Hi All, I'm trying to remove the shocks from the rear of my R25/3. Really don't know how they come apart. Without a book it is difficult to understand. From...
Hello John The chrome cap must first be removed, careful, this is 'pot' steel and can be easily damaged. The top and lower pinch bolts are removed, I say...
John, ... Yeah: go and get a drawing, so at least you know the parts you are dealing with: http://www.abl-wassersport.de/karl/bmw/html/title.htm - click on...
Thanks for the help. I was able to remove the drive tube slider but the left side shock slider is being difficult. I ended up removing the engine and body...
Greetings all. I am considering getting an Akipp side stand for my 1965 R27. This is the nifty device that is actually incorporates a left side foot peg with...
"bentangler" <bentangler@y...> wrote: << I am considering getting an Akipp side stand for my 1965 R27. This is the nifty device that is actually incorporates...
The Akipp was dangerous in Original and is still dangerous in Repro. because there is no spring to hold him in safe position. The original BMW sidestand for...
Hello, Just joined the group, and a great discovery. I have a 62 R27 that I'm breaking down -- it rested many years beside the Pacific Ocean...you can imagine...
Hi mr.brute force The best way to get that axle out, remove all the rust there is on the naked axle with sand paper (all the rust you leave on the axle will...
Welcome Otto If you haven't seen it as yet I suggest that you read Allan's story on his seaside find before you start tearing the bike apart, good logical step...
"ottobub62" <ottobub62@y...> wrote: <<.... I have a 62 R27 that I'm breaking down -- it rested many years beside the Pacific Ocean...you can imagine ...>> My...
Thanks all for the help -- got both out fine (still on the Earles pivot, etc..). Allan, your story helped me get into this mess! Seriously, it's been an...
For sale: two R35s for full restoration 3000 GBPS for both. One restored R35 needs cables to complete: 5000 GBPS. 1942 Victoria , very original and in great...
I have had a regulator to fail this way. Same exact symptoms. I had to hold the armature down manually to "flash "it to make it charge at the correct...
Is there any source of information that explains the cause of this? On my R27 I have this occasionally, but only when the surge load is rather high, i.e....
Wim H.H. van Heugten
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May 7, 2002 5:16 pm
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The commutator may still be at fault, When some sections or all sections become loose, centrifugal force will cause the carbon pickups to loose contact. Ken...
I have having trouble with oil leaking from the cylinder base gasket of my R27. The engine was rebuilt 4000 miles ago. At 3500 miles a stream of oil began to...
I will ask Lap next week about sealers. I know that he uses a very thin layer of the gray silicone (or black) on all of the base gaskets. The Airheads list...
Many years ago I had a similar leak develop at the base of the cylinder barrel. After several attempts to fix it by replacing the gasket, I discovered a...
MotoBMW@...
May 12, 2002 2:36 pm
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Are you sure you don't have too much oil in the crankcase? Sounds too simplistic, but remember the oil level is checked without screwing the dip stick in. Ken...
kchieffy@a... wrote: << Are you sure you don't have too much oil in the crankcase? Sounds too simplistic, but remember the oil level is checked without...
You're right about a little extra oil not being a problem but a lot of extra oil has to have some place to go. Are you sure you are using the correct ...
kchieffy@a... wrote: <<... a lot of extra oil has to have some place to go. Are you sure you are using the correct dipstick...some had different measuring...
Hi, I've been following the discussion and the obvious avenues were being described by others. Here is an alternative I experienced a number of years ago: I...
Hello BMW-freaks, Unfortunately and coincidently, there must be something in the air over the R27's, I have been out on my R27 last friday, the bike/engine...
I don't know what happened to your motor, but I own a R-60/2 which once had a problem that I had never seen before. The cylinder itself had a crack in it just...
"Joe Hovel" <joe.hovel@m...> wrote: <<... I built up a neglected basketcase R27 using bits from the parts bin I had accumulated ... it started leaking a little...
