EARTH MOTO - DZIVAAK
BMW R80 RT 1989
A little background. A Slovak customer asked me to rebuild his BMW R80. His vision was a little bit different from ours. Obviously we did what he wanted and the bike is beautiful.
However, for our purposes (pictures on website) we made a little 'detour' after finishing the customer's bike.. Instead of using a customer's Walzwerk seat and the subframe I quickly designed three parts of the pan and the subframe and asked my friend to laser cut them instantly. It is very similar to our own subframe based on our Budzogan model but with detachable capability.
The rear lights and indicators are also Highsider Proton 11mm integrated in the seat pan. I also used a Budzogan spare dark brown seat made by Militaseats from Czechia which we had in a shop. Because of the design I had to raise the rear of the tank about 1 inch.
Everyone has personal preferences. Some people like cafe racers, some people scramblers, there are preferences for certain components and, of course, color matching can be in the thousands of options. In such projects, the customer also becomes a creator. In this way, the resulting motorcycle becomes even more exceptional for the customer. You don't just buy a motorcycle here, you create a motorcycle. It is also important to say that such joint creation also has its limits. From experience, we already know which combinations of components and colors create a harmonious piece .
According to the customer's choice of a bigger look stock engine cover and the air filter we changed those to a more slick K&N airpods and the aluminium cover painted the same Cerakote black color as the engine itself.
Because of the Shinko tires' big height I had to grind a fork bridge a bit to fit the short aluminum fender. It is just about 1cm above the tire which made a customer very happy as well as me because I did not want to weaken the bridge too much. The whole bike was obviously rebuilt. A surprise was very badly damaged cam followers but the camshaft was intact.
All other parts are just our standard. We always use Discacciati levers, a variety of Motogadget/Motone/Highsider parts, Lifepo4 battery/regulator hidden under the tank etc... Obviously all damaged parts are replaced, all the gaskets, O-ring seals and piston rings are new as well. The pistons and rebuilt carbs are vapor blasted.
The customer's choice of the headlight is very nice. It was already discontinued the Highsider 5 4/3 inch LED headlight. I always wanted to use headlight fairing, which had been wandering around the shop for years. So now was the time to show off. I used the old BMW R80 7 inch headlight lens insert for it. We were a little bit worried because of the yellow colour of the screen but eventually we ended up with an idea to not alter the color in the photo editor. The yellow fits just perfectly in contrast with the satin black finish of the bike.
Wheels and frame shaved of unnecessary brackets are powder coated. The passenger seats were not removed (just moved forward) because of the Walzwerk longer seat possibility to take a passenger. But also because the Slovak law requires the passengers footpegs if the bike is officially for two riders.
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SPECIFICATION
Weight - 167 kg without fuel
Seat height - 82 cm
Frame and swingarm:
- shaved from all the unused brackets
- powder coated frame
- new aluminum footpegs
- renewed side stand (no more central stand) - new front fender
Forks and shock:
- internally and externally shorten forks by 5cm (2 inches)
- professionally powder coated
- new black YSS 410mm rear shocks
Wheels and steering:
- new Shinko Classic tires
- new steering bearing
- aluminum CNC machined top yoke
- new cafe racer Motone handlebars
- new stainless steel top yoke nuts and stainless steel center nut
- new Motogadget rubber handgrips
Tank and seat:
- Motone fuel tank cap
- professionally coated using a 2k technology
- seat pan made of steel 6mm thick, removable
- custom made Militaseat exactly matched right to the rear part of the tank, real leather (www.militaseats.cz)
Engine, gearbox, and transmission:
- engine cleaned from inside out
- new – piston rings, valve guides, cam chain kit, gaskets, grommets, seals, governor springs, clutch plate, pushrod seals, stretch transmission bolts and nuts, oil filter and cam followers etc…
- renewed - starter, the timing mechanism
- engine, gearbox, transmission box sandblasted with fine glass beads and painted with black Cerakote paint
- polished cooling fins and other details
- checked for excessive wear - new stainless steel cam rod followers
-new exhausts
Fuel and air system:
- renewed fuel taps with new seals and with black Cerakote paint
- new fuel filters and hoses
- vapor blasted and ultrasonic cleaned Bing carburetors
- new choke stainless steel system
- new seals and gaskets everywhere - new air KN pod filters
- new engine cover (instead of the old brick air box)
Brakes:
- new front brake disc and brake pads
- renewed and painted calipers
- new Venhill hoses, stainless steel banjo bolts, and bleeders
- new Discacciati levers
Electric:
- renewed internal engine wiring harness, contacts cleaned
- new outside wiring harness
- Motogadget M-unit Blue with alarm and keyless ignition and many more features
- Aliant LiFePo4 14Ah battery
- new Lifepo4 friendly regulator
- Motogadget Tiny speedometer with their speedo adapter
- pushbutton controls
- Highsider rear and brake LED light and rear LED indicators driller under the seat, only 11mm in diameter, E-marked
- Motogadget fully adjustable mirrors with LED handlebar indicators, CE certified
- new horn
- new spark high voltage cables and spark plugs
Fluids:
- new fork oil, engine oil, gearbox oil, and transmission oil and brake fluid DOT 4
Almost all old bolts, washers and nut was replaced with stainless steel ones. All rusted or broken parts were cleaned, repaired, or replaced with new ones.