Yes Eric I have checked mine out too, the bearing had a tight/rough feeling when you rotated the bearing as well as this there was play also indicating to me...
Ian Peachey
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May 1, 2003 8:48 am
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Hi Eric, ... CS Previous weekend met back my crankshaft in its hospital after reconstruction. Expensive work (480 Euro) but good. The rebuilt unit has no...
They should be on the dynamo portion on the Cut Out present there Nigel P.S. Remember old cars with dynamo's, they had the charge light that went off when you...
Hi Erik The crankshaft. Main bearings can be replaced very easily. But not so with the big end bearings. An alltogether different story there. Yes there's...
I will definitely call up Vech and ask him about this. I'd really like to see the charge light work. (It will also save potential embarassment when I fail to...
Tonight I was removing the valve covers from my cylinders and cleaned up the cylinders a bit. With the dirt and grime removed to some degree I found the serial...
I checked 5 cylinders of R12 and remember 2 now in repair finding no serial. Of the 5 the 2 from my machine gave a "66", one gave "+0,5", what might have once...
Forgot to mention this add: original valves mostly have some dots, likewise the cylinders near the valve disks. Mechanicians of old days (like one told me) had...
I think that machine shops all over the world might be doing that. Use a center punch to number the valves... so you know which goes where. much easier than...
Marks at cylinders and valves ... The cylinders are temper iron cast. I will not try how I can make them accept number punch marks. Lately spent some time...
In a message dated 5/3/2003 9:26:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Looks like R71 heads on a R12 engine. I don't know if those bikes are still for sale. I saw...
Paul: I could be wrong but I have the feeling I've seen this site a couple of months ago. I can't remember if there were different bikes back then, might have...
Hey, for what little it might be worth, I have a 1941 R12 and it has matching serial numbers on frame, block, and left and right cylinders too. Perhaps it was...
Hi Nigel, yes, this site is old http://home.planet.nl/~kroez322/r122_details.htm I checked it in January this year. I already sent the following to somebody...
Hi I'm new to the club. My credential are I have restored one R 12 and am working on another. The R 12 with the R 71 heads was advertised on Ebay about 2...
Tom, I am restoring an R12 right now. See http://home.hiwaay.net/~ebahl/1941_BMW_R12.htm I am looking for a correct yoke top plate that the handlebars mount ...
Hey Erik: The page is lookin' great. Good on ya. yep that's the jet sizes.. should be Idle jet, Transition jet, & Main jet. (Dietmar???) maybe I can help ya...
Hi all, I have heard of a Belgian who early in year bought an R12 in Holland (not with IB) and wasn´t much contented too. Gave back the thing about March or ...
G'Day All: I saw a beautiful R 12 1935 model on the web for sale at 10000 Euros. How's the price??? She's in imaculate condition in the pics... nice an'...
Hi Nigel, already mentioned here some month before, the indication plate says: a) "1940 fuer OZ 74" (prod.year / for / octane rate 74 / where they seem to mean...
Why is it this list seems so one sided? Is it a BMW only list? I never see anything about DKW's, Zundapps,etc..ONLY BMW's. Mike Dunn Dunns Bunker Militaria ...
I whole heartedly agree with Mike's comments, I was of the understanding that this was a open motorcycle group. If you wish to only talk about BMWs then...
I only talk about what I own... a Beemer but it is neat to see/talk/get advice on all the cool old stuff ... From: david marson...
Bubeck, Carl
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May 5, 2003 5:49 pm
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I set this group up to discuss ALL types of German Military bikes of WW2. If anyone ownes anything different than a BMW then please talk about it or tell...
Nigel, The photo's I took did not turn out. I have since sent the cylinders out to get them checked out and powdercoated. I also sent out the crankshaft to get...
Mike, I only own BMW's. I would be interested in hearing the same type of information on other models. I know nothing on these other brands and it would be...
I would be very interested in such a bike... whats the dollar amount? I would really love one in Afikan color... otherwise Panzer grey would be cool. SOLO Sher...
... Hi Mike, Just give respective input from your side to DKW and Zuendapps and it becomes multi-sided ... Contents comes with own initiative, hardly or rarely...
