BMW; the re-boot.

BaconPopTart

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Well some of you may have seen my old thread and build here on my BMW R45

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It was never my intention for it to look like that for too long and it was soon changed.

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I enjoyed it like this for a year or 2 until April 2019 when I spun a bearing leaving Newcastle trying to catch up to my brother on his RSV 1000 (never did catch up)

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This would be the last photo of it together and running from 2019....
I parked it up in the shed and well forgot about it for almost 2 years as I have a few other bikes.

But now for the fun part, I have started to rebuild it. Every nut and bolt being changed.
(This might be pic heavy)

Enjoy🤟🏼

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At this point the engine has been stripped to the casing and everything removed.

There is new everything now fitted.
what I have also done is fit a R65 piston and cylinder. The 45 was fun but it lacked any get up and go. I have always enjoyed old small cc bikes thou so I didn’t want to go to an 80 or 100 engine. My go to bike that I ride is a BMW RnineT so I don’t need to get any speed thrills from the old ones.

Have some more pictures...

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Bit of a lack of order to some of the images but the block is now assembled and just received the last bolts for the flywheels and clutch along with new oil filter to fit this weekend.

Next step is to make a complete wiring loom from scratch which will be deleting a lot of the standard electrical components.

The goal for the bike is to make a 1 off race fairing and only to run a rear light and brake light. The bike is mot exempt which is a bonus but I’d like to dedicate it to some of the vintage races in England and perhaps any parade laps I can here.

Id also like to mention that the rebuild wouldn’t have happened so smoothly with the help of my good friend Chris Martin, if you ever bump into him buy him a pint for me.
 

BaconPopTart

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Some more updates for you all...

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First time in nearly 3 years the frame has seen day light.

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Engine complete and now into the frame at long last.

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Gearbox wrestled in and driveshaft connected.
Also fixed a rear wheel bearing issue at this point.

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Rolling now with the engine and gearbox in... emotional day!
Have a new ignition system to wire up now which will modernise it a little and do away with some of the BMW ignition issues that are waiting to happen.

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Engine casing on and air box etc just to have a quick look to remember how it looked.
now time to tuck into the wiring while waiting on a delivery of carb rebuild kits, a mini dash computer for speed rpm etc, new front brake master cylinder, new throttle and cables, new clutch lever and cables, new rear brake set up. And oils and filters.

Bonus photo...
100 points if you can name this bike correctly!

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If any of you are on Instagram, a friend and I run a local blog on the fairly quiet and sometimes hidden custom motorbike scene.
We are also looking for builds to document and follow as well as organising meets and rides.
@weekendritual_ check it out.
 
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