Hello Kim, For some reason, most of the racing guys stay away from bonded linings. They tell me rivited linings are better. There's nothing wrong with Vech's...
Thanks Harry, Is there anywhere that original parts are available that you know about? thanks andrew ... From: Harry Butterfield [mailto:harry71z@...] ...
... Hello Jean-Daniel It's those M4 screws on the main switch, tail light, headlight that secure the wire to the brass post. Here in the US they would be ...
... linings. They ... Hello Richard, Thanks for the info. I always had bad luck when riveting linings on, they would crack so easily, but that's original...
... If you thought it was complicated in english, in french it is "vis sans tete a six pans creux, à teton" and they are difficult to find in US Steve...
Thanks very much. Is the unit from this model BMW the identical as from the R27 and how does one change the ratios thanks andrew ... From: Brent Greenwood...
I don't understand all tyhe fuss! here in aussy any auto parts supplier has an exchange brake shoe system where (if a common unit) you drop in your old worn...
I found those dog point set screws! these particular ones have a brass dog point. Can't buy singly, but prices are good. Check mcmaster.com for all kinds of...
Hi Steve, That's not that easy! These two types of screws are different: - the elder models are for flat srewdrivers - the new ones for hexacave (Imbus)...
Hi monos, I bought a new battery for my R 26 a month ago. I hooked it up with a battery charger. Later my dog tripped over the power cord, upsetting the...
... wrote: I am not sure now if the battery is still good, after you have replaced the spilled electrolyte with distilled water. There is a certatin level of...
checkout this url of john's beemergarage http://www.beemergarage.com/documents/genadj.pdf for gen adj instructions and voltage settings. regards, Daniel ... ...
Hi David Your battery needed fresh acid to top it up, not distilled water. The water only dilutes the acid and reduces its ability to hold a charge. Gen. cut...
Electrolyte is a solution having specific percentage of sulphuric acid and water. You top a battery with water, because the water evaporates. But if you lost...
Hello all once again, As I remember the battery evolution, early batteries (about 60's and before) new batteries were filled with electrolyte, but had to be ...
Kim, there is one battery additive that will work The full chemical name is Ethylene-Diamine-Tetra-Acetic-Acid For short EDTA If you can find it in a pure...
Hi Bruce, You're right. Here in Switzerland, we know what you are describing. Alas, the "progress" makes it "progressively" disapear, as it is not seen as a...
I have been using edta for around six years. I put an amount the size of a match head in each cell. Ideally treat new batteries but I put it in all my in...
Hullo, I was just finishing putting a new exhaust on my r25 tonight and the last of the threads fell off. (No good deed goes unpunished) I've read of...
Hello Chuck, Please look in the Mono Club photos under R25/3. Down in the lower right corner there are a pair of before and after photos of exhaust threads for...
Allan, helas, no. The only option for that is to buy a new one As you mentioned earlier, after adding the destiled water, the chemical balance is not in order...
There was a caution from Mark Hugget about new brake lining material.............. I recall that the new material might be too abrasive for the old metal in...
i was thinking of mounting a sidecar to my 1966 r27 but I dont see any mounting points on my frame.......is it possible BMW did away with them in the last...
In a message dated 4/5/2004 9:48:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... Vech sells the A232 material I think it is called. I have it on the front of both my bikes...
Hi there, I don't know about that specific R27 mounting issue. But I do know that I had a sidecar with my R26 many years ago and in those days it was custom to...
Hallo, for the R27 (and the last R26) you need a "supporting(???)" Frame (in german"Hilfsrahmen") and the 3. point (under the saddle, but this was the same for...
Yes, and there is the same problem with the disk brakes, about the pads they need. Problem is due to the replacement of asbesto (amiante) as a brake component...
Hi, Consider these differents points: 1. Attachments points on the frame 2. Rear axle drive ratio and tacho 3. Frame stress 4. Brakes 5. Mounting a side-car on...
... For the R26 and R27 you need a sidecarframe. That is a smal piece of metal with two knobs to mount the sidecar on. I had it mounted on my R26 (1960) for a...
