BiKenG
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My question really relates to any pre water cooled motors, i.e. those with Right Hand Drive (drive shaft on the RHS).
I want to use a BMW paralever setup on another bike, but lining up shafts and wheels etc is not easy. I currently have an R1100GS swingarm and K1100 final drive (bevel) unit, but I wondered if anything else might be better suited.
Does anyone have any data relating to the offset (from bike centreline, e.g. rear wheel) to the output shaft on the engine and also to the mounting face for the rear wheel and hopefully to the swingarm pivots. Or is there anywhere from which I could obtain such data.
How does the latest R1200 RHD assembly (which used the different Final Drive Unit and torque arm above the S/A) compare to the earlier ones (torque arm below the S/A)? Things like weight, length etc. I'm wondering whether that later setup would be more suitable for my purposes.
I have a lot of experience with Hondas, but virtually none with BMWs, so hope someone can help.
I want to use a BMW paralever setup on another bike, but lining up shafts and wheels etc is not easy. I currently have an R1100GS swingarm and K1100 final drive (bevel) unit, but I wondered if anything else might be better suited.
Does anyone have any data relating to the offset (from bike centreline, e.g. rear wheel) to the output shaft on the engine and also to the mounting face for the rear wheel and hopefully to the swingarm pivots. Or is there anywhere from which I could obtain such data.
How does the latest R1200 RHD assembly (which used the different Final Drive Unit and torque arm above the S/A) compare to the earlier ones (torque arm below the S/A)? Things like weight, length etc. I'm wondering whether that later setup would be more suitable for my purposes.
I have a lot of experience with Hondas, but virtually none with BMWs, so hope someone can help.