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Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: CTO on May 19, 2025, 07:52:09 AM

Title: Broken front brake tab from gabel
Post by: CTO on May 19, 2025, 07:52:09 AM
Hallo/Hello/G'day and Moin!

Today i made the stupid mistake of trying to ride away on my 86' BMW r65 whilst my brake lock was still attached to my front wheel.
My question is: Is this repairable? Or will i need to purchase new a front gabel/fork (or just the broken side i guess...)??

Really kicking myself for this one.....only had the old girl for 2 weeks! Grrrrrrrrrr!

Looking forward to some replies.

Nick.
86' BMW r65 Mono
Title: Re: Broken front brake tab from gabel
Post by: dogshome on May 20, 2025, 02:16:55 PM
Hiya, you broke the cast tab(s) on the alloy fork lower?

There are lots of people with grizzled dispositions here, horror story pics appreciated so we can understand please  :)