My r90 restoration.

blaine.hale · 12-29-2009, 06:30 PM

So I'll just start the thread off with the time lapse video of the tear down.

All images of the project as I go can be found on my Flickr.

bpeckm · 12-29-2009, 06:35 PM

Yeehaw!

That was great fun!

(Love the dog at about 45 secs.... and the change of lighting as the day goes on....)

Stagehand · 12-29-2009, 06:39 PM

Thats pretty cool. If you just run it backwards it might be easier than doing one of an actual rebuild.

I thought there was a pretty funny moment at around :33 or :34 where you are holding up some thing in front of your face but I couldnt quite catch it

sparkymoto · 12-29-2009, 06:45 PM

Love it. Look forward to more video of this project. Plans for a full DVD or doc of the restoration?

blaine.hale · 12-29-2009, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stagehand

Thats pretty cool. If you just run it backwards it might be easier than doing one of an actual rebuild.

I thought there was a pretty funny moment at around :33 or :34 where you are holding up some thing in front of your face but I couldnt quite catch it

tenderfoot · 12-29-2009, 07:12 PM

Stop punching the poor headlight housing like that.

Great video.!

crazydrummerdude · 12-29-2009, 07:23 PM

I thought they tucked their pants into their boots in Kentucky.. Apparently it's a southern thing?

Good luck. This is gonna be awesome.

blaine.hale · 12-29-2009, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazydrummerdude

I thought they tucked their pants into their boots in Kentucky.. Apparently it's a southern thing?

Good luck. This is gonna be awesome.

ChromeSux · 12-29-2009, 07:28 PM

Blaine
I assume that is the bike you were riding when i met you and the guy with the newer bike near Tellico Plains a couple of months ago, i was on my blue DR650.
Your bike is for sure worth all the effort you are putting into it, it will nice when you look at it and know the before and after.
Classic airheads are getting fewer and fewer and farther between.

blaine.hale · 12-29-2009, 07:30 PM

That is the very bike from out quite random encounter!
First thing I told my powder coater was the advice you gave me on taping off where the engine mount bolts go. :)

ChromeSux · 12-29-2009, 07:39 PM

When you get the stuff back just remove the tape and paint the areas with regular black enamel.

here is a good link to a powder coating tech article, its a Norton article but same principal about not powder coating engine mounting points etc. should apply.
I have witnessed what he says about it peeling at the mounting/wear points.

look in the tech articles section, he doesnt have the article where i can paste the exact link.

http://www.oldbritts.com/ob_start.html

Beater · 12-30-2009, 06:24 AM

Very nice Blaine. That's gonna look real nice. Great job.

Replacing the clutch in my 78' R100 right now. Enjoy your time with it!

Bigger Al · 12-30-2009, 06:30 AM

That was so much fun I watched it twice!

Nice job!

bgoodsoil · 12-30-2009, 06:57 AM

That was AWESOME! I love the 2 seconds you spend trying to get the engine out with the gearbox on. Then it's off with the box and out with the engine. Problem solving at it's best.

bmwblake · 12-30-2009, 07:01 AM

very cool. do you have anything to ride while you're redoing the r90?

12-29-2009, 06:30 PM	#1
blaine.hale ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2009 Location: Atlanta, Ga Oddometer: 2,291	My r90 restoration. So I'll just start the thread off with the time lapse video of the tear down. All images of the project as I go can be found on my Flickr. blaine.hale screwed with this post 04-29-2010 at 09:23 PM

12-29-2009, 06:35 PM	#2
bpeckm Grin! Joined: Apr 2008 Location: Road Island Oddometer: 4,429	Yeehaw! That was great fun! (Love the dog at about 45 secs.... and the change of lighting as the day goes on....) __________________ XS650 becomes a Vermont Backroader R60/6 gets caffeinated Portsmouth RI

12-29-2009, 06:39 PM	#3
Stagehand +/- V TDSPP Joined: Oct 2004 Location: "Poughkeepsie?!?!" Oddometer: 19,865	Thats pretty cool. If you just run it backwards it might be easier than doing one of an actual rebuild. I thought there was a pretty funny moment at around :33 or :34 where you are holding up some thing in front of your face but I couldnt quite catch it __________________ What to do... What to do...

12-29-2009, 06:45 PM	#4
sparkymoto learning a lot here Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Indy Oddometer: 188	Love it. Look forward to more video of this project. Plans for a full DVD or doc of the restoration? __________________ . '76 BMW R75/6 Cafe Racer < build thread '72 R75/5 '70 Suzuki Titan Good Spark Garage < Rummaging Through Moto-culture - Stories, Pics, Bikes, Vids

12-29-2009, 07:23 PM	#7
crazydrummerdude Wacky Bongo Boy Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Moore/OKC Oddometer: 6,907	I thought they tucked their pants into their boots in Kentucky.. Apparently it's a southern thing? Good luck. This is gonna be awesome. __________________ 1974 BMW R75/6, 1974 BMW R90/6, 1969 BMW R60/2 hack, 1929 Ford Model A, Metal casting, Part 2/Part 1 among others..

12-29-2009, 07:12 PM	#6
tenderfoot PRJ Joined: Feb 2006 Location: Gauteng, RSA Oddometer: 1,409	Stop punching the poor headlight housing like that. Great video.!

12-29-2009, 07:28 PM	#9
ChromeSux Motor Sickle Addict Joined: Sep 2008 Location: Lenoir City TN. Oddometer: 1,077	Blaine I assume that is the bike you were riding when i met you and the guy with the newer bike near Tellico Plains a couple of months ago, i was on my blue DR650. Your bike is for sure worth all the effort you are putting into it, it will nice when you look at it and know the before and after. Classic airheads are getting fewer and fewer and farther between.

12-29-2009, 07:30 PM	#10
blaine.hale ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2009 Location: Atlanta, Ga Oddometer: 2,291	That is the very bike from out quite random encounter! First thing I told my powder coater was the advice you gave me on taping off where the engine mount bolts go. :)

12-29-2009, 07:39 PM	#11
ChromeSux Motor Sickle Addict Joined: Sep 2008 Location: Lenoir City TN. Oddometer: 1,077	When you get the stuff back just remove the tape and paint the areas with regular black enamel. here is a good link to a powder coating tech article, its a Norton article but same principal about not powder coating engine mounting points etc. should apply. I have witnessed what he says about it peeling at the mounting/wear points. look in the tech articles section, he doesnt have the article where i can paste the exact link. http://www.oldbritts.com/ob_start.html

12-30-2009, 06:24 AM	#12
Beater Scope Creep's Victim Joined: Sep 2009 Location: Decatur, GA, USA Oddometer: 2,205	Very nice Blaine. That's gonna look real nice. Great job. Replacing the clutch in my 78' R100 right now. Enjoy your time with it! __________________ Fred '85 R80RT G/Sified '91 R100GS Bumblebee Airhead Zen: Ride-Maintain-Repair-Ride On.

12-30-2009, 06:30 AM	#13
Bigger Al Still a stupid tire guy Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Auburn, CA Oddometer: 7,270	That was so much fun I watched it twice! Nice job! __________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." - Abraham Lincoln

12-30-2009, 06:57 AM	#14
bgoodsoil Dare to be Stupid Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Oddometer: 3,782	That was AWESOME! I love the 2 seconds you spend trying to get the engine out with the gearbox on. Then it's off with the box and out with the engine. Problem solving at it's best. __________________ '85 BMW r80G/S--Another G/S on the road--Central America on a Shoestring--Nova Scotia on a Shoestring Proud SmugMug User Support ADV: Don't give those cheap bums your discount code

12-30-2009, 07:01 AM	#15
bmwblake upside down parker Joined: Mar 2004 Location: nashville, tn Oddometer: 3,238	very cool. do you have anything to ride while you're redoing the r90?

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