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R60-R60/5 conversion
- niall4473
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R60-R60/5 conversion
Rather than break up his R60 solo, I thought that I could build something out of stuff I have, consisting of a modified 1958 R60 frame and a 1972 R60/5 engine-gearbox, and my friends 1968-ish Watsonian Palma chair off the Huntmaster.
I am not going to try to re-invent the wheel, but I will need some help from people with prior experience I don't want to spend a lot of time solving problems that have been solved a thousand times before.
One question I have straight away is I believe I will need to make or purchase a packing spacer to go between the gearbox output flange and the driveshaft universal joint, IIRC you could buy these ready-made, is this still the case?, and if not, how thick does it need to be? I seem to remember 6mm but I wouldn't bet the farm on it, can anyone tell me, otherwise I will have to wait until I get to the building stage, and I would like to get as much done in advance as possible.
Thanks to all.
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Re: R60-R60/5 conversion
Was the bike ever used in earnest? It seems perfect for MCC events and road trials.
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- cbclemmens
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Re: R60-R60/5 conversion
I'm thinking the R 60/5 engine might be a little light for a sidecar. My sidecar bike is an R 90/6 and it struggles on the larger hills here in western PA. MAX BMW has a kit to convert an R60 engine to 1,000 cc (It's $1,250.00). That should give it plenty of torque for a side car. I tried to copy the page here but it didn't work.
Good luck on your project.
Craig
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Re: R60-R60/5 conversion
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Re: R60-R60/5 conversion
If it turns out to be a problem, I have a 60/7 motor and a pair of R100 top ends which could be pressed into service, but I need to build the thing first.
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