fredheiler@aol.com
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Does anyone have specs for the spacers and slightly longer bolts needed at the transmission output flange when a /5 engine and trans are installed in a /2? My conversion bike is nearly complete, and I know these spacers are necessary.
As background, my very first bike was a 1967 R60/2, which I regret selling. My son Tim found it and badgered the owner for years to sell it to him. It finally happened, so he got five friends to help him winch it out of a basement on Long Island and load it on a rented trailer. He surprised me by giving it to me, and I was blown away. However, it was in bad shape -- rusty frame and missing cylinder and head.
Earlier, Tim had bought a nearly complete R75/5 basket case that turned out to have a bent frame, but a really good engine and trans, which I have rebuilt. I also stripped the /2 frame and got it powder-coated -- looks like new. My goal is to complete the restoration of the /2 bike, but with the /5 engine and trans. Since I'm 77, I'm hoping my son will like riding it enough to sell his Triumph T120 (he's already disillusioned with chain drive maintenance). He has grown to love /2 bikes, and says all they need is "a little more power."
As background, my very first bike was a 1967 R60/2, which I regret selling. My son Tim found it and badgered the owner for years to sell it to him. It finally happened, so he got five friends to help him winch it out of a basement on Long Island and load it on a rented trailer. He surprised me by giving it to me, and I was blown away. However, it was in bad shape -- rusty frame and missing cylinder and head.
Earlier, Tim had bought a nearly complete R75/5 basket case that turned out to have a bent frame, but a really good engine and trans, which I have rebuilt. I also stripped the /2 frame and got it powder-coated -- looks like new. My goal is to complete the restoration of the /2 bike, but with the /5 engine and trans. Since I'm 77, I'm hoping my son will like riding it enough to sell his Triumph T120 (he's already disillusioned with chain drive maintenance). He has grown to love /2 bikes, and says all they need is "a little more power."
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