Parts for the SR

A few weeks ago I posted a report of the Vehikel swap meet. This is what we found for the SR:

Not too sure this tank will fit over the wide backbone, but we'll find a way

Tail light.

It has a nice 60's-70's look

Search light from a Willy's JEEP. At least, that's what the seller told us, but it will make a fine headlight.

A selection of handlebars so we can see what fits best. All these parts were dirt cheap, so we can easily sell what we're not using without losing money

I'm now also officially for hire as a horse photographer, I was getting so many requests it was the only logical thing to do. The CB is doing a great job getting me to where I need to be with all the camera gear.

Finally: We started on the SR500

We found some time to start on the SR500, finally. When we bought it, the guy told us that the woner before him had reconditioned the engine, but it was laying smoke screens that would make the US army jealous, so we knew it either wasn't reconditioned, or we should not be happy that it was....

So the first priority: Get the engine out and find out what's wrong. Here we go!

It's all in pretty bad shape, but hey, we payed for a bike in bad shape.

It's been collecting more than just dust...

Finally, the engine is out, now let's see what the insides look like

They don't look good. The inlet part of the camshaft is 'square', we need to replace the shaft.

It looks like something has gone through the engine. Maybe one of the valves broke? They look new and it might be the reason why the engine was reconditioned.

The exhaust bolt thread isn't looking pretty either

What to say about this? There seem to be honing traces in the cylinder, but they are only visible on the photo, I did not see them in real life... The cylinder looks far more scratched then it is, but I'm pretty sure this is the reason for the extreme oil consumption.

As you can see: It's not in a great shape. We don't mind about the rolling part, anything that's not good on it was planned to be thrown away anyway, we do mind about the engine. I think the oil burning is caused by honing/drilling out the cylinder without replacing the piston. We'll have to measure it and see. The very least we're looking at is honing the cylinder again and finding a new piston and camshaft.

BikeExif

The BMW made it to BikeExif and I feel very honored. A short introduction for all the visitors coming here via BikeExifs. These are the other builds on this site:

CX500 chopper. Build together with the guy from DesmoMeister:

CX500 I build for my Girlfriend:

Suzuki SP370 which I sold a while ago (good thing I did, it was not the right bike for me):

My Honda CB750, also featured on BikeExif:

and the current builds:

A Yamaha XV920 Virago chopper, almost done. Build together with Vincent (DesmoMeister):

And the next project: A Yamaha SR500 that I will build together with Vincent:

O god, what have we done?!?!?

Well, the title sums it up nicely again :)

Just couldn't leave this 1978 SR500 for that kind of money, so we bought it. We promised ourself not to start on it before we finish the Virago though!