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[peter.elling]

Hello All,

I'm a very recent owner of a 84 R65, quite by happenstance, but pleased to be nonetheless.  I've wanted to have a bike for a number of years, finally took the time to get endorsed, but was undecided about what would be a good first ride.  A friend of mine through an mountaineering club mentioned that he had just purchased a newer K-series cycle, and I asked if he wanted to sell his other bike - he thought about it, figured it would have a good home with me, and did.  

With 90k on the clock there's a great deal of road grime, rotted rubber, and general maintenance to be done, but the project doesn't (in my limited understanding of motorcycle maintenance) seem to great to tackle.  As such the carbs are already neatly piled in my living room waiting for the rebuild kit, and the frame/tank/and engine have the dirt wiped away as I can reach different locations.  

I look forward to being a part of the forum, and riding my new project in the years to come.

Thanks,

Peter

[steve hawkins]

Pete,

Have you got a picture?  Have you ever seen it running?

Is it 90,000 miles or km's?

90,000 miles is the generally accepted time for a top end rebuild.  The piston and bores should be okay, as you have nikasil barrels.  But the heads might need looking at with respect to new valves and guides.  Unless of course, this work has been done recently.  The clutch is another area to be wary of at this mileage, however, if a clutch goes then it will not destroy anything.  But if you drop a valve....well prevention is better than...

If the rest of the bike is okay, you could be in for a similar sort of mileage once this is done.  

The bike itself, as a 1984 twin shock (I assume), is in my opinion, the best of the R65's, before they went mono.

Keep us all posted

Steve H

[Chris_in_BC]

Hello All,

I'm a very recent owner of a 84 R65, .......  As such the carbs are already neatly piled in my living room waiting for the rebuild kit, and ...........  

I look forward to being a part of the forum, and riding my new project in the years to come.
Peter

Welcome to the forum, Peter, think you will enjoy your bike.

One quick suggestion. When you get the rebuild kit for the carbs.. ONLY dismantle and rebuild one at a time.
If you foul yourself up on which way a piece fits, you will be able to use the other for verification.

Also, a lot of the pieces are right or left handed and it could be easy to get them mixed up, the first time (or even many times) around.

[Bob_Roller]

Peter, welcome to our insane asylum, you have to be slightly insane to own and ride a 20 some year old motorcycle! I just re-built both of my carbs about 2 months ago, and until you get to the 'choke' valve, and throttle shaft o-ring, it's pretty straight forward. If you're unsure of your capabilities, the Bing Agency has a good shop manual, and also a DVD on rebuilding and adjusting the carbs after overhauling them.

[Justin B.]

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