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BMW R65
BMW R65 Motorcycle:
Here are photos (below) of
my rare "monoshock" 1986 BMW R65 with BMW oil cooler, has all the benefits of
an Airhead, but with the amenities of the later bikes. BMW used
the same frame on this bike as the R80, and the modern switches and
forks similar to those offered on the same year K-bikes.
I completely went through this bike
when I bought it from the second owner, who owned it for 10 years and
put about 10k miles on it. I completed a
spline
lube, installed new front brake pads (the rear shoes were in great
condition), new throttle and clutch cables, and a new stainless steel
braided brake line. I had the Bing carbs rebuilt, installed a new air
cleaner and spark plugs, adjusted the valves, and installed all new long-life light
bulbs. The bike has Run-n-lights also.
I put on a set of Bridgestone
BT45 tires, with a
110/80-18
front that works great. I changed the transmission and
drive shaft fluids using
Valvoline synthetic 75w90 oil, and I changed the fork oil. I
also installed a Westco sealed battery.
I recently replaced the coil with a new BMW unit. The bike also
has new steering
head bearings and speedo cable installed by Bob's BMW. The bike
handles great and revs like a champ -- it's a true joy to ride.
See my other Airhead, an
'84
"Last Edition" BMW R100RS.
More BMW R65:
More
R65 Photos |
BMW Page
| BMW R100RS
Page | An
original BMW R65 Monoshock advertisement from a magazine, sent
by a
wBW
visitor. 750x1023 pixels. R65 Exhaust Systems:
Boxup has Keihan exhausts for the R65 and R80 monoshock and
others (Germany) |
Keihan
in England manufacturers exhaust systems for the R65 and other BMWs
| More exhaust systems for the R65 and R65LS at
BN Pipes (Germany) (Thanks to D. for this information!)
BMW R65 - BMW R65LS:
NEW!
Installing Progressive Fork Springs on a BMW R65
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Bing carburetor silicone
replacement gaskets | My BMW
R65
"S" page | Installing
a Harrison Billet Mini-6 front brake caliper on an R65 |
Installing a Progressive Suspension 420 shock on a BMW R65 | Some useful R65
technical articles are listed above on this page and also on
the
wBW
Technical
Articles Page | See the
wBW
technical article on
choosing
tire sizes for the R65 |
The
R65.org site has good info on the R65; some of the
links are broken, but useful all the same; the site
includes an R65 related discussion group | The
R65
registry | The
R65
info site | Noemi Berry's
R65
FAQ site is very useful | R45 - R65
shop manuals available at
Mercian
Manuals; search for "BMW"
R65 Brake Light
Switch: Gerry B.'s tips for a replacement brake light
switch for a BMW R65 - "I needed a new hydraulic brake light switch
for the front brake on my 79 R65. (I heard that there is a) VW
substitution. I checked the IBMWR substitution page and found
a message from Andrew Clark that says: for R100/7 "FRONT BRAKE
SWITCH - IDENTICAL to the two prong brake switch used on ALL 12 volt
AIR COOLED and early WATER COOLED V.W.'s. Three prong switches
can also be used, just find the two prongs WITHOUT CONTINUITY to
connect the two wires to."
I bought a switch a a
local Advance Auto. It is for a 1963-1970 VW Part: GP Sorensen
37-5036 It is two prong and identical to the old switch. There was a
good large picture of it on the Advance Auto fiche.
At another local parts
shop and there were two Bosch switches listed: Bosch 0344004001 VW
70-63 Bosch 0344004003 VW 91-61 The pictures were very small in his
paper catalog. Looked to me like the first one 0344004001 VW 70-63
is the correct part.
Installation was easy
once I was able to fit the socket wrench with extension into the
limited work space. Old one was in there very tight. I replaced it
as soon as I got it out and there were just one or two drops of
fluid to clean up. I don't think I will have to bleed the
brakes--thank you very much." Thanks for the tip, Gerry!
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