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barryh wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 9:56 am ...... At least you'll know how to strip an airhead engine by the time you've finished.

Yes, this is what I'm thinking - usefull for educational purposes

The clutch was hard to get off too

being an absolute sucker , I purchased a partial R65 engine that looked pretty shabby. I had a vague fantasy that it could be bought back to life or at least provide some spares. As I inspected further I may be wrong on both counts. The oil scavenge has been broken off https://photos.smugmug.com/Ent...

Hmm . I have a '79 R80/7 and it has twin discs on the front which I believe was standard. I have seen others of that vintage with twin discs on the front (here in Australia) including R65 . Mine was pretty original when I got it : It has a non ribbed snowflake. I have removed the UTT M/C https://pho...

Sounds like some of the attendees at the last rally you went to huh?

I read somewhere (in this forum ,I think) some tangential discussion about some automotive fluid used to make old grommets soft and pliable again. I cant remember what options were recommended for this.

Thanks all

Thanks team. I really appreciate the responses (thus far). The reason I am asking is that I am looking at a used gearbox from an overseas ebay supplier; BMWSalvage in Germany. The the profile on the part states that it is from a '96 BMW R100 GS and is not compatible with R80 g/s. Yet the description...

I am told the later gearbox is not compatible with the early G/S's . Can someone remind me what the difference is

I had the battery on trickle charge overnight when I recorded this vid

https://www.youtube.com/embed/lAgx0NzEsTE

Steve , did you remove the seals and bearing prior to vapor blasting or just tape them up?
I just pulled the rear off today and Im thinking of having it cleaned up proper