New member - mostly!

[Bucher]

Hey all,

My name is Nick.
It's finally time for me to start work on my poor old shed queen R65. I have my own garage and will be able to get the bike 'home' from my Dad's shed soon ( I still have to put up a dividing wall to make the it lockable)

I was a member here some years back when the bike first went into hibernation with a crook gearbox. Since it has sat so long I will be stripping the bike down and doing a restoration. I won't be modding except for simple jobs that improve reliability and I definitely won't be building a 'cafe' bike.

I'm sure there will be many questions and a few photos as I go along.
It's going to be fun.

[raven]

Nick,

I am new to the forum as well and have been working on my bike for the last two months. I am hoping to have it finished in the next two weeks. I have gone through and overhauled a lot of items on the bike and restored most components. I'm moving to the front of the bike very soon.

Cheers
Dino

[skippyc]

Nice job Raven, it's going to look good when finished. [smiley=thumbup.gif]

[montmil]

Welcome home, Nick.

Do you plan on cracking thr transmission yourself?
Keep us posted on the bike's progress.

[Bucher]

Looks great Raven,  hope mine is as clean when it's done!

Thanks Monty - I will be going through the box myself. I was lucky enough to get my hands on a bearing depth plate and the extractor for the output shaft flange.

It is a bit daunting but i'm fairly sure I can get it back together without any bits left over.  

I will start a rebuild thread to document the insanity as it gets going. At the moment I'm saving my Pesos and reading the manual.

[raven]

Nick,

What year model is your bike? I will be keen to see your thread on the transmission tear down. There is a circlip issue from late 1984 on, that can cause problems. Pulling a transmission apart is uncharted waters for me, well done at having a go!

Cheers
Dino

[Bucher]

Yeah, I had read about the circlip- mine is an 84, just not sure if it's early or late. Guess I'll find out once it's open. If it is the dreaded missing circlip I might just need to find a replacement box. Or a parts bike maybe? Guess we'll see what I can afford when I get there.

[Justin B.]

Transmission is pretty easy as long as you can read a depth mic and are careful.  After rearranging all of the shims that came out I would up having to order two.  Don'tr forget to put a gasket between the plate and tranny.