ashman
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Hi All
I just sold my old BMW R100RS, now I have the money to start on my project bike a 1961 650 Manxman (blue slimline frame and it will stay that colour if I can match it), I got the bike cheaply as the last owner brought it 16 years ago, pulled it all apart without marking anything (all motor parts unmarked) and couldn't put it together again and the head was lost (don't know how you lose a head), its going to be built as a caferacer style, it took me 8 months to chase up a head for it, the motor had been build for racing and has racing history from the orginal owner of the bike, the motor will get a complete rebuild with all new bearings, the bores are 20thou over and has hi comp pistons that show no wear so they will be be going back in, the bike came with a brand new caferace style alloy tank has alloy wheels 19" fornt and 18" rear, alloy central oil tank, the front end is stock Roadholders for that year model but only has single lead shoes, like to put a twinleading front wheel on but they are getting too expencive now, it has a lucas full racing maggie so that will be going back on and mega phone exhaust pipes.
The things that will be put on this bike.
New belt drive and will be run open, racer style front gaurd, clipons, seat with hump on the back, rearsets (will make my own), later charging system with battery ellimator as it won't have a battery and anything else that needs to have to be put on the road, will be posting pics as I go with this rebuild, my yongest daughter who is bike mad is 14 years old so this bike will be built for her and when she gets her bike licence when she is 18, but dad will have some fun on it first when its going, will be starting in the next week or so.
Ashley
I just sold my old BMW R100RS, now I have the money to start on my project bike a 1961 650 Manxman (blue slimline frame and it will stay that colour if I can match it), I got the bike cheaply as the last owner brought it 16 years ago, pulled it all apart without marking anything (all motor parts unmarked) and couldn't put it together again and the head was lost (don't know how you lose a head), its going to be built as a caferacer style, it took me 8 months to chase up a head for it, the motor had been build for racing and has racing history from the orginal owner of the bike, the motor will get a complete rebuild with all new bearings, the bores are 20thou over and has hi comp pistons that show no wear so they will be be going back in, the bike came with a brand new caferace style alloy tank has alloy wheels 19" fornt and 18" rear, alloy central oil tank, the front end is stock Roadholders for that year model but only has single lead shoes, like to put a twinleading front wheel on but they are getting too expencive now, it has a lucas full racing maggie so that will be going back on and mega phone exhaust pipes.
The things that will be put on this bike.
New belt drive and will be run open, racer style front gaurd, clipons, seat with hump on the back, rearsets (will make my own), later charging system with battery ellimator as it won't have a battery and anything else that needs to have to be put on the road, will be posting pics as I go with this rebuild, my yongest daughter who is bike mad is 14 years old so this bike will be built for her and when she gets her bike licence when she is 18, but dad will have some fun on it first when its going, will be starting in the next week or so.
Ashley