1975 BMW R90/6 - Rocinante
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That makes complete sense. I'll mess around w/ it some more but I'll bet that sooner or later I'll have to just paint or replace 'em.
JerryAssburger
Been Around the Block
More power to you. I can't imagine pulling a rim apart and trying to re-spoke it / true it successfully, but I keep reading about people who do, so I guess it's possible. Just WOW, though.
My good friend @Hurco550 has the experience and equipment. I'm sure he'd guide me along the way. Seriously there are other tasks w/ these machines that intimidate me more than the thought of relacing spoke wheels. We're all different, though.
JerryAssburger
Been Around the Block
To be sure. No way in Hell would I attempt pulling the gearbox apart, unless I planned on turning the empty lower case into a weird-looking flower pot.
I accept cash or trade for Lesters. Just saying. 
Hear ya, Eric. Cash, I've got but don't wanna' spend and I'm sure there's nothing laying around here you'd want to trade for.I accept cash or trade for Lesters. Just saying.
Of course if your talking my spoke wheels for your Lesters, just sayin.
@Hurco550 was over to drop off a Clymer manual and we were looking through things on Rocinante. I've been tied up w/ building a new front porch on the house so have only spent shop time when it's raining out, hence I've only gotten into more lightweight fiddling and general cleanup to date. The good news is that both exhaust header nuts loosened up with little fight and we put it into 5th gear and were able to move the cylinders so it's not frozen up. More good news: in addition to the goodies like the clock and volt meter, the complete tool kit, the no longer made original BMW feeler gauge set, and the relatively hard to find tire pump, it's also got the extra depth (extra liter) oil pan.
Also there were some "oil drips" under it and we started trying to look closer for where the oil is coming from. Well, it isn't oil; it's some of the aforementioned "unicorn vomit and dragon piss" old, old gasoline, and was dripping from the left carb float bowl. The carbs are going to have to be done anyway... soon, but at least the transmission and crank seals don't appear to be leaking.
Also there were some "oil drips" under it and we started trying to look closer for where the oil is coming from. Well, it isn't oil; it's some of the aforementioned "unicorn vomit and dragon piss" old, old gasoline, and was dripping from the left carb float bowl. The carbs are going to have to be done anyway... soon, but at least the transmission and crank seals don't appear to be leaking.
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Hard to say if your rear main crank seal is or isn't leaking if you haven't run it. I assume you're going by the "tray" under the front of the transmission. If it leaks, it will eventually collect oil there, while oil will also get onto the clutch.
I understand what you are saying. I'm hoping that my self-imposed sentence into the home improvement trades will end w/in a week and I can become a hiding-out-in-the-shop-mechanic again. So far the only drops under it here have been out of the carb but it's pretty dirty and getting it running with oil under pressure and parts turning should shed more light.
buzznichols
Been Around the Block
Like Sancho Panza, I'm along for this ride.
Beautiful machine, and kudos on the highly literate build name.
Beautiful machine, and kudos on the highly literate build name.
Ha ha, funny you should mention that. I had just about decided to name the thing "Sancho Panzer" as a nod to the faithful companion as well as homage to the venerable German tank. But with Rocinante being the poor demented old gent's tired out but faithful steed, it seemed like a more fitting and appropriate moniker.
And I thought it was a reference to the ship in the James S A Corey The Expanse sci fi book series (now an Amazon TV series). Not that Don Quixote is a bad reference, but I find myself disappointed. LOL
buzznichols
Been Around the Block
It crossed my mind that it might have been inspired by Steinbeck's truck from Travels With Charlie, also named after Quixote's spavined steed.
But enough literature, and back to your workhorse.
But enough literature, and back to your workhorse.
All that there literature talk just goes to show that us motorcickle wrench-turners ain't just a bunch of nuckle draggin illiterates!
