The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2

General Category => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: Julio A. on August 29, 2013, 06:23:45 AM

Title: 1978 BMW Journal
Post by: Julio A. on August 29, 2013, 06:23:45 AM: I saw this somewhere on the internet, Forgot where. The stuff in it looks interesting as well as that it has a 1st gen R65 as the cover model bike.

Funny thing though, they use the designation R65/7 to specify the cover page model bike.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/33848820/mjwin78.pdf

Here's also an interesting piece of information that I never knew existed there, "The R65 has a flashing alert when the tachometer exceeds the redline".

Anybody willing to try that out? ;D
Title: Re: 1978 BMW Journal
Post by: Dave 2 on August 29, 2013, 07:27:41 AM: Thanks for sharing [smiley=bmw_smiley.gif] Dave 2
Title: Re: 1978 BMW Journal
Post by: marcmax on August 29, 2013, 07:53:51 AM: If I'm not mistaken that is the source of our own Steve Hawkins monicker, Rev. Light.

And I always thought with his cafe'd R65 he was a man of the cloth. ;D
Title: Re: 1978 BMW Journal
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on August 29, 2013, 10:44:41 PM: Oh yes, I tried out my Rev Light a few times when it was new.
Over the years it quit working.

They were only on the "1st gen." - 1978-1980 tachometers.
Title: Re: 1978 BMW Journal
Post by: steve hawkins on August 30, 2013, 03:20:04 AM: And even then only on a few of them....As I did not have one on my 79, honest...

Rev. Light
Title: Re: 1978 BMW Journal
Post by: Tony Smith on September 06, 2013, 01:54:23 AM: Quote

Here's also an interesting piece of information that I never knew existed there, "The R65 has a flashing alert when the tachometer exceeds the redline".

Anybody willing to try that out? ;D

It does come on, but you can only see it at night. As far as I know only the 1978/1979 model has the LED over rev warning light. I will try to remember to get a photo of mine and post it here.
Title: Re: 1978 BMW Journal
Post by: Barry on September 06, 2013, 11:28:35 AM: Quote
And even then only on a few of them....As I did not have one on my 79, honest...

Not on my 79 either.
Title: Re: 1978 BMW Journal
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on September 06, 2013, 08:52:47 PM: Here is a picture of (what was once) mine:

(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbase.com%2Ftomfarr%2Fimage%2F85707839&hash=e72292866c9b499a6f824f727248013c4e7d4fc6)

can you see the picture? I am at work and I can't.

(still not sure what the problem is...)
Title: Re: 1978 BMW Journal
Post by: montmil on September 07, 2013, 08:48:18 AM: Rob, I'm not at work and I can't see it either. Good news though, as my primary job is not having to go to work.
BTW, thinking that Rev. Light's "cloth" is only used to bind his asphalt rash. ::)
Title: Re: 1978 BMW Journal
Post by: clonmore1 on September 08, 2013, 02:32:35 PM: 65/7?

Is that the correct technical term for the 65?
Title: Re: 1978 BMW Journal
Post by: montmil on September 08, 2013, 03:40:55 PM: Quote
65/7?

Is that the correct technical term for the 65?

No. The R45/65 series never were known by a 'slash'. We don't even rate a plate on the engine cover and I'm good with that.

Citizens will ask: How big is that motor?

Me: 1000 cc
Citizen: Dude, that's so cool! I thought so. Sounds big. [smiley=mad.gif]
Title: Re: 1978 BMW Journal
Post by: disco51 on September 09, 2013, 02:23:16 PM: I've got the light on my tach. Never tried to see if it works - guess I have an afternoon project now...