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Old Dirty R69 - From Basket to Bike
- schrader7032
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Re: Old dirty r69 - from basket to bike.
'78 R100/7 '69 R69S '52 R25/2
Fast. Neat. Average. Friendly. Good. Good.
- miller6997
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Re: Old dirty r69 - from basket to bike.
'67 R69S
'13 F800GT
Altadena, California
- schrader7032
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Re: Old dirty r69 - from basket to bike.
They're sold by ebay seller bluemoonscooter11. I searched ebay for "bmw motorcycle fender emblems" and found a number of items.
'78 R100/7 '69 R69S '52 R25/2
Fast. Neat. Average. Friendly. Good. Good.
Re: Old dirty r69 - from basket to bike.
Six Volt Sparks / Bosch Horn Rebuild
All the lights and switches now work as expected. The one thing I'm still monkeying with is the horn. Really wish I had snapped a before pic - this thing was crusty and had the multiple coats of paint that cover the rest of the bike. I couldn't get a peep out of it - but it's so cool I couldn't resist going the extra mile.
I made fresh "gaskets" from a paper bag as this appears to be what they were to begin with. Stripped/repainted and bought all new fasteners as the old ones were pretty rough. Added a dab of fresh grease where the old caked on dry stuff was.
I have not figured out how to "tune" it though.... It wants to beep now, but it's just making a clicking sound. There is an adjusting screw on the back and a small one one on the front. To be honest though, I'm not sure what either one does. When I google this horn I just see a bunch of people trying to buy or sell them for Porsches and VWs. Anyone know how to properly adjust it?
- wa1nca
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Re: Horn Adjustment.
Anyway the adjustment for the horn is the screw and nut on the front
loosing the nut and turn the screw in or out for best sound then tighten the nut
Tommy
54 R51/3, 55 R50/Velorex 560 sidecar, 64 R27, 68 R69US, 75 R75/6
Ashfield, Ma
USA
Re: Old dirty r69 - from basket to bike.
There seems to be a larger adjustment screw on the back of the horn as well - I saw it articulating a mechanism inside the horn - but I couldn't tell what it was adjusting. Maybe I'll just keep turning screws till it works...
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Re: Old dirty r69 - from basket to bike.
'78 R100/7 '69 R69S '52 R25/2
Fast. Neat. Average. Friendly. Good. Good.
- wa1nca
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Re: Horn Adjustment.
I have 2 of the same horn
Dont adj the screw in the back
The adjustment is the screw on front and locks in place when the nut is tightened
The Bosch HO/FDF is a great horn, very loud
Tommy
54 R51/3, 55 R50/Velorex 560 sidecar, 64 R27, 68 R69US, 75 R75/6
Ashfield, Ma
USA