The phone just rang... (Triumph project)
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From: don (Calgary) on 14 Mar 2010 19:10 On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:33:38 +0000, totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: >Beauregard T. Shagnasty <a.nony.mous(a)example.invalid> wrote: > >> A '76 would be an R60/7 - 600cc. > >No, it would almost certainly be a 60/6. Drum brake. The /7 had a disc >and would be a little bit later. Launched in1977, I think. > http://www.classicmotorcycles.org.uk/bikemuseum/images/bmw/bmw_1976_r60-7_600cc.jpg
From: Beauregard T. Shagnasty on 14 Mar 2010 19:45 don (Calgary) wrote: > (The Older Gentleman) wrote: >> Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote: >>> A '76 would be an R60/7 - 600cc. >> >> No, it would almost certainly be a 60/6. Drum brake. The /7 had a >> disc and would be a little bit later. Launched in1977, I think. > > http://www.classicmotorcycles.org.uk/bikemuseum/images/bmw/bmw_1976_r60-7_600cc.jpg '77 models would have been released in late 1976, say September. <g> So SQ will have to tell us all if it says /6 or /7 on the side of the engine. And has a disc or drum front brake. I had a 1975 R90/6... -- -bts -Four wheels carry the body; two wheels move the soul
From: don (Calgary) on 14 Mar 2010 20:44 On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:45:31 -0400, "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous(a)example.invalid> wrote: >don (Calgary) wrote: > >> (The Older Gentleman) wrote: >>> Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote: >>>> A '76 would be an R60/7 - 600cc. >>> >>> No, it would almost certainly be a 60/6. Drum brake. The /7 had a >>> disc and would be a little bit later. Launched in1977, I think. >> >> http://www.classicmotorcycles.org.uk/bikemuseum/images/bmw/bmw_1976_r60-7_600cc.jpg > >'77 models would have been released in late 1976, say September. <g> This link shows the R60/7 as being in production from 76 to 82. http://www.bmbikes.co.uk/bmwmodels.htm > >So SQ will have to tell us all if it says /6 or /7 on the side of the >engine. And has a disc or drum front brake. I had a 1975 R90/6... Either way he may have found the exact engine and misc parts he was looking for. Heck of a deal if he can pull all the various bits together.
From: Rob Kleinschmidt on 14 Mar 2010 22:20 On Mar 14, 4:44 pm, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: > On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:45:31 -0400, "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" > Either way he may have found the exact engine and misc parts he was > looking for. Heck of a deal if he can pull all the various bits > together. Not to my way of thinking. $1500 should buy you a larger engine with maybe a little left over to beef up the Dnepr gearbox that you join it to. I can't see a 600cc engine as a big improvement and I'm dubious about how well the entire BMW drivetrain will transplant. If I were going to transplant anything more than the engine, the first item on my list might be a front wheel with disk brake. I've been known to be wrong before though, so best of luck in any case.
From: Sean_Q_ on 15 Mar 2010 00:58
don (Calgary) wrote: > http://www.classicmotorcycles.org.uk/bikemuseum/images/bmw/bmw_1976_r60-7_600cc.jpg Just a minor question... how do I get the motor out of the donor bike... and into the Dnepr's frame? (Drop the oil pan for more clearance?) I guess I'll find out when the time comes. SQ |