The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2

Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: mrclubike on March 27, 2020, 08:25:25 PM

Title: Threaded holes in the front of the Headtube
Post by: mrclubike on March 27, 2020, 08:25:25 PM

While Replacing the head tube bearings I discovered 2 threaded holes in the front of the head tube with plastic plugs in them
What are they for?
 Do they have  something to do with mounting a fairing    

Title: Re: Threaded holes in the front of the Headtube
Post by: wilcom on March 27, 2020, 09:32:00 PM

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Do they have  something to do with mounting a fairing    

I took off a Pichler fairing off a 1980 R65 and it had a mount that was screwed into the head stock

Title: Re: Threaded holes in the front of the Headtube
Post by: Bob_Roller on March 27, 2020, 10:19:45 PM

Both of those threaded holes are for mounting an OEM fairing .

I use them to pump grease into the steering head bearings, it gets a bit messy, but gets the job done  without disassembling the steering head .

Title: Re: Threaded holes in the front of the Headtube
Post by: georgesgiralt on March 28, 2020, 03:55:33 AM

Yes, they are here to mount the front RT fairing support. Some of the early R65 where sold with one fairing (I bought mine new this way) because BMW had a lot of trouble selling the bare R65 in Europe so they thought that adding a fairing to them could ease the stock a bit.
(my bike is a 02/82 and I bought it in 03/84. She sat unused at the dealer's show room two years... ) This job was often done by the dealer on it's stock bike. If you look at the fiche, there is a plastic plaque at the bottom of the fairing to seal the fork. This way, the dealer did not have to replace the brake lines for RT models also, the support for the combined headlamp and gauges is removed and replaced by a support for the two gauges alone.
There was also a new harness for the headlamp and the two turn signal.
The R65LS was often modified that way because, then, this bike was considered ugly and sell lower than the plain R65.... THis is why a lot of LS model are now without the front cowling when the fairing has been removed.
Look at the period advertising (in French, alas) ....
HAve a nice day and STAY AT HOME !

Title: Re: Threaded holes in the front of the Headtube
Post by: mrclubike on March 28, 2020, 06:06:36 PM

O no now their is another farkle I could get
I really like the looks of the Rt fairing  ::)

I am putting the front back together after replacing the head bearings
It is no small job with a heavily farkled front end  >:(

Title: Re: Threaded holes in the front of the Headtube
Post by: wilcom on March 29, 2020, 01:29:06 AM

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I really like the looks of the Rt fairing  ::)
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There are a bunch of those around pretty reasonable. They have cut up a bunch of Airheads and made bobbers or cafe bikes and the old RT fairing is just setting in the garage...........waiting for you. 8-)