10 years later........
Re: 10 years later........
Like the leading link forks using the bikes sliders, neat.
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Half way there. Cheers, Steve
Victoria, S.E.Oz.
1982 R100RSR100RS supergallery. https://boxerboy81.smugmug.com/R100RS
2006 K1200R.
1994 R1100GS.
Victoria, S.E.Oz.
1982 R100RSR100RS supergallery. https://boxerboy81.smugmug.com/R100RS
2006 K1200R.
1994 R1100GS.
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Arado Ar234
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Re: 10 years later........
Managed to find a locksmith to cut a key, as I can take the whole tank in to him. Saves destroying the cap drilling it out. Of course, I'll never lock it again. The other question is cleaning out the inside of the tank.....does anyone have any idea how to clean all the scale and crap out of it without costing a million dollars, or damaging it. . Never had to do it before....
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Kurt in S.A.
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Re: 10 years later........
Here's Snowbum's page on tank cleaning:
https://bmwmotorcycletech.info/fuelmiscl.htm
Probably will need to reseal it??
Kurt
https://bmwmotorcycletech.info/fuelmiscl.htm
Probably will need to reseal it??
Kurt
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Arado Ar234
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Thanks Kurt...Snowbum really gets into the absolute molecular level of everything about BM's, and is probably the most knowledgeable person out there. Currently uncovering lots of boxed up spares as I continue to chip away at the project. .....
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Arado Ar234
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Re: 10 years later........
Just to put it out there...sidecar use is really hard on rear wheel bearings on the twin shock bikes. The hub on a cast snowflake wheel is as sloppy as, so I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts of supporting the tapered roller bearing cup using Devcon. Currently, the cup just falls out....
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Yes, I've used the Loctite Sleeve Retainer in an application like that. It works best when it's a press fit that has deteriorated to a slip fit. It may not work if the slip fit has become a rattle fit.
Call me Mel. Some years ago- never mind how long precisely- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me at home, I thought I would ride about a little and see the other parts of the world.
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Bill Smith
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The best penetrating oil I've found is a 50/50 mixture of automatic transmission fluid and acetone. It beats anything I've bought commercially.Arado Ar234 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 17, 2026 4:43 pm So, as you can see, it is rather modified, and somewhat mouldy after 10 Tasmanian winters, which last for 11 months of the year. I have a myriad of spares for this one, including 3 gearboxes, barrels, pistons, heads, carbies etc. Currently using the rear swing arm and final drive from a 75/7 as the sidecar wheel and suspension system. That rust welded fuel cap is the only thing that is really concerning me right now......can't apply heat obviously, although it would be spectacular to watch from a distance. Thinking about turning the tank upside down and pouring penetrating oil into it once I remove the fuel taps. If anyone has another idea, I'd be happy to hear it.