Tranny needed

[jkmonte]

Looking to buy a used transmission for a 1976 60/6. I have been looking at ibmwr.org. I have recieved conflicting information from reliable sources regarding what model years will fit this bike. Some say upto 1985 some say 1979.

Thanks

[20774]

Definitely not up to 1985...nothing after 1981 will be anything close to a direct bolt-on. I would think anything up to 1980, but not sure about clutch push rods and the clutch lever posts on the backside of the tranny.

[cjack]

Looking to buy a used transmission for a 1976 60/6. I have been looking at ibmwr.org. I have recieved conflicting information from reliable sources regarding what model years will fit this bike. Some say upto 1985 some say 1979.

Thanks

I think 1980. The 1981 bikes came with a light (no) flywheel and different clutch and I think the trans input shaft was a different length, shorter by 5mm...
BTW, if you change the input shaft, I believe you can use the later trans 1981 on...

But you can also AskOak@aol.com

And you might join http://airheads.org/ if you are interested in Airheads.

[jkmonte]

Thanks. I found a rebuilt one out of a '78. But $650 seems high. I hope to find a used one around $400.

[cjack]

Thanks. I found a rebuilt one out of a '78. But $650 seems high. I hope to find a used one around $400.

$250 is really just "noise" on the data of what these things cost in parts and time. Depending on who rebuilt it and how, that may be a bargain.

[20774]

Thanks. I found a rebuilt one out of a '78. But $650 seems high. I hope to find a used one around $400.

I think the $650 number is somewhat near what Matt Parkhouse was asking to rebuild someone else's R65 tranny...from memory... I agree that the number is about right.

[tghsmith]

if its the one off the irbmw the shift kit is worth the price diff....