Side/battery covers for a R65?

[10drum]

Greetings, Does anyone know if this type of side/battery cover will, or be modified, to fit a R65?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/262271704137?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Thanks for all replies, Phil

 

[dbrick]

I very much doubt it: different material, different shape, different mounting.

 

[10drum]

dbrick, thanks for the reply, I don't mind the different material, I want SS. I can figure out a way to mount them. I don't know how much difference there is between the frame of a R65, and a R75/5?

 

[dbrick]

Phil,

The wheelbase is about the same, but I don't know if the frame shape is. The design (styling) is quite different too.

If you can find someone with a small-frame R65 (1979-1984) you could see the size and shape of the stock side cover. Here's a pair on eBay to look at, minus the stock decals.

-David

 

[10drum]

I have the original stock plastic side covers for my R65. I wish I had access to a stock Rxx/5 side cover, so I could try it. I may paint the ones I have silver.

 

[Jeff488]

Entering the year and model(ST, LS,etc.) helps a lot when asking about a bike.
If you look on the Max BMW parts fiche and find the part number for your bike, then go the the "parts search" section and enter that number, all the bikes that part will fit pop up.

Pretty slick.

 

[Anyname]

The year is important. I think the late model R65s used the same frame as the other models. Earlier R65s had a unique frame.

 

[Jeff488]

The year is important. I think the late model R65s used the same frame as the other models. Earlier R65s had a unique frame.

I believe that's correct, and would be corroborated by doing what I said above.

Te early ones shared a frame with the R45's only.
Later ones with quite a few other airheads.

 

[dbrick]

The year is important. I think the late model R65s used the same frame as the other models. Earlier R65s had a unique frame.

True, but it may still depend on year. The 1985 and up R65 machines used the same monolever frame as the larger-displacement bikes made at the same time. The OP, however, was asking about the sidecovers from a mid-70s airhead, which I'll guess will be quite different than the parts used in the mid-80s and after.

 

[10drum]

I'm sorry, I forgot the year, it is an 82 R65, not LS.

 

[Jeff488]

Here's what the battery cover for an '82 R65 will fit.

http://www.maxbmwmotorcycles.com/fiche/PartsSearch.aspx?&searchtype=partnumber&parts=46 63 1 237 173

And for an'85 - '87.

http://www.maxbmwmotorcycles.com/fi...searchtype=partnumber&parts= 46 63 1 452 435

 

[10drum]

Jeff, Thanks for the link, as I said before, I have those original stock plastic covers. I like the look of the stainless steel covers. The ones in the link look like they might fit, the shape of my R65 frame is similar. I'm going to look for an early 70's bike that I can go look at and make some measurements. Thanks again, Phil