{"id":2468,"date":"2017-12-08T17:57:22","date_gmt":"2017-12-09T01:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/?p=2468"},"modified":"2017-12-18T16:43:05","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T00:43:05","slug":"1978-r80-7-full-teardown-and-rebuild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeffwerner.ca\/testa\/1978-r80-7-full-teardown-and-rebuild\/","title":{"rendered":"1978 R80\/7 full teardown and rebuild\u2026order of operations?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Full story: I’m new to the BMW Airhead world (have a few UJM motorcycles so far) and recently picked up my first: a ’78 R80\/7 with ~100,000 miles on it here in Vancouver, BC. Runs alright, bit of leaking and creaking here and there. Over the winter I’m doing a full tear down and restomod (restoration with modifications) in my shared, rented garage with help from a professional car mechanic friend, a Hayne’s manual, and\u2026the Internet.<\/p>\n

I’ve spent about 20 hours reading up on the ins and outs of these machines. Lots of great forums and websites, from the Great List<\/a> to sites like w6rec.com<\/a>, motorcyclespecs.co.za<\/a>, and brook.reams.me\/bmw-motorcyle-rebuilds\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So, where to start?<\/strong>
\nWhat order of operations (airhead-specific or just general moto best practices) do people recommend to get down to the bare frame?
\nWhat needs to be removed first so some other thing can get out?
\nWhat are priorities?<\/p>\n

So far I’ve been going by these lists of airhead things to watch out for:
\nhttp:\/\/www.flatracer.com\/bmw-airhead-faq\/4533419626<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.motorcyclespecs.co.za\/mod…r80-7%2077.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

Of note, we’ll be:<\/strong><\/p>\n