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by Marcus OBeard
Thu Dec 17, 2020 5:08 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Advice needed: New oil pump, or stick with old one?
Replies: 5
Views: 686

Advice needed: New oil pump, or stick with old one?

Hi All, I've started into my BMW R80/7 rebuild - and so far so good. I'm in the process of putting in the oil pump and it looks like it's had better days. The bike has almost 70k miles on it, so this pump has spun a few times in it's day. Question is, does it need replacing? The parts are not cheap ...
by Marcus OBeard
Mon May 13, 2019 8:13 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: R80/7 Rear Wheel and Drive Spline advice
Replies: 3
Views: 783

Re: R80/7 Rear Wheel and Drive Spline advice

Thanks Rob. Incredibly helpful advice.
by Marcus OBeard
Mon May 13, 2019 8:10 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: R80/7 Front End to GSXR Conversion Advice
Replies: 5
Views: 2405

R80/7 Front End to GSXR Conversion Advice

Hi All, My BMW R80/7 has notoriously poor braking (single front rotor configuration). I've been reading about all of the options on here to improve this with regard to changing master cylinder, and adding second rotor form R100 front end fork. This forum is a wealth of information on these solutions...
by Marcus OBeard
Sat May 04, 2019 11:14 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: R80/7 Rear Wheel and Drive Spline advice
Replies: 3
Views: 783

Re: R80/7 Rear Wheel and Drive Spline advice

And some more...
by Marcus OBeard
Sat May 04, 2019 11:12 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: R80/7 Rear Wheel and Drive Spline advice
Replies: 3
Views: 783

R80/7 Rear Wheel and Drive Spline advice

Hi all, I'm restoring a '79 R80/7 (65k miles) and took the rear wheel and swing arm apart today to see how much work is needed. I've got some photos of the rear wheel and drive spline, as well as the swing arm. It's my first restoration so not really sure how these stack up compared to other bikes o...