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Monthly Archives: May 2014

1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects

Motor Paint Preparation

Author Tom Larcher Date May 27, 2014
With the drone of the sandblaster still ringing in my ears, occasionally subsiding to...
Tagged 800cc, airhead, BMW, boxer, cleanup, conrod, flattwin, motor, motorbike, motorbikes, motorcycle, motorcycles, piston, pistonring, project, projects, R80, r80rt, rebuild, rene9ade, rene9adecustoms, restoration, sandblast, sandblasting, SCR, Sydney Cafe Racers, teardown | 1 Comment |
1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects

Off With Your Head!

Author Tom Larcher Date May 25, 2014
Biiiiiig weekend of motor disassembly. Most of the weekend was spent carefully draining oil,...
Tagged 800cc, airhead, BMW, boxer, flattwin, motorbike, motorbikes, motorcycle, motorcycles, project, projects, R80, r80rt, rene9ade, rene9adecustoms, restoration, SCR, Sydney Cafe Racers, teardown | 2 Comments |
Culture, Events

2014 Isle of Man TT

Author Tom Larcher Date May 23, 2014
As an avid motorcycle racing enthusiast it is hard to contain my excitement as we...
Tagged annual, Cameron Donald, event, Isle of Man, Isle of Man TT, John McGuinness, Michael Dunlop, race, races, Senior TT, Snaefell, Snaefell Mountain, Suzuki, Tourist Trophy, TT, Tyco | Leave a comment |
1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects

The Parts Checklist

Author Tom Larcher Date May 22, 2014
With the motor and transmission rebuild taking place any day now, I figured best...
Tagged 800cc, acewell, airhead, BMW, boxer, Electrics, flattwin, motorbike, motorbikes, motorcycle, motorcycles, parts, project, projects, R80, r80rt, speedometer, tachometer | Leave a comment |
1984 Kawasaki KZ250, Projects

Teething Time

Author Tom Larcher Date May 21, 2014
Sporadically over the past month I’ve found pockets of time to finalise the 1984...
Tagged 250cc, fabrication, Kawasaki, KZ250, motorbike, motorbikes, motorcycle, motorcycles, project, projects | 2 Comments |
Culture, Social

Tank Moto Issue 04 Launch Event

Author Tom Larcher Date May 21, 2014 | Leave a comment
1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects

Tidied Triple Clamps

Author Tom Larcher Date May 20, 2014
Insanely tight… No, sadly I’m not referring to a type of niche pornography… I’m...
Tagged 800cc, airhead, BMW, cleanup, forktop, headstock, motorcycle, polish, project, R80, restoration, sandblast, tripleclamp, tripletree, wirewheel | Leave a comment |
1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects

Treasures Within

Author Tom Larcher Date May 19, 2014
You probably won’t believe me…. In fact, I barely believe it myself… But I...
Tagged 800cc, airhead, bikelock, BMW, design, flattwin, frame, motorcycle, project, R80, subframe, teardown, unexpected, wtf | 3 Comments |
1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects

While We Wait

Author Tom Larcher Date May 18, 2014
A lot currently hinges on the delivery of my MotorWorks order from the UK....
Tagged 800cc, BMW, carburetor, carby, cleanup, header, motorbike, motorbikes, motorcycle, motorcycles, project, R80, removal, restoration, rosenut | 3 Comments |
1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects

Plastics, Be Gone

Author Tom Larcher Date May 15, 2014
Yet another “catch up” post in an effort to bring things up to speed…...
Tagged 800cc, airhead, BMW, fairing, flattwin, motorbike, motorbikes, motorcycle, motorcycles, project, R80, r80rt, sub-frame, teardown | Leave a comment |
1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects

Zi Germans Are Coming!

Author Tom Larcher Date May 14, 2014
So the time finally came for me to pick up an airhead of my...
Tagged 800cc, airhead, BMW, boxer, flattwin, German, motorcycle, project, R80, RT, swissarmy | 2 Comments |
Culture, Social

Australian Release Of The Bullitt

Author Tom Larcher Date May 13, 2014 | Leave a comment
1984 Kawasaki KZ250, 1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects

Still Alive!

Author Tom Larcher Date May 6, 2014
Wow… Where to begin? It has been a tumultuous 6 months… So much has...
Tagged 246cc, 800cc, airhead, BMW, boxer, build, featured, flattwin, Kawasaki, KZ250, motorbike, motorcycle, motorcycles, project, R80, r80rt, rene9ade, rene9adecustoms, thumper, workshop | Leave a comment |
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