The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2

Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: apltrez on March 15, 2022, 05:36:11 PM

Title: Newbie help plaease
Post by: apltrez on March 15, 2022, 05:36:11 PM

I'm not new to restos or motorcycles but I would always prefer to ask for opinions or experiences than to be pissed later for a mess I created because I didn't ask the obvious I am starting to do the cosmetics on my new to me, 6600 mile, '83 R65 that languished in a warehouse as part of a private collection until I saved it from years in the dark.  Because of an exposure to the damp of its original home there is combined corrosion and maybe calcium deposits on the head fins and the snowflake wheels...........NO RUST!!!!!!!. I have replacements for the original Continentals on the way. But I am hesitant to clean, sand, paint and clear coat the wheels with Wurths Silver until I have mounted the tires rather than risk the finish on the wheel during mounting

CAN ANYONE WHO HAS FACED THIS DILEMMA  OFFER AN OPINION.  Spoked wheels never seem to be tha same kind of problem since they are chrome or stainless,

Thanks

Greg

Title: Re: Newbie help plaease
Post by: Justin B. on March 15, 2022, 11:07:28 PM

I "rescued" a 1982 R65LS from an individual in New Orleans, LA soon after Katrina and the engine and pretty much everything made from bare aluminum had a lot of white "fuzz" all over!  I used various scrub brushes, Scotch-Brites, etc and Eagle One Mag Cleaner for Uncoated Wheels.  This is an acid based product and it really got things cleaned up nice.  Another cleaner that works well on cast aluminum is "Greased Lightning" at full strength.  I put it in a spray bottle, squirt it on, scrub, then rinse.  Do not let it dry...

Good luck and post up some before pics!

Title: Re: Newbie help plaease
Post by: georgesgiralt on June 25, 2022, 02:26:38 AM

The thing you should absolutely check is the actual state of the brake system.
Humidity and brake fluid wreck havoc in the cast aluminum the brake system is made of.
IMHO, before putting the bike back to road, !'ll change the brake fluid and see in the calm of the shop if the brakes are functioning...
I had stored functioning brake caliper and a brake master cylinder just to find them dead and seized because I did not clean them, dismount them and put a protection (Boeshield T9) on those parts.