Spacers

[Big Jets]

Put the engine back in my bike yesterday (r100 gs).think I got the spacers on the front mouting bolt right but looking for clarification,Big spacer N/S.small spacer O/S.Just thought the gaps at the front looked off .Cheers

 

[Paul Rochdale]

I asked the same question a while ago but failed to get a reply. There are three narrow spacers and one wide one, and when I took the engine out the long stud was at the front, the shorter one at the back, and the wide spacer on the front N/S, and the thin spacers front O/S and at the back. Now whether that's correct, I've no idea but that was how I found them. Nothing in Haynes about them.

 

[Thunder]

Don't know if this will help but the BMW parts fische shows them fitted as follows:

No info on spacer 4 but for spacer 3 Max BMW have a picture.

Longer mounting bolt is 1, shorter 2.

 

[Big Jets]

Thanks Paul and Roger ,got it right .When I pulled the bolt out they fell on the floor.

 

[Paul Rochdale]

It's good that we check up on such things as the previous owner might have tinkered with them and replaced them arse about face. I might make a slightly longer rear stud as I have a 'Surefoot' sidestand fitted which leaves precious little thread for the Nyloc nuts to grip onto.

Talking about double checking things which a PO might have altered, I noticed when stripping the bike down that the wiring harness was tucked into the headstock tubes, well not so much as 'tucked' more jammed in. I took pictures of the mess to help when replacing it but I must check their routes out. The same with the throttle/choke cables.

 

[Thunder]

I might make a slightly longer rear stud as I have a 'Surefoot' sidestand fitted which leaves precious little thread for the Nyloc nuts to grip onto.

I think the 17mm longer front bolt and spacer are only there to fit the crash bars with the built in side stand so if you're using a Surefoot on the rear you could possibly just pick up one of the longer bolts and fit that?

 

[Paul Rochdale]

You are right, and that's something I've thought about, but I have a rather nice lathe now and want to tinker. I shall also make a new set of spacers in alloy too.

I couldn't get on with the standard crash bar mounted side stand, not with my short legs. A daft design. With my left leg fully extended, the original sidestand would never get past the six o'clock position so getting off a laden bike was precarious. My 'Surefoot' replica is very good but pretty chunky so I am going to make another lighter version.