Rim swap - 75/7 to an R100T

[Bamboo812]

The cost cutting makes sense. Reading further down Snowbums pages, I now realize why I had problems swapping rear wheels between my 1978 RS and 1979 RT.

[PAS]

A friend of mine built a set of spoked rims for his 82 RT. After several thousand miles he took them off due to a feeling of instability. He had to fab spacers for the Brembos and had rims drilled to his spec's. He also had to swap out the final drive housing.

[SteveD]

http://boxermetal.com/online-store/bmw- ... ort=normal

Hub machining for large brakes(Brembo Conversion): $160.00

Machining hub only with new bearings and seals $294.00

Complete wheel machining for large brakes(Brembo Conversion)and with new stainless spokes $560.00

[Major Softie]

http://boxermetal.com/online-store/bmw- ... ort=normal

Hub machining for large brakes(Brembo Conversion): $160.00

Machining hub only with new bearings and seals $294.00

Complete wheel machining for large brakes(Brembo Conversion)and with new stainless spokes $560.00

That's all really vague.
"Large brakes (Brembo Conversion)." What Brembo brakes? How large? What calipers? What diameter discs?
What do they do, and what brakes do you end up with? I looked a bit on their site, and I found no specific info.

[SteveD]

You're right there MS. However in the context of the lack of info regarding spokes and brembos, I'm guessing a customer will talk directly to find out the details.

[PAS]

This is the converted 82 R100RT during a fairing repaint. Note Suburban machine remote oil filter and drum brakes on rear.

[khittner1]

Hmm---go to the end of the Earth for the spoked-wheel aesthetic, and then hang a Rube Goldberg oil filter widget off the side of the engine . . . no accounting for taste.

[PAS]

I was told the oil filter worked flawlessly for well over 125,000 miles. Each to his own, as they say.

[Major Softie]

Hmm---go to the end of the Earth for the spoked-wheel aesthetic, and then hang a Rube Goldberg oil filter widget off the side of the engine . . . no accounting for taste.

I could understand how it would still fit the aesthetic if it was going to go under a fairing. On a naked bike, your point is TOTALLY valid.

[Rev Light]

I have ben running my 1981 R100 with spoked wheels for some time. And my R65 café Racer, before that.

I used a 3 ribbed front hub from an ST or GS. I changed the carriers on the discs, from shallow dish carriers of the R80/100 bikes to the deep dish carriers from an R65. This is to line up the discs with the calipers. I still had to use some small spacers on the calipers to line things up perfect.

I have not experience any stability issues described, however the bike is naked and I probably ride like a pussy.

In the UK, many 'post 81' police bikes were fitted with spoked wheels, back in the day. In fact the main source for these wheels, second hand, are probably these very machines, as they all eventually made their way onto the second hand market.
They are not that common and fetch strong money, but you have to be careful, as some of the have many miles on them.