1964 Bmw R-Series
This matching pose out Granada Red café racer emerged from the Munich BMW motorbike assembly business inward 1964 every bit an R50/2. An offhand comment to a friend from Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany that we’d similar to rebuild the machine every bit an R60/2 led to the mitt delivery of a NOS R60/2 crank, pistons, cylinders, pushrods together with pushrod tubes. The engine was assembled inward our store at Barrington Motor Works using these parts, also every bit novel seals together with FAG bearings, 2 window tappets, blueprinted LK heads together with Mikuni RS28 carburetors on custom made manifolds amongst vacuum fittings for carburetor synchronization. K & due north oiled air filters are fitted.
A lightweight aluminum Bowman flywheel together with novel clutch are installed permitting to a greater extent than rapid engine acceleration together with deceleration, both of which amend together with quicken shifting.
A reproduction whorl together with Pentacomm plate together with were used. Quality HT leads amongst null resistance sparkplug caps burn downward the NGK B8HS sparkplugs. Crossover-less headers together with reproduction Hoske sport mufflers are inward place.
The forks are rebuilt 35mm Italian Ceriani route racer units amongst a store fabricated fork twain together with reproduction Norton Manx aluminum forepart fender. Magura clip-ons handlebars are used. An aftermarket quarter plough bound twist suitcase together with Magura levers furnish mitt control. BMW mitt command switch gear is fitted. A minimalist mirror is introduce together with the sole instrumentation is a 1 off electronic 0-8000 rpm tachometer. Rear (only) signals are fitted.
The vented 27/8 terminal produce was chosen for its depression gear ratio (3.375:1) together with was rebuilt amongst novel FAG together with INA bearings. The forepart brake is a lightened Suzuki “Water Buffalo” 4LS unit of measurement amongst Ferodo race linings. The raise brakes role similar Ferodo race linings. The bike rims were built upwardly amongst shouldered Akront rims, Buchanan stainless steel spokes, a stock /2 raise hub together with the higher upwardly noted Suzuki forepart hub. The forepart tire is a 90/90 x eighteen Metzeler 33 Lasertec acre the raise tire is a Metzeler 120/90 x eighteen ME55A Metronic.
After removing the air box from the transcend of the transmission together with reinforcing the transcend of the transmission amongst welded on aluminum gussets, the transmission was completely rebuilt amongst novel seals together with FAG bearings. The raise develop pes controls are a combination of Barleycorn Ducati-like folding pes rests together with store built linkage. Both OEM sidestand together with centerstand are fitted.
A element of group VII headlight is used amongst an R65 headlight shell. The fuel tank is a one-off Mike Elliott aluminum alloy tank made inward the manner of before Lugauer fuel tanks. The spot is a shortened together with narrowed reproduction Norton Manx seat. The forepart one-half of the raise fender is a modified /2 raise fender acre the raise one-half of the raise fender is business office of a stainless steel fender flora inward the New Hampshire woods 1 twenty-four hours acre mount biking. The taillight is a reproduction Lucas unit. Most outside fasteners together with both axles are stainless steel.
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