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German BMW Trike

Postby muehlenstein » Sat Feb 10, 2007 2:59 pm

Hi, I'm Jens from germany,
I'm thinking to bring the best german trike on the SA-Market. Need contacts for first registration and help to make it well known in SA. It has an 1100-1150-1200 ccm BMW motorcycle engine. any idea's????
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Re: German BMW Trike

Postby John Young » Sat Feb 10, 2007 4:26 pm

muehlenstein wrote: ... any idea's???? ....
Yip - leave it in Germany. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Seriously though - BMW engines have not proved to be the best in South Africa unless you like practicing dead-stick landings for real on golf courses.

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Postby muehlenstein » Sat Feb 10, 2007 4:43 pm

ok, tell me more about it! Do you think the germans do not know what they doing? The engine and the trike are good, but any trike is good as the pilot, dont you think? Jens
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Postby Cali » Sat Feb 10, 2007 4:46 pm

Jens. How about some pictures and specs on the rest of the trike, wing etc
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Postby muehlenstein » Sat Feb 10, 2007 5:15 pm

Hi, send me your e-mail adress and I'll send you some Jens
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BMW engine - quiet 3 times

Postby John Young » Sat Feb 10, 2007 5:57 pm

muehlenstein wrote:ok, tell me more about it! Do you think the germans do not know what they doing? The engine and the trike are good, but any trike is good as the pilot, dont you think? Jens
Jens - one guy had his BMW engine go quiet 3 times :shock: :shock: - since fitted Rotax.

The second guy German and all insisted on his German BMW engine - now also flies with Rotax - put down on Margate golf course - broken leg and trike after his BMW engine went quiet. :shock: :shock:

But - please post specs and prices FOB etc. on the manufacturers forum - we are all passionate about trikes and would love to see what you got.

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Postby DieselFan » Sat Feb 10, 2007 10:53 pm

What were the causes of the beemer going quiet?
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Postby muehlenstein » Sat Feb 10, 2007 11:07 pm

I guess bad maintenance. Everythink can happen to the bmw engine. to a rotax as well. jens
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Postby The Agent » Sun Feb 11, 2007 6:29 am

Jens if you do not know how to put pictures on the forum send them to me and I will post them, we are keen to see allways.
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Postby Big-D » Sun Feb 11, 2007 8:51 am

What were the causes of the beemer going quiet?
I know Alan Piltz was used as dummy test pilot on such a BMW conversion last year - Had 3 engine outs at Kliprivier and then advised the owner to get a Rotax.

Said it made him feel like he was back in the old days of microlighting where engine-outs were not that uncommon.

Rotax is expensive but it works

Seriously though, I would like to see pics of the trike

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Postby The Agent » Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:24 am

OK guys here are the pic's.
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Postby The Agent » Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:25 am

and 2 more.

PERHAPS A MODERATOR CANHELP US MOVE THIS TO GENERAL.

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Postby RV4ker (RIP) » Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:07 pm

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Postby RV4ker (RIP) » Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:09 pm

Obvious question - Price? :wink:
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Postby The Agent » Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:14 pm

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