The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: awaffa2003 on June 11, 2008, 11:31:48 PM
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after 2 years of having the R65, i'm finally done!!! well at least, road ready. not sur what the grand total was but i'm thinking that it was around $700. new parts included dual headlights, Vapor computer, NGK spark plugs, K&N pod filters, clip ons and emgo shorty mufflers. pics on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=13371&l=eea7b&id=533986563
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That's one sporty R65. Cool.
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Looking pretty good , I like that digital cluster more and more. The only negative I can see (just being subjective here) is I think maybe bit more thought might need to go into cleaning up the wiring, or hiding it somehow...
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Now that's something you won't see on the road every day!
Looks nice Harrison.
How does it ride?
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Thanks guys! Justin you are absolutely correct! all that wiring is a PITA!!! i'm still EXACTLY done with it but its fine for now. Ed, it rides like a champ, i couldn't believe how nimble it was seeing as i haven't ridden it since my dad's old Luftmeister, Reynolds racks, mufflers and everything else i took off the darn thing came off! Haven't mastered a wheelie yet, tho. going slow (like 5mph) is fine, but anywhere after that it just shoots off instead of popping it up...
a few questions tho, i'm not sure if my tach is too accurate, i have 7500 as my redline cuz i think thats what it was on the old one but iit says i hit 14000 in 5th gear and i was only doing 72mph. is this normal? i've never had a functioning tach so i don't know. i think i was at redline or maybe past it but i thought these bikes went faster than that. i only had a short stretch of road tho, maybe if i had more time to gently climb up there it would be different...idk?
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Harrison, it looks like it's time to get out the Vapor manual and re-calibrate your tach. If you even approached those kind of RPMs you would start "wearing" most of the internal rotating assembly!!
These things are not in any "fast" as I think top speed is between 105-110 mph. As far as wheelies are concerned it had always been my opinion that it wasn't possible on an Airhead. I've read, though, there are a couple of expert riders that are able to get any front wheel off the ground and ride it out - even on a K1200LT!!!
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...but iit says i hit 14000 in 5th gear and i was only doing 72mph...
The Vapor manual addresses the issue of fine tuning the tachometer readout. For those interested, the Vapor manuals may be downloaded for free at http://www.trailtech.net/index.html.
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i have pulled wheelies on mine! it is not something i would do on a regular basis because it does cause alot of wear and tear on the clutch.
i can pull a wheelie from a dead stop and keep it there as long as i want. on a run pulling one at say above 20 mph it is pretty tough but again i have done it. again i dont recommend it because that puts a ton of tear on the clutch dumping the gears down and then shifting back up once you have it up in the air.
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I didn't realize the vapor was so small! Now I wonder how it would look with a pair of the HID high and low beam bulbs I've seen somewhere... Would those fit in a Windjammer?
The kids hanging out at the local grocery store frequently want me to do wheelies or burnouts. I decline. They're used to little cheap dirt bikes, which are probably very good at that sort of fun. I don't think they understand the concept of a motorcycle being anything other than a toy; one even asked if he could ride it.
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DUDE! You rocked it! Nice bike for sure. Great aditude! Your bike looks to be in very good shape, how many miles? I dig the digi speedo, if I wasn't such a prude I'd change my bike from stock.
I see you removed the smog pipe ;) Good deal. How long have you been riding? I wouldn't try to weelie this bike, I don't think Jason Britton could stunt these much. Dude, be carefull, these things are dangerous. A m/c cop told me and I never forgot, "It's not IF you go down but WHEN you go down."
jmtc
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ok fixed it, i think. havent gotten it on the road yet tho. wrapped the Tach wire around the sparkie wire. and yea i was kinda disapointed when i get the vapor, they make it look bigger online but no problems reading the display. i was thinking about getting the HID kit but then realized that i would have to buy 2 i was like nahhhhh! now if you guys want to put something together for me to be a "test horse" of sorts...i wouldn't mind. JK! but i was thinking about getting the ultrablue phillips or PIAA lights. anybody have any experience with those? only problem is that i need a relay, i think i'm pushing it with the duals and no relay. my switch doesnt get hot like i hear of, but if i turn off my headlights, my high beam light comes on and that is REALLY hot.
BTW thank you Mr. Goat and yea i removed a lot of stuff, i think it gave the bike a lot more angles to look at, although the main thing was the rear fender, i had to put it back on because i couldnt find/make/buy a rear hugger and that's what i want. and i've been touring with my dad since 2003, still dont have my licence but the bike has 23000 miles on it.
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Wouldn't a cow have been more appropriate? ;)
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Now you need to get those handlebar risers milled down!
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Any plans to remove some material from the fenders? And a seat?
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Looks great!
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Someone used to sell "Fly screens" for airheads on Ebay. I don't see them now but I posted a pic. I also photoshoped one on your bike just for fun.
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your bike
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Nice job Harrison. I love the bugeyed headlights and the computer speedo. Cool set up.
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a few questions tho, i'm not sure if my tach is too accurate, i have 7500 as my redline cuz i think thats what it was on the old one but iit says i hit 14000 in 5th gear and i was only doing 72mph. is this normal? i've never had a functioning tach so i don't know. i think i was at redline or maybe past it but i thought these bikes went faster than that. i only had a short stretch of road tho, maybe if i had more time to gently climb up there it would be different...idk?
Sounds like you got the tach wired wrong. With my 32/9 rear end, 72 mph should work out to about 5000 rpms. THe R65 ignition system is a "waisted spark" system as both plugs fires when one of the cylinders hit top on compression. So you may be reading high by a factor of 2 but that doesn't sound correct for the mph. At 7250 rpm in 5th gear you should be up near 100 mph. Something else is going on.
I never go over 7000 rpms even though the red line is a bit higher. ::)
My .02.
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Rob, i might grind down the clamps but i was thinking that i could cut a plate that would fit perfectly around it, maybe engrave my name it it. Just so that if i ever went back to my original set-up, i wouldn't be totally screwed. and yes i want to chop down that fender, but i'm pidiling with the idea of a hugger although no one makes them....i don't even know if i (or someone else could fab one up. it would be nice. and the seat, i love how it looks now. maybe a smoother custom one, but it would have to have that rise in the back like mine. people have told me that a gunfighter would look nice, but i'm not going for the cafe racer thing, actually i want to distance myself from it because i think a lot of people slap on a "S" fairing and that gunfigher and call it a cafe, which, in my opinion, cheapens everyone else's bike that brilliant, truly custom work was put into, like Steve Hawkins or Jon P. (enough ranting for now).
Mr. Goat, thank you for the pic, i would see myself as a "photoshopper" myself but the flyscreen isn't happening for me. This bike is staying naked. Unless i should happen to come across a Speed Triple flyscreen...
Mr. Gumby, yea i've been tinkering with that RPM wire but now i don't have as much time to do so as my dad now drives it to work, (my K&Ns look like crap now (installed last week, now mostly discolored gray) but he "doesnt know why"...i feel another rant coming on...just so you guys know how i feel, i woke up yesterday morning (@ 6 AM) to my starter whining like theres not tomorrow. my dad "forgot" where the choke was. imma be so pi$$ed if he wrecks that thing. hasen't touched the thing since "03 and i put in 2 years of work, NOW he wants to "save gas." the first time he called himself helping me work on my brakes, the spilled broke fluid on my brand new headlights and didn't tell me.) wow sorry guys....anyway...thanks for the suggestions and compliments.
BTW: might be considering a trade with a guy with an '83 R100. only downside is that it has 117,000 miles on it. i'll post this on another thread.
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harrison you could sand down the clamps the only thing you would have to do if you wanted to put it back up is get some clamps from a r100 or something similar and then they would bolt through the bottom instead of the top.
i did that on mine the first year when i ran those clip ons you got from me. and when i went to the euro bars i got those clamps off ebay for like $10
btw once you start doing mods on your bike your never really done, there will be something that you will want to change later ;D
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It sounds like you need to get the title to that bike...
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Like the metal cover idea to cover the top clamps. Have a look at some examples of Engine Turning. It may intrest you.http://www.cs.ucr.edu/~eamonn/et/et.htm
rich
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