I have collected a variety of machines over the years and some of them will be in upcoming auctions. I use this channel to provide information on them and maybe give you some semblance of useful information. From time-to-time, I also post videos on things I like that are not for sale just because I find them interesting.
I love this vid. Tank paint looks original with the known fat black stripe around the chrome panels that was later changed to a thinner stripe. Almost looks like lipstick but it sure looks original to me. I'm no expert though. Really hope it went to a good home. What a treasure! Thanks for sharing!
That's cool, I'm glad you take on the service yourself, at least you know that it gets done and done right! The 280SEL is super clean, I'll post a video on some of the things I'm doing to it.
Yes they are. In the '70 most of European motorcycles used to put shift on the right with first gear up. Only after the '80 all bikes got the left shift with first gear down, and right rear brake pedal.
Ha! I feel that way about a number of bikes and cars that I have owned over time! The ES2 will be coming onto the market in a month or so, you'll have a chance to re-live the glory days!
Well done video. Nice that you point out the things it doesn't have as well.. Other than Adaptive cruise and Sting gray it's pretty close to what I wanted.
A 1968 R60/2 was my first bike in 1976 while I commuted on daily 50 miles round trip year-round and took on a trip across Canada. Mine was factory equipped with the attachments for pulling a side-car and the higher gear ratio sidecar rear wheel gearbox so it pulled like a tractor. I also bought an 1969 R50/2 as a back-up and had several friends who rode and and worked on R/60s and later models. The great thing about it was the mechanical simplicity. Dead battery or worn out carbon generator brushes? No problem, it had magneto ignition and would still start and get you home. On my trip to Canada me and a buddy on an R69S pulled into a Nova Scotia National Park after a 500 mile day and upon starting my bike there was an awful clatter from the engine because of cylinder heads had dropped a valve seat. Another buddy back in Maryland who worked on the bikes air shipped me a head off a spare engine he had which I was able to swap at the campground with just the tools I had brought along which got me home.
Many thanks for your insights, much appreciated. Which one do you think is more reliable and which one the more comfortable cruiser? 109 much more comfortable? Best regards
They are both comfortable cars, I have taken long-distance trips in both (1.5-3,000 miles) the 300SEL is more powerful by far, the 280SEL is less expensive to maintain.
@@theburlingtongarage6255 The only real issue I had with it was the exhaust blew out of the cylinder head midway between London & Edinburgh. Tied it in place with some wire and made it home ok. :-)
@@gotham61 wrong. the long wheel base variants were designated as W109. I do know this as FACT, & I got this from Mercedes themselves. If you have a long wheel base one, it's a 109, not 108. they called a 109 to avoid confusion. The 300SEL-6.3 was NOT a W108. They were in fact a 109. These are the long wheel base 108, & called a 109. I suggest you do your research better, because I have the book History Of Mercedes Benz right here, & ALL that info is in this book. You want to argue about the long wheel base cars? I can start on about The Grosser & Pullman variants, along with the Landaulet ones too, & the things unique to those. The other way to tell a true 6.3 W109 is to look at the brakes.
@@christophermarshall5765 Not trying to get into a argument, but you're simply misinformed. I was the secretary of the International M-100 Group, a club which covers the 6.3, 6.9, and 600 models, and I have owned eight W108 and W109 cars over the last 30 years. Yes, the 6.3 is a W109, I never said otherwise, and I have owned four of them. But there were also long wheelbase cars that were W108s, including the car on the left in this video. Factory model designation 108.019 was the 280SEL with the I6 2.8L M130 engine, 108.058 was the 280SEL 3.5 with the V8 M116 engine, and the 108.068 was the 280SEL 4.5 with the V8 M117 engine which was only available in North America. These three models were all long wheelbase W108 cars with steel spring suspension and the lower spec W108 trim. As this video points out, the key factors that differentiate a W109 are the air suspension, and a higher specification of trim, including the wood, carpeting, upholstery, and exterior brightwork.
@@christophermarshall5765 Not at all, but you clearly have a stubborn streak that prevents you from learning anything. I have lived and breathed these cars for decades, and have owned several examples of each. I have personally owned two long wheelbase W108 cars, both of them 280 SEL 4.5s, with steel spring suspensions. I currently own a long wheelbase 300 SEL 6.3 W109.
I had one. For easier starting always stand next to the bike: when cold, open throttle slightly with your left hand and hold it there, then kick. For warm engine: open throttle more and hold it with left hand. If outside temp is very low, you might have to put a rag or something in the intake air manifold coz there is no choke.
Hello from Gremany, the homeland of BMW! My friend Paul is starting to rebuild a BMW R 25/3-Motor. Join us if you want to see how a former German air force man does it: @
