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Hi There, new member with new (to me ) R50/2 and R60

Thunderdome74
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Re: Hi There, new member with new (to me ) R50/2 and R60

Post by Thunderdome74 »

Ok, so it took a bit of time,but I finally got the bodywork back from the painter and i reckon he did a fantastic job
( the R60 ,white, had a banged up rear mudguard which he straightened out(frame is still in my car)
and i couldn't resist putting the bodywork on the r50 to check it out
So pics of where i am
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Had a bit of a time aligning the pins on the rear mudguard (will have to touch up where i buggered the paintwork)
Mudguard as it was, just to give an idea of the state of the bodywork

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Re: Hi There, new member with new (to me ) R50/2 and R60

Post by Bimmers4life »

It is coming together very nicely. I think the paint work turned out good.

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Post by 808Airhead »

Looks absolutely terrific!! :D
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Thanks so much, having a blast. Elec-trickery is next and although simple, i am sure i am going to have some issues as I'm ridiculously bad at electrics

Didn't like the battery and wiring being exposed , so made and 3d printed a surround, the nice thing with the black ABS it looks similar to the old batteries and i made a box to hide the connections etc

Still messing around with holding it in (atm its just a short piece of threadbar tapped though an existing hole in battery holder) , either a domed nut or wingnut to finish it off...or print another lid that has some hidden holders

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Re: Hi There, new member with new (to me ) R50/2 and R60

Post by Daves79x »

Nice work! One thing - your speedo cable holding bolt should have a hole drilled in it. It's the transmission vent. However, the very early bikes had a solid bolt there, venting the transmission through the speedo cable presumably, and it mostly worked OK.

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Re: Hi There, new member with new (to me ) R50/2 and R60

Post by Thunderdome74 »

Thanks Dave! Will look into sorting that out!

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Final run now, Lets hope
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A questions, she is currently without oil,(transmission and final drive and engine) when she is being moved around, or i spin the rear wheel I hear a click click noise in time with the rotation. The driveshaft bolts are not touching anything, in fact is sounds as if its inside the engine /Transmission

When these bikes are moved in neutral are they normally totally silent?

The front brake, The cam bolt to adjust the brake shoes, Mine upon disassembly had a completely mangled spring, which i removed. Can i still adjust it and lock it? Unforeseen problems?

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Post by malmac »

Is the click once per wheel rotation or several times per wheel rotation?

Is it different when reversing the bike than when running the bike forward?

Just a couple of questions to contribute to your thinking.

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Thunderdome74
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Re: Hi There, new member with new (to me ) R50/2 and R60

Post by Thunderdome74 »

Huh...go figure... The noise is gone. :shock:

I had moved it around the workshop a bit now that both wheels are on and it's been on and off the main stand quite a bit... And went to go check how many clicks per rotation and... Gone.

I suspect the Speedo cable mighta been not seated and was clicking. The levering it on and wheeling around might have seated it...

Oh wait. While writing this I just remembered I disconnected my speedo to sort out the wiring....

Ok. I think it's something to do with Speedo Cable not seating

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Post by malmac »

Also check that the inner cable on the speedo drive is in good order.

I have had them break and because they are contained within the outer cable they still sort of work, but every now and then they skip a beat where they are broken.

Maybe yours is brand new and no such situation is possible.

Well at least you have narrowed down the hunt.

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