UMC-027 NOIR
1979 BMW R80/7
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SPECIFICATIONS
Length: 85" / 216cm
Width: 36" / 90cm
Height: 44" / 112cm
Seat: 31.5" / 80cm
Weight: 401lbs / 182kg dry (35lbs/16kg lighter)
Fuel: 6.3 gallons / 24 litres
Frame & Suspension
• Original frame de-tabbed and powder coated satin black
• Subframe shortened and rear hoop angled up. Powder coated satin black
• Original snow flake wheels powder coated satin black.
• Tyres - conti classic attack
• New rear Hagon shocks customised
Electrics
• New UMC wiring loom
• BMW front headlight modified by UMC
• Original BMW speedo sunk into modified UMC headlight
• Rear light mounted on UMC fabricated bracket
• Odyssey battery mounted in house fabricated box.
• Motogadget m-unit - blaze indicators
• Fog light
Controls
• Classic British scrambler handle bars powder coated black and placed upside down
• Motogadget handle bar controls with wiring through bars and top yoke into headlight shell.
• Domino brake and clutch levers and mounts.
• Original master cylinder and reservoir replaced by BMW under tank master cylinder.
• Cable operated brake lever
• Goodrich brake hose
• Metal motogadget grips
• Throttle
Drivetrain
• Engine overhauled and painted black
• New big end shells
• New timing chains and tensioners
• New piston rings
• New valve get guides
• New valves
• Stainless pushrods tubes
• New clutch friction plates
• All new gaskets and
• Gearbox overhauled
• Carbs overhauled
• Header pipe balance pipe removed. Pipes ceramic coated black
• Classic British silencers fitted. Ceramic coated black
Bodywork
• Original tank painted Porsche brown with black wide stripe with gold pinstriping
• New leather seat with slight hump
• Crash bars powder coated satin black
• Alloy front guard powder coated satin black
• Splash plate between subframe down tubes
• Aftermarket rear sets
THANKS TO
Rex Martin, Mechanic
Anita Chatelan, Electrics
Dennis Gregory, Custom paint
Glenn Moger, Custom seat
Steve Ronketti, Powder coating
Daniel, Motogadget
Roy Alchemy Parts
Cambrian Tyres
Renthal
Press fabrication
Motorworks
Hagon Shocks & Wheels
Wassall
Carsten
Ludovic Robert, Photographer