV6
85 GSA saloon rally car
To slightly mis-quote Kitch ... "BX 14. They're just brilliant!"
YEp, never had a problem on the production versions, but I wasn't the only one to have a problem at the launch. A french ex GP racer was provoking them for fun....
1990 BX TZD Estate ('the grey one', 1991 BX TZD Estate ('the white one'), 1982 2CV6 Charleston (in bits), 1972 AZU Serie B (2CV van), 1974 HY72 Camper, 1990 Land Rover 110 diesel LWB, 1957 Mobylette AV76, 1992 Ducati 400SS, 1966 VW Beetle, 1990 Mazda MX-5, 1996 Peugeot 106D, 1974 JCB 2D MkII, 1997 BMW R1100RS, 1987 Suzuki GSX-R1100, 1978 Honda CX500A, 1965 Motobecane Cady, 1988 Honda Bros/Africa Twin, 1963 Massey Ferguson 825, and a lot of bicycles!
.......................I saw 3 BX's in use in a ten minute drive across Coutances (KevR's manor) this morning, including a very tidy champagne coloured Millesme model - and noe of them was KevR!!!!
Paul in Normandy - BX 1992 Millesme 1.9D, 1999 Peugeot 806 2.1 TD (the Bus) - gone bang on the M25, in a scrapyard somewhere in the SE of England, 1985 Visa Decouvrable, 1990 Land Rover 110TD (Great Uncle Bulgaria),1999 Isuzu Trooper, 1991 Hymer motorhome with Peugeot J5TD power, and a shedfull of mopeds!
Paul in Normandy - BX 1992 Millesme 1.9D, 1999 Peugeot 806 2.1 TD (the Bus) - gone bang on the M25, in a scrapyard somewhere in the SE of England, 1985 Visa Decouvrable, 1990 Land Rover 110TD (Great Uncle Bulgaria),1999 Isuzu Trooper, 1991 Hymer motorhome with Peugeot J5TD power, and a shedfull of mopeds!
