R65 Green Laner.

[jasp]

Perfect, thanks. Enjoying this.

 

[lewisjohn]

Couple of hours in the garage this afternoon, clutch and gearbox fitted, fitted footrests and gear-lever , I’m thinking the footrests are a little high so I’ll have a think about repositioning.

 

[Paradiso]

Have you put longer rear shocks on? Is the standard swing arm and driveshaft OK at a greater range of travel? I can see that you've trimmed the brackets at the sides of the frame. Looking good so far.

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[lewisjohn]

Have you put longer rear shocks on? Is the standard swing arm and driveshaft OK at a greater range of travel? I can see that you've trimmed the brackets at the sides of the frame. Looking good so far.

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Shocks are approx 30 mm longer, will sag a little with rider.

 

[lewisjohn]

A little more progress, Surefoot sidestand, Pannier rails, Acerbis Elba headlight, I’m going standard downpipes with shorter silencers cerakoted black.

 

[mikeyboy]

Couple of hours in the garage this afternoon, clutch and gearbox fitted, fitted footrests and gear-lever , I’m thinking the footrests are a little high so I’ll have a think about View attachment 288556repositioning.

You can fit an adjustable linkage to raise the gear lever,
Or I’ve some low g/s Gs ones that may fit the bill better,I’ve had a good look at your photos but can’t make out the footrest fittings well enough to see if they’d fit

 

[lewisjohn]

You can fit an adjustable linkage to raise the gear lever,
Or I’ve some low g/s Gs ones that may fit the bill better,I’ve had a good look at your photos but can’t make out the footrest fittings well enough to see if they’d fit

The footrests are standard R65, I machined the rubber hexagon bars that the rubbers fit on to accept KTM footrests.

 

[mikeyboy]

Grab a photo when you can

 

[lewisjohn]

Grab a photo when you can

 

[mikeyboy]

Can’t see the ones I have fitting those mounts

 

[lewisjohn]

Can’t see the ones I have fitting those mounts

No worries Mike,I’ll try it as it is and modify if I need to.

 

[lewisjohn]

Started making a sump guard, a standard GS one mounts off tapped holes in the sump, I’ve replaced the engine mount stud spacers with aluminium angle which extends under the sump, the guard will then be bolted to the angle .

 

[lewisjohn]

A little more progress, New brake master cylinder, hand guards, heated grips ,crash bars, pannier rails, nearly ready for the rewire, I’m using a PDM60 power distribution unit, so the wiring will be simplified, I’m using the original switchgear.

 

[lewisjohn]

A little more progress, New brake master cylinder, hand guards, heated grips ,crash bars, pannier rails, nearly ready for the rewire, I’m using a PDM60 power distribution unit, so the wiring will be simplified, I’m using the original switchgear.

A few more photos.

 

[Bubb]

Looking very good….even a colour matched bellows on the back o& the gearbox onto the shaft….I didnt know BMW did them in red…..

Keep updating as you continue progress…… as it looks great, and we all love a good build report.

 

[lewisjohn]

I felt the footrests were to high,after a bit of thought I made a set of mounts that bolt through the original holes but allow the footrests to sit approximately 2” lower.

 

[Bubb]

Really looking great……you are doing a great job n this bike.

 

[lewisjohn]

Out in the sun while I service a mates 955 Tiger, I’m really pleased with the choice of frame and subframe colours,tank will be away for paint in a couple of weeks, BMW Alpine White with Red and Blue panels from the R80gs.

 

[Mad Hatter]

Out in the sun while I service a mates 955 Tiger, I’m really pleased with the choice of frame and subframe colours,tank will be away for paint in a couple of weeks, BMW Alpine White with Red and Blue panels from the R80gs.

That just looks lovely

 

[timeandtide]

You’re making a cracking job of this!