Does anyone know of a supplier (or have for sale) for the late pattern stamped BMW badge for the R12? I need a pair of these for a 1941 R12. The enamelled...
Anthony I bumped into this guy at Beltring this year and he had some repro(?) stamped BMW badges. There is a website on his business card but it hasn't worked...
I have gotten a repop headlamp and civilian speedo. I noticed the speed indication seems to run pretty high. I have the standard 11/57 rear end. The repo...
Everyone; Today I asked Autumn Riders if they will make a denim shirt with a R12 embroidered on it. They will but require an initial order of ten shirts. The...
I would sign up for an R51 version. ... Paul S. Greenberg Optical Systems Microgravity Science Division NASA-Glenn Research Center 21000 Brookpark Road Mail...
The adress of Zinner at Thalling might come from my Veterama list. The man has lots and good stuff but is not very trustful. We had some disappointment. He...
... The current saying is that the "sidecar R12" needs the ratio 1,25, indicated with the plate. That seems to refer to the 11/57 rear drive. The speed...
I maybe forgot to inform the list: We now could define most of the Wehrmacht colors according to valid supply schemes. A surprise had been the DAK Africa...
Dietmar, Do you have any idea of what rear end ratio a speedo of 1 would work for? ... From: divoker [mailto:divoker@...] Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004...
I have a 1.0 ratio reproduction speedo on my R12. It is brand new Viegle with the solid black face. My rear drive is an 11/57 so it indicates speed higher than...
... Erik, why aren't you investigating having your speedo geared to match your final drive? This is a common change for later (/3, /2) BMWs when a sidecar...
Erik, I just had my Speedo redone by North Hollywood Speedometer. As you know my gears are 11/57. My Speedo plate has the red section like you are referring ...
... Could be possible to convert a speedo this way by replacing 2 parts. I am interested in them too, since I have a civilian 1,0 (original) now ... The...
I would like to have an original for one thing. Can the guys that did your speedo convert it? Since we are all focused on this now, its time to dig in deeper. ...
I am reading a very good book right now about a Kradmedler in the SS-Division"Reich" currently. This is a great book and he rode solo BMW R12's while in a...
Erik, I have a question which I never thought about when I was doing the Speedo test. Do you put the bike in gear and than count how many times it goes around?...
Mike, The speedo indicates how fast the rear wheel is spinning. To put it in gear and count how many time it turns in a certain period of time would work. You ...
Erik, According to Everyone I have spoken too , in order to calibrate the Speedo correctly you need to count how many times the cable turns around( watch it un...
No. The cable is driven from the output shaft of the transmission, the gearing of the transmission does not change how many times this cable turns relative to...
On Friday 03 Sep 2004 21:35, Mike Dunn wrote :- ... One mile is 5280 feet. One hundredth part of this is 52.8 feet or 52 feet 9.6 inches so by counting the...
... As I have mentioned, I was fortunate enough this past spring to be able to enter the Windmill Trophy rally held this year in Osthofen, Germany. I've never...
On Saturday 04 Sep 2004 00:23, Darryl Richman wrote :- ... Darryl. One of the tricks for this is that on many of the roads there are marker posts every 100...
... ...while handshifting your way up and down rolling hills on a bike you've never ridden before with a shift pattern that is opposite the pattern on the R12,...
