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BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 / Re: 1982 R65LS Rear Rack
« Last post by dostoy320 on July 04, 2026, 10:49:44 PM »
Quote from: donbmw on July 04, 2026, 02:59:12 PM
That is  a Reynolds rack. It is supposed to lift back to be able to open the seat.

Reynolds! Thank you.

It does fold back to clear the seat. I hate to hack up vintage components but I think it has to go...
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BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 / Re: how do i check final drive oil level? there are 3 openings.
« Last post by Kelvin on July 04, 2026, 07:14:32 PM »
I can see pictures and, yes, the bolt you've circled in the picture is the one that sets oil level.

Incidently, I find this method messy. I measure the oil quantity in a jug and pour the correct amount in.
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BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 / Re: LS exhaust pipe paint?
« Last post by Tiedie on July 04, 2026, 05:04:06 PM »
Do you have the OEM exhaust? It's supposed to be black chrome. Which in my understanding is a tint. re you seeing shiny chrome?
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BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 / Re: 1982 R65LS Rear Rack
« Last post by donbmw on July 04, 2026, 02:59:12 PM »
That is  a Reynolds rack. It is supposed to lift back to be able to open the seat.
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BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 / 1982 R65LS Rear Rack
« Last post by dostoy320 on July 04, 2026, 01:37:02 PM »
Hello,

I just purchased this R65LS and am really disliking the rear rack. To me it looks like something a farmer fab-ed up from scrap steel, and the seat tail is all marked up from previous owners forgetting to flip it up before attempting to open the seat.

I'm tempted to just cut it off and retain the portion that holds the racks for the Krauser bags. Does anyone know if it's of any value? I could of course remove it and fab up a new mount for the bags...
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BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 / LS exhaust pipe paint?
« Last post by Nigel on July 04, 2026, 06:41:15 AM »
Sadly got some sticky stuff on the exhaust, no idea how (I parked it in an urban area so it could be anything and only noticed when it was burning off). So it became crusted on when I tried to get it off it also came with the black paint (is it paint?) Is there anything that can restore the black finish?
Nigel
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BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 / Re: shocks
« Last post by Happy Eeyore on July 03, 2026, 05:24:18 PM »
Balancing the front and rear.---  My very old fashioned system is to sit on the bike and bounce it up and down.  If it stays level through the bounce you are pretty close.  Adjust by more or less spring front or rear. I like a soft ride and will give up faster riding speeds to get that.   Dampening and rebound are subjects all their own.  Once I get the static sag right and balance close, I quit fooling with suspension.  Others spend a fortune and lots of time trying to maximize suspension tuning so they can haul it right up to the edge of sane speed.  I don't do that.  Comfy slow is my goal.
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BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 / Re: shocks
« Last post by dogshome on July 03, 2026, 02:35:42 PM »
Surprised about the centre stand. Then it only takes about an inch to do that  ::)

I imagine DHL use monster trucks where you live. Where I have potholes, you have blemishes. Jacking up the back end is fairly easy. Not sure where you go with the front though. I have uprated progressive rate springs and 20mm spacers (for the heavy RT fairing), so can't suggest what you do there.

Whatever, enjoy   :thumbsup:
 



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BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 / Re: shocks
« Last post by Happy Eeyore on July 03, 2026, 09:44:02 AM »
I have my new Hagon shocks in hand and as soon as I get the work done on the Yamaha XT250 and get it off my work stand I will put the new Hagon shocks on .  The Hagon folks were impressive.  They seem to know exactly what I needed  and in about a week the DHL driver showed up at my house in North Georgia with the shocks in a really nice corrugated box.

I pay close attention to corrugated  boxes having been in that industry for years.  I was also in the carton business and was responsible for  a large carton plant in Bristol years ago and I enjoyed that work talking to the old hand printing press operators in that plant.  I am glad to see someone besides the China folks still making stuff.

 I had to pay a pretty stiff tariff through DHL but the process was all on line and painless other than the money.  Odd that I can get BMW parts from England faster than I can get BMW parts ordered from Colorado.

The Hagons are at least 2 inches longer than the current short, hard sprung, shocks now on the bike.  I am hoping for a softer ride.  Currently the double kick stand is unusable and you cannot take out the axel without removing the muffler. 

The new Sieben Rock pistons and jugs along with the re-valved heads have the bike running pretty good. 
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BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 / Re: Built a GPS speedo for my '85 R65
« Last post by dogshome on June 30, 2026, 05:45:40 PM »
 :thumbsup:

I must get into 3d printing.
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