The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2

Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: Crossrodes on April 26, 2011, 10:44:09 AM

Title: Specifications - A Word Of Warning
Post by: Crossrodes on April 26, 2011, 10:44:09 AM

I bought my 79 about 3 years ago.  This bike was built for the German market and later imported to Canada.  It came with an owners manual which was printed in German.  So I ordered an owners manual (in English) from the dealer.  Last year I noticed that the manual was not for my bike (because of some of the information in the manual did not relate to the '79 it related to later bikes).  This morning I took some time to see if the specs in the manuals were the same...they are NOT!

Here are some examples of the differences:

Item                                          79          Later Bikes

Engine Oil Capacity W/O filter      2.0 litre            2.25 litre
Swing Arm Capacity                    .15 litre             .1 litre
Final Drive Capacity                     .25 litre              .35 litre
Exhaust Valve Clearance              .15 mm              .2 mm

So if you have purchased a new owners manual make sure it is the correct owners manual for your bike.

Title: Re: Specifications - A Word Of Warning
Post by: Barry on April 26, 2011, 01:30:12 PM

Mike

I had a similar experience as my 79 came with the later riders manual.

It was interesting to get hold of a PDF copy of the early manual from Lou to make comparisons

To add to your list:

The method of clutch adjustment is quite different but amounts to the same thing and the amount of free play at the hand lever is slightly different.

Carb type and jet sizes are different

And I keep learning of new differences like the recent post saying the frames are different.