The member photo gallery is now integrated and live!!  All user albums and pictures have been ported from old gallery.


To register send an e-mail to admin@bmwr65.org and provide your location and desired user name.

Author Topic: New timing chain = no noise  (Read 651 times)

Offline dav

  • Lives in Foothills of Mt. Olympus
  • **
  • Posts: 420
  • gotta luv the boxer
New timing chain = no noise
« on: August 07, 2010, 05:44:27 AM »
Just fitted (well the old man did) a new timing chain, & what a difference it made in the noise department.

We gave the R65 a good major service (i did the valve clearences [smiley=thumbsup.gif] & all the fluids) the old man did the timing chain & carbys. We have been meaning to change the timing chain for a while as the rattle was very loud.

Here's a few vids of before & after.

The before vid, shot a few months ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSbE-_xtS4Q

& here's with the new chain fitted (& my valve adjustments)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0ka7Wnl4zA

BMW R65 ?1981
Ducati 1968 250 mk lll
Suzuki DR250 1983
Yamaha XT250 2015

Offline Bengt_Phorqs

  • Mt. Olympus Resident
  • ****
  • Posts: 1419
  • There are no wrong turns on a motorcycle
Re: New timing chain = no noise
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2010, 06:35:44 AM »
Dav, much quieter the second time around.  Congratulations on the upgrades.  I need to replace the timing chain on the R90 one of these years since I'm getting a jumpy reading on the flywheel marks when I strobe it.

Did you powder coat the engine?
Bengt Phorqs, Jake R90/6, R80/7, R1200RTw, Moto Guzzi California EV , Triumph TR250W, Yamaha TY250A Trials, Suzuki DR650