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by DanielMc
Thu May 03, 2012 3:19 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: exhaust nuts
Replies: 28
Views: 3359

Re: exhaust nuts

Interesting to note that BMW themselves reduced the size (and subsequent cooling area) of the exhaust nuts for the /7 series. Thus BMW themselves deemed these devices of less importance as essential cooling components to the 70bhp RS engine than the preceding 67bhp R90S engine. Motorworks offer for ...
by DanielMc
Fri Apr 06, 2012 4:16 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Sure glad i washed the bike today...
Replies: 11
Views: 2326

Re: Sure glad i washed the bike today...

Is it possible that you made them finger tight and forgot to finish the job? Just asking. In a similar vein, I had a main dealership fit new handbrake shoes to a BMW 7 series a couple of years ago. Ruth and I collected the car, and she drove it home with me following. After about a mile the car ski...
by DanielMc
Sun Mar 25, 2012 5:15 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Master Cylinder Rebuild
Replies: 5
Views: 1323

Re: Master Cylinder Rebuild

My guess is that the hole is blocked and will need clearing out if the M/C is to work.
by DanielMc
Sat Mar 24, 2012 5:03 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Flat to round air filter conversion
Replies: 46
Views: 9908

Re: Flat to round air filter conversion

I stripped down a Guzzi Le Mans that had run with totally unfiltered Dell'Ortos for nearly 70k miles and there were no unpleasant surprised with the heads or valves and no scoring or excessive wear on the (cast iron) bores. Things would probably have been different if the bike had been running aroun...
by DanielMc
Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:42 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: R100S engine badge
Replies: 13
Views: 2794

Re: R100S engine badge

Interesting - I'm pretty sure my R100S (last of the heavy flywheel) had the plain BMW badge on the engine...

edit - just found a pic:
Badge1.jpg
Badge1.jpg (39.42 KiB) Viewed 1966 times

I found that satin black followed by wet'n'dry (used wet) on a sanding block brought the highlighted areas up a treat.
by DanielMc
Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:17 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: 1982 R65 Rear Brake Shoes
Replies: 3
Views: 1292

Re: 1982 R65 Rear Brake Shoes

LS brake shoes are unique fitment for LS wheel only.
by DanielMc
Fri Feb 24, 2012 1:59 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Anybody have too much money?
Replies: 17
Views: 3563

Re: Anybody have too much money?

that's a great plug for the bike! Has anyone here "tuned" an R65? Might be fun to get a bit more pep and tune the suspension. There used to be a rider on this board, Rob, who owned a R65. Where did he go? You can bore out and sleeve the barrels and fit bigger pistons. They go very nicely ...
by DanielMc
Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:46 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Anybody have too much money?
Replies: 17
Views: 3563

Re: Anybody have too much money?

I really like the way the R65LS looks but have heard that the R65's are kinda "poochy", how do the R65LS bikes run and handle? I suppose they can be tuned like most airheads? The low bars are as near as BMW got to a sport bike riding position in the early '80s and the shorter wheelbase, 1...
by DanielMc
Sun Feb 19, 2012 2:35 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Rocker Boxes
Replies: 10
Views: 1815

Re: Rocker Boxes

I'm no expert, but if you take a photograph of the post you're posting on the forum and then post the photograph of that post in the post you just posted isn't there a risk of damaging the space time continuum?
by DanielMc
Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:37 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Shipping
Replies: 7
Views: 1752

Re: Shipping

Bob, I don't live anywhere near Crewe, but if the seller wants to send them to me (in Somerset) I will re-send them to you.