The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
General Category => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: Boxer_Bolshie on January 12, 2012, 12:30:49 PM
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Hey everyone!
New here. I don't actually have a motor-cicle at the moment but will be picking one up either this weekend or next. The last one I had was back in 1989 and was a 81 Honda 550 four. Ever since selling it I've been pining for another bike. Now with the baby out of the house and off to college I can join the ranks of all the other statistics.
For the last few years I've been pondering over what bike to get vs what I could afford. Harleys aren't really my style nor could I afford one anyway. Hondas are... well Hondas and I'm not interested in cookie cutter machines and crotch rockets.
When I was a kid I was around a lot of Harley bikers but in 1969 one of my uncles had what I believe to be an R75/5. The image I have of him and his bike always stuck with me and every time I see an airhead my eyes start to glaze over.
Last weekend I was visiting a friend on another island and after trying out some of his home made spirits he asked me if I was interested in a bike? I doubted it would be anything I would be interested in let alone afford but agreed to check it out anyway. When we got out to his back yard he pulled an old mouldy wet carpet off what appear to be a bike but to my amazement it wasn't merely a bike but an old airhead! He said that he'd sell it to me for $1600 and it that included panniers and spare parts. And then, after two years of sitting underneath an old carpet, with a couple of key turns and throttle twists it fired right up with a little cough and smoke but cleared right away. How the hell could I pass up this opportunity?! That said I was a little dubious of what might be wrong with it. He said that I might have to rebuild the forks and seal the petcock but that was all that he knew that was wrong with it. He might even knock a couple hundred off if I help him install a used diesel engine into a sail boat he's rebuilding and then sail with him back up to his island. Now I'm just waiting on a friend to write me a cheque for a short time loan.
I'm not yet sure if this '87 is an import or one of the very few that were manufactured for the North American market but hope the latter for the sake of the HP differences. Regardless, I'm buying it anyway. I am also really happy about the year because of the frame size.
I am totally stoked about the project and to be riding again! I will surly be making updates along the way as I will most definitely be needing advice.
Cheers to all!
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What islands? Is it warm there right now? Exactly where are you located on this third rock?
When you get the Beemer home, post the VIN number and we'll give you a site or two that will provide your bike's birthday. 1987? A mono-shocker it must be.
Heck, if it's running, that's half the battle! Fork seals are simple as is a petcock rebuild. Any way, you'll want to flush out the tank and inspect it for rust or liner degradation as a maintenance job.
Good luck. Hope you get the bike.
Monte
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Thanks Monte!
I will post up the VIN as soon as I get it and it's definitely a monoshock. I will also check the tank liner. I saw a video of a disintegrated liner clogging all of the fuel lines (what a mess)
I wish it was warm now but this morning it around 19 deg F.
The long story:
I live in a group of islands called by the aboriginal people, "Stó:lÇ" which are the waters from the southern part of the Inside Passage (Canada) down to the Puget Sound (US). I officially live south of the boarder but my island is north of the 54th parallel north and north east of Victoria, BC. If I sound cryptic it's because it's a mix of islands in both Canadian and American controlled waters but with an exception of tourist, who often feel as though they were in another country, most of us consider ourselves islanders first.
In English: I live on Orcas Island in US controlled waters which is a slurry of waterways and islands including the "Strait of Georgia, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Rosario Strait, Haro Strait, Presidents Channel, Obstruction Pass, Stuart Channel, Swanson Channel, Satellite Channel, Plumper Sound, San Juan Archipelago, Gulf Islands," and so on. Canadians simply call it all "The Gulf" while many American mainlanders who haven't a clue and call it all the "San Juan Islands" (which would infer that the US controls everything including the Canadian controlled islands) which is like calling the British Isles "England" or vise versa. Both countries recognize it all as the "Salish Sea" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salish_Sea) after the Coast Salish people who lived, hunted, and fished here. This was their "world." The two biggest islands on each side are Orcas and San Juan (US) and (sans Vancouver Island) Salt Spring and Galiano (CA).
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Well, that certainly clears that up! [smiley=dankk2.gif]
Who will you pay when you snag your first R65 speeding ticket? [smiley=evil.gif]
Once again, welcome to the herd.
Monte
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I should add that I am familiar to boxers since I have been a Subiholic for the last many years. Last summer I rebuilt my '04 Outback's engine adding many performance mods along the way. It started out as a 160hp wagon to a 225hp firecracker. I also dropped a JDM engine into my wife's Baru after the original engine died.
BEFORE:
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-VR01Ymk2a3k/RhRE2ajrA5I/AAAAAAAABhU/bGmzgrssa7E/s720/IMG_0728.JPG)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fNxozskUd2o/ThiYAz7boiI/AAAAAAAAOwg/HtlZ5NbdtEg/s800/SUB07%252520%252528Large%252529.jpg)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-rfuhs5W7kkg/ThuXBBqB5rI/AAAAAAAAOyY/zRYeZ7Gls9w/s912/IMAG0247%252520%252528Large%252529.jpg)
AFTER:
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pKianaRE15Q/TjdP4kemfqI/AAAAAAAAPHk/T69s8BnukyY/s912/IMAG0301.jpg)
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Well, that certainly clears that up! [smiley=dankk2.gif]
Who will you pay when you snag your first R65 speeding ticket? [smiley=evil.gif]
Once again, welcome to the herd.
Monte
Thanks for the warm welcome! I'm not worried about a ticket on the island since I am good friends with most of the guys here (I use to be a firefighter) but on the mainland.... I'll just have to get a bracket for my radar/laser detector ;)
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Welcome and thanks for the history lesson. I didn't know anything about your home area being named the Salish Sea. If you can do that work on your Subaru you should be very comfortable working on your Beemer. In my youth I spent a few months in BC touring on my R60/5, what a beautiful province. Good luck with your R65, just remember they don't float ;D D2
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Welcome! When I lived in the Seattle area more than a decade ago, we did indeed all call those the San Juan Islands.
I think that once you get the R65 going, you'll really enjoy the first-on, first-off, no waiting policy that Washington state has for motorcycles on the ferries!
I certainly did, and that was the only thing that made going out to "the islands" feasible on a nice summer day. If you drove a car, you'd wait hours to get out to Orcas, and then pretty much get right back in line to come back.
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I very much enjoyed reading your explanation of your home territory!! Welcome! You do live in an area envied by many from both sides of the border I am sure. So just today I welcome a Cape Towner and a Salish Sea resident....this is getting to be a really interesting mix of asylum members!!
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Welcome! And thanks for that explanation. I knew some of that was Canada and some US. What a wonderful area to live. Another West Coaster. 8-) A bit farther north than me though (an understatement for sure). When you get tired of riding the island you've got lots of great riding in Washington.
Looking forward to seeing pictures of this bike in different areas of Orcas Island. ;)
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Welcome to the herd... sounds like a nice part of the world, good luck with the bike do you have any reasonable roads to test it out on? i have no idea of the size of your island paradise.
Nice that you managed to drop a JDAM without killing anyone [smiley=beehive.gif] lol.
Lou
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Got the airhead tonight tell ya'll more tomorrow!
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So here's the new news.
I rode a couple of miles from the sellers house in Friday Harbour to the ferry landing and drove on once the boat got in. It was only 26 deg F so only my fingers froze. Once back to Orcas I parked the bike at the landing in one of the parking areas and then picked it up today in the snow!!!
BUT it's home now and MINE! ALL MINE!
Oh and I made a mistake about the bike. It's NOT a monoshock after all which I had previously thought (so much going on the past few days). My friend also made a mistake but his was on the year. It's a 1984 and based on the VIN (WB101436403E6388010) the engine was built in September 1984 but I'm okay with that. It also gave me $100 off the bike.
Will post pics in the next day or so.
Hey I'm a R65 owner! :D
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Oh and it came with parts and accessories:
Set of BMW hard touring panniers (one needs clasps)
Set of new header nuts
New BMW header nut wrench
Set of head gaskets
Set of new BMW pedal covers
Used set of fork reflectors
Four new filters
Misc nuts and bolts
Half helmet
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Am building my todo list:
Short list:
-Rebuild left carburetor and install new seals and gaskets as it was leaking when I first saw the bike but now it's not(?). I can't believe that it would "resolve" it's self... could it?
-All fluids flushed and replaced incl filters
-I ordered a set of crash bars (I could need these soon)
-Pickup some clasps for the left touring pannier and seals for both
-Front brake pads (really worn)
-Ordered rear box rack
Long list:
Besides complete rebuild & restoration incl powder coated frame parts
-Upgrade shocks (front and rear)
-Find double front brake disc retrofit kit
-Upgrade brake calipers
-Install 120mm rear tire (we have LOTS of gravel roads out here)
-OEM Buy rear box (or bigger)
-Find spoke wheelset (I'm a cyclist and so like these much more than the cast aluminum)
-Corbin double seat with Yak hair bum warmer (keeps the wife comfy when she lets me drive)
-Fairing (so far I haven't been too impressed by the selection)
-SS exhaust (got these on my big boxer and know how well they improve performance and economy)
-Heated handlebar grips
-Fog lights (already have some PIAA 520s and 520s available)
-Microwave oven (for frozen burritos on those longer trips to America)
-Viper Gatling gun (for the Harley's in my life and in the way)
-Investigating the possibility to retrofitting my spare Subaru boxer four cyldr...
JK on the Gatling guns. My body guards take care of them :P
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DISCLAIMER:
THIS USER HAS A WEIRD IF NOT DISTURBING SENSE OF HUMOUR HOWEVER WOULD NEVER EVER SAY ANYTHING INTENTIONALLY TO INSTIGATE OR ANGER ANYONE. HE IS ALSO A REPEAT "PUI" (posting under the influence) OFFENDER (like now) SO IGNORE HIM WHEN NECESSARY AND CONVENIENT. Thank you
He also occasional post whores
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Not unusual for the carb floats to stick when they have been stood a long time, check the pins that they mount on sometimes they bend causing flooding/sticking.
I cannot say that i have seen any twin calipers on spoked wheels in the UK so you may struggle with that one perhaps they are availiable in the USA??.
Invest in a good gel battery especialy if your in colder climes...
have fun
Lou
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Am building my todo list:
Short list:
-Rebuild left carburetor and install new seals and gaskets as it was leaking when I first saw the bike but now it's not(?). I can't believe that it would "resolve" it's self... could it? Not likely. Fuel may have evaporated from the bowl or it may leak if the bike is parked on sidestand. Use the center.
-All fluids flushed and replaced incl filters
-I ordered a set of crash bars (I could need these soon)
-Pickup some clasps for the left touring pannier and seals for both
-Front brake pads (really worn) I like the EBC organic pads. FA18 is the part number.
-Ordered rear box rack
Long list:
Besides complete rebuild & restoration incl powder coated frame parts
-Upgrade shocks (front and rear) Little to be done up font. Some owners have installed Progressive-brand springs with very mixed results. Play with fluid weights and volume after replacing fork seals. Lots of rear shocks available from $$ to $$$$+. Confirm length, spring weight and fit of new ones before buying.
-Find double front brake disc retrofit kit Oh Boy! Spend some time in the Tech Section reading others reports.
-Upgrade brake calipers To what?
-Install 120mm rear tire (we have LOTS of gravel roads out here)
-OEM Buy rear box (or bigger)
-Find spoke wheelset (I'm a cyclist and so like these much more than the cast aluminum) well... ::)
-Corbin double seat with Yak hair bum warmer (keeps the wife comfy when she lets me drive)
-Fairing (so far I haven't been too impressed by the selection)
-SS exhaust (got these on my big boxer and know how well they improve performance and economy)
-Heated handlebar grips You may need to upgrade the electrics for heaters and add'l lights.
-Fog lights (already have some PIAA 520s and 520s available) ditto above
-Microwave oven (for frozen burritos on those longer trips to America) Now you're talkin'
-Viper Gatling gun (for the Harley's in my life and in the way)
-Investigating the possibility to retrofitting my spare Subaru boxer four cyldr...
JK on the Gatling guns. My body guards take care of them :P
Monte
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DISCLAIMER:
THIS USER HAS A WEIRD IF NOT DISTURBING SENSE OF HUMOUR HOWEVER WOULD NEVER EVER SAY ANYTHING INTENTIONALLY TO INSTIGATE OR ANGER ANYONE. HE IS ALSO A REPEAT "PUI" (posting under the influence) OFFENDER (like now) SO IGNORE HIM WHEN NECESSARY AND CONVENIENT. Thank you
He also occasional post whores
[smiley=bmw_smiley.gif]
We gonna get along just fine. [smiley=beerchug.gif] Beer. It's not just for breakfast!
Mongo
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Is this (http://goo.gl/1XI77) worth $100 and will it fit my bike?
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Here she is (later these will be considered "before" pics):
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5Q0SkDjRH5U/TxSWEwr3LVI/AAAAAAAAPmw/57E0Zv4OFs0/s912/BMW%252520R65%252520Before%252520007.JPG)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-kgwwd5JQGhg/TxSWZj1H8DI/AAAAAAAAPm4/Qd1DIp7B0aE/s912/BMW%252520R65%252520Before%252520010.JPG)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9VplIK4jaXM/TxSVcXUbBSI/AAAAAAAAPmg/MuUp1Pccsg4/s912/BMW%252520R65%252520Before%252520003.JPG)
Cracked tail lamp lense and loose turn indicator assemblies
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vSKummC4YAs/TxSWgoscrHI/AAAAAAAAPm8/InVdEGjHVTE/s912/BMW%252520R65%252520Before%252520011.JPG)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-PGJR5ROwZrQ/TxSYvSsiSPI/AAAAAAAAPoA/Lvfg9ii02p4/s912/BMW%252520R65%252520Before%252520035.JPG)
One small ding in the fuel tank
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8uMzCTBs2-w/TxSXWvG-8wI/AAAAAAAAPnU/QatdnhHlXhA/s912/BMW%252520R65%252520Before%252520020.JPG)
Low mileage (and cracked badge). Left switch doesn't control anything and just flops loosly
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ygNHyKWTOM4/TxSW7ChTGqI/AAAAAAAAPnI/NvUDNkCmN8U/s912/BMW%252520R65%252520Before%252520016.JPG)
Right head (note number of bare threads on exhaust)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8zHFhoxe2q0/TxSWpSe06SI/AAAAAAAAPnA/KTvVD4R5ruA/s912/BMW%252520R65%252520Before%252520012.JPG)
Left head (note fewer bare threads showing on exhaust)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PUnr4gMxxBU/TxSWzltkf-I/AAAAAAAAPnE/qiHLqkOyKmA/s912/BMW%252520R65%252520Before%252520013.JPG)
On/off switch broken
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-TcM5Qp5c2dc/TxSYH-iWQvI/AAAAAAAAPns/4e7oPgB1hsM/s912/BMW%252520R65%252520Before%252520029.JPG)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_vvvzM2ByBE/TxSZlqvfgWI/AAAAAAAAPoc/XgqgYOL9aBw/s912/BMW%252520R65%252520Before%252520047.JPG)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8aP8UHVcNJY/TxSZt7ypXnI/AAAAAAAAPog/6VBwy2iDLTI/s912/BMW%252520R65%252520Before%252520048.JPG)
Frame needs work
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-u_0UJgDNlJ0/TxSXOdpkw7I/AAAAAAAAPnQ/l8qMcmXcghs/s912/BMW%252520R65%252520Before%252520018.JPG)
Tires are almost new
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-V6Pm7hjL1Kw/TxSZGu57O2I/AAAAAAAAPoM/PYuRCPd-eCU/s912/BMW%252520R65%252520Before%252520039.JPG)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MZk36aPv1BQ/TxSZXEnGSwI/AAAAAAAAPoU/Y0KmTyr5Lfc/s912/BMW%252520R65%252520Before%252520041.JPG)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1M_9T8G-XSk/TxSXEOAbb-I/AAAAAAAAPnM/cVqbWAKcJgE/s912/BMW%252520R65%252520Before%252520017.JPG)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-zXdVVMc6DtI/TxSY9uN9fWI/AAAAAAAAPoI/jCHrlpQmCSU/s912/BMW%252520R65%252520Before%252520037.JPG)
Both cases have a small crack on the top which I think I can fix
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-wNE04l22kGM/TxSZ_ttO5DI/AAAAAAAAPoo/7yFpJaRB5v8/s576/BMW%252520R65%252520Before%252520051.JPG)
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The long story:
I live in a group of islands called by the aboriginal people, "Stó:lÇ" which are the waters from the southern part of the Inside Passage (Canada) down to the Puget Sound (US). I officially live south of the boarder but my island is north of the 54th parallel north and north east of Victoria, BC. If I sound cryptic it's because it's a mix of islands in both Canadian and American controlled waters but with an exception of tourist, who often feel as though they were in another country, most of us consider ourselves islanders first.
In English: I live on Orcas Island in US controlled waters which is a slurry of waterways and islands including the "Strait of Georgia, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Rosario Strait, Haro Strait, Presidents Channel, Obstruction Pass, Stuart Channel, Swanson Channel, Satellite Channel, Plumper Sound, San Juan Archipelago, Gulf Islands," and so on. Canadians simply call it all "The Gulf" while many American mainlanders who haven't a clue and call it all the "San Juan Islands" (which would infer that the US controls everything including the Canadian controlled islands) which is like calling the British Isles "England" or vise versa. Both countries recognize it all as the "Salish Sea" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salish_Sea) after the Coast Salish people who lived, hunted, and fished here. This was their "world." The two biggest islands on each side are Orcas and San Juan (US) and (sans Vancouver Island) Salt Spring and Galiano (CA).
Carl is our latest addition to the Members Map (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=209571359172950267307.000483701643b3f8becdc&msa=0&ll=62.754726,-98.085937&spn=100.920634,226.054688)!
Carl, I don't like to put exact locations for the general map population for security reasons. If you want it moved, I will! :)
Thanks for the map link. A fellow Google-holic! 8-)
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Thanks Rob and no worries. Perfect marker placement. Someone would have to be pretty desperate to invest so much time to stalk me when even my invited friends and family rarely make the journey up. And besides, I could use some stalkers in my life! ;)
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I think you have seriously bitten by the Beemer Bug of the R65 variety. I hope your fever does not cause any permanent brain damage, but most likely your wallet will wilt before dementia sets in. I know from experience [smiley=mad.gif] Snow? I thought you just got rain out there. Have fun with the wish lists and post pictures. Way to Go! D2
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Carl I did not notice the pictures you posted. You can get rid of the secondary air stuff, you don't need it and it detracts from the otherwise beautiful BMW boxer engine. Yours looks similar to many of the "before" bikes you will find. Its all in your hands now :) D2
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Snow! What snow?
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Carl I did not notice the pictures you posted. You can get rid of the secondary air stuff, you don't need it and it detracts from the otherwise beautiful BMW boxer engine. Yours looks similar to many of the "before" bikes you will find. Its all in your hands now :) D2
Dave,
When you say the "secondary air stuff" I take it you're talking about the pulse air parts?
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Carl - I do believe he's talking about the pulsed air system. Just remove all that junk! It's rusty anyway, but looks only slightly better when new.
Looks like you've got your work cut out for you. You'll wish you were doing a simple engine rebuild on the subaru! ;)
Did all that corrosion and rust happen since it was covered two years ago? I'd imagine the salt air would be pretty bad in your area.
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Thanks Wirespokes. I'm sure it had a lot to do with sitting around underneath only a 3'x3' piece of carpet. Quite possible too that it was already on it's way before that too. Fortunately we really don't have a problem with salt air up here. In fact it's pretty uncommon for cars to have the anti corrosion coating you often see out east.
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You have to wonder about someone who leaves a bmw out in the weather like that. ::)
I'd think a piece of carpet would be worse than nothing.
Does that mean you're surrounded by more fresh than salt water?
Thankfully these airheads were built with the highest quality aluminum alloy that doesn't pit and corrode away like the Japanese bikes or even the newer beemers. The way to clean yours would be soda blasting or a chemical like ZepALume.
I agree, it was probably already on its way down when parked - I got one that sat out for four or five years, the first couple years covered with a tarp till that disintigrated. It cleaned up and didn't look anywhere near as corroded. It looks to me like the frame and subframe should both be sandblasted and repainted. I'm not a fan of powder coating from the problems with used bikes I've had. The original paint on your bike was rather poor and tended towards rust even when treated well, so don't go with the stock satin or flat black paint - whatever it was. Stock in this case isn't a good idea! Another tedious task is going to be going through all of the electrical connections. I'd get one of the products specifically for that sort of thing - like de-oxit.
If it was me, I'd pull the bike apart, blast the frame and metal bits, repaint, clean the aluminum bits while it's apart and re-assemble. That seems like the best and quickest way to go about it.
I'd also be concerned about the gas tank, especially the right side without a petcock. Water tends to accumulate and rust the bottom.
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The guy comes across as a horder but in reality he just wants to do so much but with an ADD type attention span.
Right now he's going balls to the wall rebuilding an old wooden ketch sailboat. He's also working his land so as to build a giant root cellar where he'll do everything from storing food and aging goat cheese (he raises his own goats, sheep, pigs, chickens, and turkeys) to aging a bit of hooch he makes on the side for friends (like me).
His property is full of stuff and often in piles. Some of which are industrial stainless steel kitchen appliances as he wants to start a restaurant. He also wants me to help him rebuild his very first bike which is an old 250 BSA that he's had since he was a teenager. It's sitting partially assembled in an old and cluttered shed. He has an old but very modified Norton frame with wheels which is unfortunately way beyond any chance of restoring and he's using it as yard art... I think.
Anyway he's a bit of a character but I like him.
We are surrounded by salt water but it's just not the kind of climate where salt air is a problem. We get a constant wind stream that blows anything off and it doesn't stay warm long enough to cause any humidity issues.
In this part of the NW as things warm up in the daytime a high pressure is created over the Pacific and westerly winds typically blow in from the Ocean and up over the Cascades. When things cool off in the evening the cooler ocean now creates a lower pressure system than the warmer mainland and it's high pressure system creates the opposite action and blows winds back up over the Cascades and out to the Pacific.
Meanwhile the Olympic Peninsula acts as a ramp and casts what is called a rain shadow over the northern islands. During the warmer months we get little rain because it usually skips up and over us because of the Olympics while in the cooler months we get hammered by winds and rain from either the cooler north or warmer south. This area is full of very strong atmospheric and tidal elements.
The map below shows typical annual precipitation. You can see how the islands in the north are protected by the Olympics and the Cascades. What it doesn't show is how Vancouver Island and it's mountains and the (Canadian) Coastal Range also affects the area.
(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcses.washington.edu%2Fcig%2Ffigures%2F2Fprecip_big.gif&hash=091abc16e18379f512ebb8605c125c3e3991dc82)
http://cses.washington.edu/cig/pnwc/pnwc.shtml
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...It looks to me like the frame and subframe should both be sandblasted and repainted. I'm not a fan of powder coating from the problems with used bikes I've had. The original paint on your bike was rather poor and tended towards rust even when treated well, so don't go with the stock satin or flat black paint - whatever it was. Stock in this case isn't a good idea! Another tedious task is going to be going through all of the electrical connections. I'd get one of the products specifically for that sort of thing - like de-oxit.
If it was me, I'd pull the bike apart, blast the frame and metal bits, repaint, clean the aluminum bits while it's apart and re-assemble. That seems like the best and quickest way to go about it.
I'd also be concerned about the gas tank, especially the right side without a petcock. Water tends to accumulate and rust the bottom.
Fortunately the first thing I did was to pull the bike apart (http://www.bmwr65.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1327034355). I haven't yet had the chance to REALLY inspect the tank but initial looksies were good.
I'll check out the de-oxit for the electrical as that is what's next on my list. I was actually hoping to get HICAP wire to build an upgraded harness but I'm electrically challenged and so we'll see as I approach the electrical phase of my re-build.
As for the frame, it's pretty much stripped already and my powder coater (friend) will be beadblasting it before he coats it. He's a really good and very confident powder coater (among other things) and would fix whatever problems came up in the future even if that meant re-doing it. I plan to have this bike last at least another 30 years and so am going part by part to rebuild, upgrade, and protect everything.
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Carl - I do believe he's talking about the pulsed air system. Just remove all that junk! It's rusty anyway, but looks only slightly better when new.
So what exactly are the parts to remove. I did away with the pipes and bought plugs for the heads but what are the other parts to remove?
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Thanks for the geography lesson! Fascinating data.
The pulsed air system also had some garbage attached inside the starter cover. Removing all of that leave a bunch of large ugly holes that unfortunately remain. Luckily non-swiss cheesed earlier covers can be sourced fairly cheaply. You'll need to run the fuel lines as the earlier bikes - with a splitter from the petcock to both carbs. The fuel line will run through the edge of the airfilter assembly to the other side. There are vacuum take-offs on the carbs that will need plugging with either small screws (yes, there are threads inside) or rubber caps. Also, you'll need to plug the holes in the airbox where the fittings have been removed.
I believe Snowbum has the lowdown and parts numbers listed on his site.
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I hate that precip. map. Bleah. I'm in a dark blue/purple area. My R65 is water cooled more often than not.
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Good one, Ed! I'll have to remember it. LOL