texasmule
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A co-worker of my wife has a 1972 R60/5 that's been sitting in his garage for quite some time. Since I have worked on BMW's for years (no airheads though) he asked my wife if I could "finish" his project.
He had the engine rebuilt by a reputable builder, had the paint done (very well), new tires, wheels look good, frame painted, etc.
All that's left is finish the wiring, adjust the carbs, and Bob's your uncle, she should run (famous last words).
Well I agreed to take it on, and quoted the hippocratic oath (First do no harm) that I wouldn't make it any worse than when I received it.
Having only owned MANY oilhead/hexheads I have no real experience with airheads, other than a pretty decent aptitude with mechanics (and 40 years of working on motorcycles/cars). I figured with some help from the collective wisdom here, and the MOA, I might, (just might) be able to get the bike running sometime before summer.
In order of magnitude of problems that I've seen in the 24 hours I've had the bike.
1. No petcocks. Which (and where) do I obtain petcocks for an R60/5?
2. The rear wheel was assembled, but the tire is rubbing on the right side swing arm. There's 2-3 inches on the left, none on the right. I'm going to take the axle apart, but I don't see how I can shift the wheel to the left and not expose the brake shoes.
3. Wiring is, well let's just say I may have to start from scratch. I have a very decent colored wiring diagram from the web, AND it's not an R1200RT so the wiring is pretty straight forward, BUT there are two wires that I can't for the life of me figure out where they go. They are GR/BK, and GR/BR and I can't find them anywhere on the wiring diagram.
Also, did 1972 R60's come with seat locks. This one doesn't have one and I can't seem to figure out how the seat stays down without it?
I'm sure I'll have a few more questions 3 but thought I'd start with these first.
Any help would be appreciated guys. :freaky
P.S. I thought most (if not all) airheads had a choke lever. This bike has choke cables, but no choke lever. Is this another thing that's missing?
He had the engine rebuilt by a reputable builder, had the paint done (very well), new tires, wheels look good, frame painted, etc.
All that's left is finish the wiring, adjust the carbs, and Bob's your uncle, she should run (famous last words).
Well I agreed to take it on, and quoted the hippocratic oath (First do no harm) that I wouldn't make it any worse than when I received it.
Having only owned MANY oilhead/hexheads I have no real experience with airheads, other than a pretty decent aptitude with mechanics (and 40 years of working on motorcycles/cars). I figured with some help from the collective wisdom here, and the MOA, I might, (just might) be able to get the bike running sometime before summer.
In order of magnitude of problems that I've seen in the 24 hours I've had the bike.
1. No petcocks. Which (and where) do I obtain petcocks for an R60/5?
2. The rear wheel was assembled, but the tire is rubbing on the right side swing arm. There's 2-3 inches on the left, none on the right. I'm going to take the axle apart, but I don't see how I can shift the wheel to the left and not expose the brake shoes.
3. Wiring is, well let's just say I may have to start from scratch. I have a very decent colored wiring diagram from the web, AND it's not an R1200RT so the wiring is pretty straight forward, BUT there are two wires that I can't for the life of me figure out where they go. They are GR/BK, and GR/BR and I can't find them anywhere on the wiring diagram.
Also, did 1972 R60's come with seat locks. This one doesn't have one and I can't seem to figure out how the seat stays down without it?
I'm sure I'll have a few more questions 3 but thought I'd start with these first.
Any help would be appreciated guys. :freaky
P.S. I thought most (if not all) airheads had a choke lever. This bike has choke cables, but no choke lever. Is this another thing that's missing?