1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects Let The Shakedown Begin Author Tom Larcher Date August 5, 2014 This build is finally drawing to a close. There are certainly parts to tackle...
1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects The “Bundesadler” Tank Author Tom Larcher Date August 4, 2014 Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words… So I’ll let these photos do...
1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects Light At The End Of The Tunnel Author Tom Larcher Date July 27, 2014 The last couple of weeks have been incredibly hard to document due to the...
1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects Seat Complete Author Tom Larcher Date July 18, 2014 I’m currently playing “catch up” after tackling so many smaller jobs on this build...
1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects Seat Construction Author Tom Larcher Date July 10, 2014 Despite constantly chopping and changing ideas for the seat upholstery and tank paint, we’re getting...
1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects Another Care Package Author Tom Larcher Date July 9, 2014 Yet another round of parts ordered from MotorWorks UK have arrived. Contained within are...
1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects Seat & Subframe Author Tom Larcher Date July 7, 2014 Yet another crazy weekend pushing the BMW R80 build towards the finish line. This...
1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects Fresh Rubber Author Tom Larcher Date July 3, 2014 It was certainly a busy week, last week. Tonnes of parts have been put...
1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects No More Jack Author Tom Larcher Date June 25, 2014 No… The title is not some proclamation of mine declaring that I am off...
1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects Paint It Black Author Tom Larcher Date June 23, 2014 Now that the motor is running, it’s time to focus on getting the motorcycle...
1986 BMW R80 RT, 2009 Yamaha R1, Projects, The Bikes She Lives! Author Tom Larcher Date June 16, 2014 What an incredibly tumultuous weekend. I feel that the weekend just passed had such...
1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects Arm The Torpedoes Author Tom Larcher Date June 16, 2014 Ludicrously close to firing her up for the first time since the top-end and...
1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects Unicycle, No More! Author Tom Larcher Date June 13, 2014 The time had come to return “the other half” of the R80 back to its rightful...
1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects One Up Author Tom Larcher Date June 12, 2014 After much deliberation, I decided to remove the pillion/exhaust brackets from the frame. While...
1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects On… With Your Head? Author Tom Larcher Date June 11, 2014 With the clutch and gearbox sorted, the next port of call was the R80’s...
1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects Airhead Clutch Rebuild Author Tom Larcher Date June 10, 2014 In an effort to stop myself from rewriting the BMW R80 user manual, I’ll...
1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects Blackened Heart Author Tom Larcher Date June 3, 2014 I’ve now reached an incredibly gratifying part of the BMW R80 build; the re-installation...
1986 BMW R80 RT, Projects Care Package Has Arrived! Author Tom Larcher Date June 1, 2014 My patience has finally been rewarded; the parts necessary for the BMW R80 motor...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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…...
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...
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...
1984 Kawasaki KZ250, Projects Electrical Overhaul Author Tom Larcher Date December 3, 2013 The most dreaded part of every project… The electrics… With a heavy heart, it...
1984 Kawasaki KZ250, Projects Side Cover Fabrication [Pt.2] Author Tom Larcher Date November 30, 2013 After taking some time to sand the sharp edges of the side covers, I...