Played garage Tetrus and got the icebike out where I can get to it. Slipped the battery in a hope to hear it running today. Once I know it's good to go it will loaded for a trip my buddy's place. He lives about 10 minutes from Rice Lake and he's willing to let me store it there.
What did you do in your garage today..?
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Buddy snapped the mirror off his '78 R80.
Cleaned up the end a bit, drilled and tap'd a bit....
This should work... OEM had a threaded shaft that went down through a hole with a nut on the end to secure it.
This is just the 180deg. of that,,,
The R80/7 in question before the mirror mis-hap
Cleaned up the end a bit, drilled and tap'd a bit....
This should work... OEM had a threaded shaft that went down through a hole with a nut on the end to secure it.
This is just the 180deg. of that,,,
The R80/7 in question before the mirror mis-hap
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With the new (to me) bike, I needed new paddock stands as the Duc had a single sided swing are and I never had a front stand.
Ace moto in Milton has these for 130 cash for the pair. They are the same as the Venom stands that you see on Amazon for 120 so after tax it's the same price.
The only problem with these stands is the wheels. I had looked up inline wheels but the price would increase the cost to over what better stands would be anyways so I figured I would just deal with it.
Last week, Google being the spying thing that it is, served me up a Canadian Tire ad for these wheels that they were blowing out for under 4 dollars per pack of 4.
It cost me $8.88 all in for 8 80mm (3.15") dia wheels.
I have lots of spare bearings at work left over from projects that just gather dust, so those were free.
The shafts on the stands were not what you would call 'precise' so I did need to do some fitting so the .375" ID bearings would sit, but that is kind of what I do, so no biggie.
Two minutes of assembly later and I have some sweet, easy rolling stands.
Ace moto in Milton has these for 130 cash for the pair. They are the same as the Venom stands that you see on Amazon for 120 so after tax it's the same price.
The only problem with these stands is the wheels. I had looked up inline wheels but the price would increase the cost to over what better stands would be anyways so I figured I would just deal with it.
Last week, Google being the spying thing that it is, served me up a Canadian Tire ad for these wheels that they were blowing out for under 4 dollars per pack of 4.
It cost me $8.88 all in for 8 80mm (3.15") dia wheels.
I have lots of spare bearings at work left over from projects that just gather dust, so those were free.
The shafts on the stands were not what you would call 'precise' so I did need to do some fitting so the .375" ID bearings would sit, but that is kind of what I do, so no biggie.
Two minutes of assembly later and I have some sweet, easy rolling stands.
You even color matched the wheels.
That's BMW premium option.
That's BMW premium option.
