crashed my bike - pretty bad

[Semper Gumby]

Rob,

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2.  However, you should be able to use your existing clutch assembly and forget about the lighter one as your old flywheel will bolt up to the crank - which I believe it should - as I do know that fitting a lighter flywheel to an old heavy flywheel motor is possible.  You could even get someone to shave a few pounds off your existing flywheel if you wanted.
There is always a silver lining to every cloud..

I believe San Jose BMW lightens flywheels and Balances the clutch components.  Let me know if you need the Krauser bags.

TTFN,

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

Thank you, Steve, on the information on the flywheel.  We will talk again, no doubt.

Thanks for the generous offer on the saddlebags, Semper, but I have had my heart set on a new set of touring bags foe some time now, so this is as good a time as any.


Good news on the rebuild - my landlord has graciously agreed to let me bring the bike in the house for the winter.  
That will make things go much easier - and it will be in my face every day so it will get worked on.

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

This would explain why the handlebars looked funky:





And my hand was around the grip, it seems, and I reshaped the lever around my fingers.

No wonder ALL of my fingers are hesitant to move.

[steve hawkins]

Very fortunate with being able to bring the bike indoors.  Give it a damn good clean first though!

Time to strip and start throwing stuff away.  Make a list of everything you need before ordering anything.  Postage can mount up and take a big chunk of your rebuild money - you need to keep a lid on it.  I am already on my second order from Motorworks because I forgot something !  Doh!

Cheers

[nhmaf]

That certainly explains why your little finger was in such a bad state - Yowzah !!!!
 

I'm glad that you're in such relatively good shape after that mishap !
Steve has a very good point - go slow and be methodical to reduce the number of shipments of parts that you will need.

[Joan]

aw dammit! Rob, did you forget I've got a whole working motor for you???

Aw well....  it's great to see you are jumping on the R&R! Keep it coming! [marching band gif here]  

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

aw dammit! Rob, did you forget I've got a whole working motor for you???

I did not see that in any of these posts.  Did you PM me?

[Joan]

aw dammit! Rob, did you forget I've got a whole working motor for you???

I did not see that in any of these posts.  Did you PM me?

Well... hell. I THOT I did, here and on BW, I'd have to go back and read... but no, I didn't send a pm either.

I remember hearing about it first from Ken while I was in Okiehoma and scheming with him on blocking the crank and shipping the motor when you knew what you needed... well, it doesn't matter now, dogdammit!  

[suecanada]

Do you have that motor for sale Joan?? I guess that's a stupid sounding question but what I meant was are you looking to sell it or just being your usual nice self out to help Rob where you can? My mechanic is looking for an R65 engine...don't know him that well so don't know how serious he is.

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

My new engine will arrive tomorrow!!!   [smiley=clap.gif]

[Joan]

Do you have that motor for sale Joan??

Oh no, Sweet Sue, the extra R65 I picked up last year will be a cafe bike eventually and I am not planning on parting it as such. My plan, however, was to yank off of it anything Rob needed to get his bike back on the road, from the hand grips and beyond.    You know, helping a brother out.

And because Rob is special, that's why.  

So no, there is nothing for sale around here at the Blueberry Garage.

[steve hawkins]

Joan,

Single seat, rear sets and clip-on handlebars, shorty pipes?

Wish I could find an excuse to get to Seattle again.  

Let me know if you need any advice - or at least any comments on any experiences I have had with my little beastie!

Cheers.

Steve H

[suecanada]

Gotcha Joan. BTW a cafe bike like Steve's is a real dream too! Way back when I first got LRB I had his rear fender off or something or other (can't remember exactly) and it struck me how "mean" he'd look slimmed down a bit...a whole lot actually.

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

Joan,
Single seat, rear sets and clip-on handlebars, shorty pipes?
Wish I could find an excuse to get to Seattle again.  
Let me know if you need any advice - or at least any comments on any experiences I have had with my little beastie!
Cheers.
Steve H

Steve, just for grins, what is the diameter of our forks?

There has been some talk on B'works about clip-ons lately...

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

New engine arrived yesterday!  I finally got to open it up today to check it out.
It was packed really well in a H.D. cardboard box.  They "recycled" two of those mega-fat rear tires - one on top on the engine, and the other supporting it on the bottom.  A great idea, but now I have the expense of disposal.  I am considering asking them for compensation.  If they are a up-front bike shop, then they probably charged a disposal fee when they received them on new-tire mounts, right?

BTW, the same company had a instrument/headlight mount w/T.S.'s!  They posted it on eBay as a Buy It Now ($100) or a "Make Offer", that they consider and then reply.  Well, I had to wait until yesterday (close to payday...) to make an offer - $50 and they accepted it!
It looks like a nice, straight piece, too:




I don't know why this site will not allow me to embed eBay links.  Pictures - yes, link to page - no.

O.K., let's see what TinyURL can do for me: http://tinyurl.com/5jfh7c


I know someone offered to make mine pretty again, but when I look at the picture I have from the rear, I have to wonder...

That thing has to be bent on at least two or three different planes, maybe more.


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