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4149 John
jhurd39 Offline Send Email
Oct 8, 2007
8:36 pm
I have been looking at an R26 in pieces in my garage for too long now. Too many other priorities are keeping me from starting so its time to let this go to...
4150 quan Hoang
quananvi Offline Send Email
Oct 9, 2007
2:38 am
Hi John: I just called and left a message in your voice mail about your R26. I am following up with this email to ask you for the pictures and detail...
4151 John Hurd
jhurd39 Offline Send Email
Oct 9, 2007
4:00 am
Hi Quan, Some small photos attached. Here are links to higher resolution photos. http:\\www.whitesheepboutique.com/images/bmw frame 2.jpg ...
4152 Juan P. Lopez-Carmona
juanplopez Offline Send Email
Oct 9, 2007
1:24 pm
I would really like to move this bike before the end of the month. Therefore, I will be aggressive with the price. Now, I am not going to liquidate, but all...
4153 danmay1776 Offline Send Email Oct 10, 2007
7:29 pm
I am looking for a new or used R24 carburetor flange: 13 11 0 039 102 Carburetor flange, R24 I tried Huggett, but he can not locate one. Anyone have one...
4154 Nortonfan@...
monoposero Offline Send Email
Oct 11, 2007
5:52 pm
Greetings, I am replacing the rocker arms on my R27 and I am unable to find any reference in the manual as to the correct orientation. Are they...
4155 alotawatts Offline Send Email Oct 11, 2007
10:20 pm
... interchangeable.... They are not interchangeable. You can set them on the cyl head and tell if the rocker tip is centered over the lift rod hole(s)...
4156 Nortonfan@...
monoposero Offline Send Email
Oct 11, 2007
11:30 pm
Thanks, Carl.? Somehow I had the feeling this is the way it should be but just wanted to confirm. Norman C ... From: alotawatts <ALOTAWATTS@...> To:...
4157 frank8197 Offline Send Email Oct 12, 2007
9:39 pm
I need a headlight for my R26 and have been offered one that is complete but minus the key. Uli's have keys, but my question is, do I have to specify a...
4158 richard sheckler
hughlaverne Offline Send Email
Oct 12, 2007
9:44 pm
Frank, One headlight key fits all. When you see one, you will understand. Richard I need a headlight for my R26 and have been offered one that is> complete but...
4159 Marco de Groot
blijdorp2001 Offline Send Email
Oct 12, 2007
9:51 pm
That's not completely true as the keys for early plungers are slightly shorter as they don't have the sliding cover. Marco...
4160 FRANK BEEVERS
frank8197 Offline Send Email
Oct 12, 2007
9:52 pm
Thanks a lot, Richard. richard sheckler <rishelaverne@...> wrote: Frank, One headlight key fits all. When you see one, you will understand. Richard I...
4161 FRANK BEEVERS
frank8197 Offline Send Email
Oct 12, 2007
10:13 pm
Thanks Marco. Mine is a 1960 version with sliding cover, so I guess the advice fits - one key for all? Marco de Groot <marco@...> wrote:...
4162 Marco de Groot
blijdorp2001 Offline Send Email
Oct 12, 2007
10:29 pm
Unfortunately it's the other way around. The longer key fits in the earlier plungers, the shorter key is not long enough for the later headlights. The good...
4163 richard sheckler
hughlaverne Offline Send Email
Oct 12, 2007
10:42 pm
Hi Marco, You are quite right. I was referring to R26's and should have qualified that. If someone has not already said it, headlight ignition keys from 1954...
4164 Ben Friedl
vorno_bmw Offline Send Email
Oct 13, 2007
1:11 pm
Is there a noticeable difference when riding an r25 and r26 in the gear ratios. Has anybody ridden both and compared. Thanks Ben...
4165 dsislen Offline Send Email Oct 13, 2007
1:21 pm
Friends, I've just found out I'm being relocated abroad and thus am being forced to sell my 1958 R26. It went through basically a ground up restoration a few...
4166 frank8197 Offline Send Email Oct 13, 2007
10:21 pm
I am stripping the frame of my R26 ready for powder-coating. The key for the steering-lock did not come with the rest of the pile of bits, and I can't see a...
4167 kgriff51 Offline Send Email Oct 13, 2007
10:59 pm
Hello, If you can pick the lock or try a bunch of other keys, maybe you'll be lucky. You'll probably end up drilling it out. It works quick and you'll probably...
4168 Jean-Daniel Chambaz
jdchambaz Offline Send Email
Oct 14, 2007
7:06 am
Hi, The only way (I'm aware of, except to find the good key :-) ) to deal with this is to bore the lock. Mark it just under the key hole, in the middle of...
4169 richard sheckler
hughlaverne Offline Send Email
Oct 14, 2007
9:12 am
Frank, You can take the frame to a locksmith, and for about $25 he will make a new key for you. Otherwise use Jean Daniel's method and drill it out with a 5mm...
4170 FRANK BEEVERS
frank8197 Offline Send Email
Oct 14, 2007
11:50 am
Thanks to all who replied on this question. Having checked the cost of a replacement lock with Uli's against a locksmith's services, it looks like the 5mm...
4171 FRANK BEEVERS
frank8197 Offline Send Email
Oct 14, 2007
10:21 pm
The generator on the R26 I am restoring is completely shot and will need replacing. I have looked at the Powerdynamo system, which replaces the old works with...
4172 Joe
jbcordi Offline Send Email
Oct 15, 2007
3:36 pm
1950 R25 has been running fine, starts easily and quickly. Now an intermittent problem: Sometimes I stick the key in: No red power on light, no current, no ...
4173 richard sheckler
hughlaverne Offline Send Email
Oct 15, 2007
4:17 pm
That you don't want to ride anywhere until you solve the problem is wise, not just for break down and truck ride home, but because your generator could end up...
4174 Jean-Daniel Chambaz
jdchambaz Offline Send Email
Oct 15, 2007
6:00 pm
Hi, I have got an R 25 (running fine) 1. No, I didn't have THIS problem :-) 2. No 3. Check the contact parts, and make sure they are CLEAN and not rusty. ...
4175 Joe
jbcordi Offline Send Email
Oct 15, 2007
7:46 pm
The loose wire is black. Off the top of my head, I don't recall seeing red ones though. Odd thing was, after I couldn't find exactly where to put it back, I...
4176 Joe
jbcordi Offline Send Email
Oct 15, 2007
7:50 pm
Thanks JD For some reason, the image did not come out. Message was image not attached. ... rusty. ... really ... for ... no ... very ... but I'm ... without ...
4177 Ben Friedl
vorno_bmw Offline Send Email
Oct 16, 2007
6:30 pm
This is a tip from Vech on removing the steering stem lock. Removing the Steering Stem Lock A quick little tech tip, for those who have lost the key for the ...
4178 frank8197 Offline Send Email Oct 19, 2007
6:44 am
As I restore my R26, I am going to have to make a choice of seating arrangements. Has anybody any views on the merits or otherwise of a dual seat against a...
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