Hello, new r65 owner

[trips]

It's all good. Hopefully this week I'll fire her up, I'll take a pic or 2.

[trips]

She runs! I had no reason to think it wouldn't, but I wanted to be sure before I invested too much money in it. Carbs rebuilt and oil changed. Carbs still need tuning a bit, hopefully get some pics this week.

[montmil]

She runs! I had no reason to think it wouldn't, but I wanted to be sure before I invested too much money in it. Carbs rebuilt and oil changed. Carbs still need tuning a bit, hopefully get some pics this week.

Nicely played, Trips! [smiley=clap.gif] It's alive... alive, I say!

Somewhere down the line, you may wish to fab up your own $5.00 manometer. An el-cheapo grande DIY way to tweak the Bings into behaving themselves.

Stay warm and POR [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Monte

[trips]

Is that a vacuum gauge? If so, my buddy DT has one, he rebuilt the carbs for me. Started it off a car battery, a battery is my next purchase. I also need a right side engine guard, mine has a kink and would be tough to get right.

PS @montmil-I framed a lot of apartment complexes in Denton in the late 70s.

[trips]

Well, I finally got a tracking number and my tank and mirrirs are scheduled for delivery today. I was over to my buddy's shop and he started her up, jumped off a car battery and just a hose worth of gas, but it ran like a Swiss watch, just as smooth as can be, and he hasn't even synced the carbs yet, but I was impressed. I got a bit of a shock when I went to NAPA to buy a battery though. When I went for a battery for my 78 Honda, they opened a book and found it straight off, I told them I didn't want the cheapest grade , and it was still only $40-50, I don't remember exactly. This time they went through several books, had a hard time, but finally told me they could special order one, for $116 plus $10 shipping. I wasn't going to pay that without checking around, a battery isn't something I'd normally think of buying over the internet, due to the weight, but if anyone knows a good source I'd appreciate it.

Didn't bother with pics yet, but I will when it's all together.

Edit: got lucky, found this recommended on advrider, great price, on it's way.

http://www.beiterbattery.com/Toyo-12v-18ah-SLA-Batteries.aspx

[Bob_Roller]

Good to hear of another source for batteries, as the OEM, and Odyssey batteries have gotten too costly in my opinion .

Here's a battery a few of us the site have gotten in the last year .

http://www.staabbattery.com/product/UB12220-V.html

[trips]

Thanks for the link, Bob, if I wasn't so impatient, LOL, I probably would have gone with yours, 22ah vs 18ah, stock battery said 20ah. Few people on advriser said they were happy with theirs, though, should be fine.

Any good recommendations on tires, mine are dryrotted? I need to look, not sure if they're tubeless or not.

Trying to figure out the paper gasket thing on the oil filter, I read the relevant threads, and my bud is confused about the 2 piece filter too, wonders if it needs another gasket or something, I had trouble understanding over the phone, I have to bring the laptop and wireless card over and see, measure recess.. Wow, my battery just came, 2 days, I'm impressed, and my tank and mirrors came yesterday, it's all coming together, life is good.

[Bob_Roller]

There have been a few polls here on members favorite tire choice .

Seems like the Bridgestone Battle Axe and Metzeler Lazertec tires were among the favorites .

The hinged oil filter, doesn't need a gasket between the two filter elements, the plastic hinge between the two halves seal upon themselves when installed .

If you can't figure out whether or not you need the paper gasket or not, don't get too frustrated or concerned about it .

Take a look at the o-ring that's currently installed, if it is deformed as compared to the new one you going to use, your getting good compression on it from the oil filter cover .

[trips]

Well it had a paper gasket but it tore, so I can't go by that. It came with o ring but not paper gasket. I think I understand where you measure the 3.7mm  + or -.

[Barry]

What Bob is saying is that the condition of the large white O ring that you take out when removing an old filter is a good indicator of whether or not the O ring was under enough compression to seal properly and whether or not you can just change the shim/O ring/gasket like for like.

If it looks perfectly round in section then it was probably not under enough compression.

If it comes out with a somewhat square section that indicates an appropriate amount of compression.

If it comes out really square in section with extruded feathered edges then it was under too much compression.

If you previously had good compression with a paper gasket and now leave the gasket out chances are you may be putting the O ring under too much compression and you should measure if this is acceptable.

BTW the gasket is really just acting like a spacer for the cover. It does not have to be oil tight in fact if it was to leak oil that would be an indicator that the O ring isn't sealing. Personally I wouldn't  worry about re-using a slightly torn gasket as long as it's still a reasonably even thickness.

[trips]

Thanks, but I meant that if the o ring looked like it had been compressed, it previously had a gasket, that wouldn't indicate if it would be  compressed enough without a gasket, if you follow. My bud feels he repaired/sealed the gasket enough, but I will rechange the oil and filter again almost right away. Fuel pump went on my truck on the way to the shop, I was only a mile away, what's the odds of that. DT towed me there, bike takes a back seat til it's fixed, hopefully tomorrow.

[Barry]

if the o ring looked like it had been compressed, it previously had a gasket, that wouldn't indicate if it would be compressed enough without a gasket, if you follow.  

Not sure I do follow but if you just want to check on the filter installation there is no need to drain the oil unless you really want to.  Put the bike on the side stand with a couple of 1"planks under the wheels so it leans more the usual. You can then remove the filter cover for the loss of only a few CC's of oil.

[bbell1]

Where did you end up ordering your carb kits from?

[Barry]

Welcome Billb

Motobins are a popular choice in the UK and they do export. Where in the world are you ?


http://www.motobins.co.uk/bmw-parts.php?model=R%20Series%202%20valve%20Twin

[Yikes]

Hey BillB,

Here's a really good source for basic carb rebuild kits.

http://www.eubmw.com/Carb.html

Motobins is a good source for jets, needles and other hardware as is Max BMW (where you can order right off of the parts fiche) and Chicago BMW where you will get 20% off, but will have to wait a week or two or three.  If you do order from Motobins, be sure you get the genuine BMW diaphragms!

Good luck with the job.  My rebuild made a huge difference in the performance of my bike and it forced me to really learn how to balance and tune the carbs.

John Mc