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Did these RT’s have pop out spotlights? Johns bike seems to have vents there, or have I dreamt that?
Mine has air vents with adjustable outlets in the insdie fairing pockets
They did come with flip out lights....
That's a proper haul and aligns with my OCD - you must have taken ages to get all the plastic bags in line!
I had an RT with the flip-out headlamps like this - how to complicate your wiring in an easy stroke. One side flashes with the high beam. The other side comes on with the main light. But when one comes on, the other goes out, and there's quite a few extra relays in there to control it.
And on an 80RT they'll be a pretty good wind brake...
I'd be buying it to use as is, you'd be buying to mak new...
Just realised last night I had this in my watched list on eblag...I'd be buying it to use as is, you'd be buying to mak new...
I'd be buying it to use as is, you'd be buying to mak new...
He was local to me so we did a deal direct on the bike . It could have been used as is if you were ok with the leaking pushrod seals , other than that I’ve not found any issues with it . I’ll not be making it as new , it will get a full mechanical recommission and deep clean just because I like things 100% mechanically right , but I’ll not be doing paintwork etc
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brilliant job John ,it will be all done by the end of the month at this rate.
Better add some brake pads to the shopping list !
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A Dab of GripfillBetter add some brake pads to the shopping list !
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She be right !!
OE pads if I recall correctly
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She be right !!
OE pads if I recall correctly
Indeed OEM pads fitted by Alan Jeffries in 1995 . I wonder if I can claim a new set under warranty ?
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Callipers stripped , refurbished and rebuilt with new seals
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Managed a couple of hours in the garage today . Got the carburettors rebuilt then moved on to de-coking the heads and pistons .
Removed the valves and checked the lateral play , it measured at 0.3mm using the method outlined below so based on a service limit of 0.7mm I don't think I'll need to do the valve guides so I lapped in the valves and re fitted them .
Cleaned the heads whilst the valves were out and also did the barrels . A soak for 30 mins in a bucket of hot water with some Screwfix no nonsense degreaser and a dishwasher tablet completely removed all of the dirt and oil . Heated the barrels up to 275F in the oven and removed the old pushrod tubes , old ones were rusted and leaking from both the barrel joint and the pushrod seal
Removed the valves and checked the lateral play , it measured at 0.3mm using the method outlined below so based on a service limit of 0.7mm I don't think I'll need to do the valve guides so I lapped in the valves and re fitted them .
Cleaned the heads whilst the valves were out and also did the barrels . A soak for 30 mins in a bucket of hot water with some Screwfix no nonsense degreaser and a dishwasher tablet completely removed all of the dirt and oil . Heated the barrels up to 275F in the oven and removed the old pushrod tubes , old ones were rusted and leaking from both the barrel joint and the pushrod seal
That's not bad; the cross hatch is still showing
Just a few jobs today - removed the starter motor to clean and check it and then stuffed the bores in the block with rags so I could clean the engine block . Unplugged and cleaned every electrical connector on the spine of the frame and gave a coating of dielectric grease . Removed the old rear crank seal . Emptied the fuel out of the petrol tank and fitted a refurb kit to the petcock and a new cover ring and rubber seal to the filler cap . Centre stand removed so I can clean and repack the bushes with waterproof grease
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Excellent service from BMW2V.com . Ordered on Thursday from Germany and received today . £70 delivered for the pair and no duties to pay ;-)
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