Looking for a BMW R Mono

[paul cardy]

Guys

Looking for a new race inspired project bike and fancy a R mono, ideal bike would be 1000cc have spoke wheels and potentailly need some work but would consider any options.

Please form an orderly line.....

 

[Rob Farmer]

Spoke wheels on a mono is going to be hard to find Paul

 

[Kenny]

Agreed, like rocking horse poo. Can only be obtained it someone has already built a special with 'special' spoked wheels.

 

[solidstate100]

Yep spokes and monos - not a standard configuration. Unless of course, you want to hack a poor G/S about........

 

[paul cardy]

Thanks for those realistic words....depressing as they may be, however I have found said example over the weekend but it was a bit pricey for my plans, so they do exist, must have found unobtainium...........

I assumed that all the early ones came with spokes ? clearly not.

Any more info / bikes please keep the me posted.

 

[paul cardy]

May be I should have also asked what sort of price would you consider ball park.

 

[Rob Farmer]

There is an article on advrider where one of the guys machines a paralever GS wheel to fit the standard monolever bevel box but this would give you a cross spoked wheel instead of a conventional spoke pattern.

It was the twin shock bikes that came with spoked wheels. There's nothing stopping you fitting a twin shock swinging arm into mono frame.

edit

Links here https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&r...E2HYydUCLaRFCDBRLDcIa37g&ust=1475048888379441 Stephen who put the atricle together is a really helpfull guy. Just contact him if you need more information.

 

[paul cardy]

Hi Rob thanks for the info, great minds think alike as i was reading this artical over the weekend, I actually wanted to keep the mono swingarm but just fancied the spoke wheels.

Did you have any idea on price for the bike i mentioned or similar ?

 

[Rob Farmer]

I'm out of touch with prices I'm afraid. I think most of the monos have been chopped up for projects/customising or as engine/gearbox doners.

 

[paul cardy]

Opps better get my coat...........

 

[Rob Farmer]

These guys used the paralever wheel in their project

http://way2speed.blogspot.com/2013/10/bmw-interceptor-radical-ducati.html#axzz4LUOBdWdb

 

[Rob Farmer]

Opps better get my coat...........

I was thinking more of Hipsters and their terrible creations.

I'm building up to a twin shock project of my own. Though it wont be as ambitious as yours.

 

[Bubb]

Yep spokes and monos - not a standard configuration. Unless of course, you want to hack a poor G/S about........

or the even rarer ST.....

 

[paul cardy]

Rob

Love the cafe racer

Bub
The bike i found purports to be a R100R guess i may find out more if the owner gets back to me.......

 

[Bubb]

I forgot about the R100R (Classic and Mystic).... spoked wheels, late model, never popular for some reason (but I like them)

Good basis for a cafe racer/flat tracker/hipster bike or whatever you decide to do, I think.

Keep us updated with pictures of the build.....


Bubb

 

[Rob Farmer]

The 100r isn't a mono it's a paralever!

 

[Bubb]

The 100r isn't a mono it's a paralever!

oops!... thats why it didnt pop into my head (thats my excuse, and Im sticking to it !)

Bubb

 

[paul cardy]

Bubb

Well my confession is I thought the single shock model was call the mono turns out and Rob has also pointed out what I was actually after was a paralever - guess i need to do some more studying..... Anyway spoke to the owner and may go an have a look at the weekend - trying not to go to the bank and take folding as you just know what's going to happen, even spoke to RM who kindly gave me a history lesson on the model differences and happen to talk about engine refreshes................Huston I may have a problem.

 

[paul cardy]

So now I have been offically educated on the differences between a Mono and Paralever - I will be the proud owner of a R100R this Sunday if it all goes to plan.
Its going to be another project bike and the purists may need to look away...... so a new build thread is in order and hope to start this soon.

 

[Kenny]

So now I have been offically educated on the differences between a Mono and Paralever - I will be the proud owner of a R100R this Sunday if it all goes to plan.
Its going to be another project bike and the purists may need to look away...... so a new build thread is in order and hope to start this soon.

Good bike is the R100R....either immaculate or cut the bugger up for a project !