Great response to my mirror question. I think I'll try the miss-matched long & short mirror for awhile then maybe go to a bar end mount. Now I need a long...
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John Falconer
falcon@...
Feb 2, 2001 6:13 am
Steve - sounds like you're making great progress. As to the shocks' original finish, I know there was some variability but I can share how mine came from the...
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Steve B.
belagus@...
Feb 4, 2001 2:09 am
Greetings one & all! I dis-assembled the stock shocks yesterday at work, cleaned 30 years of grime off them and reassembled them. The dampner's were not...
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Steve B.
belagus@...
Feb 4, 2001 2:38 pm
Are these pictures of "reynolds ride-off centerstand"? http://www.5united.net/images/5united/chris&crawdadmike.jpg ...
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Svante Brandén
mister_walker@...
Feb 4, 2001 2:39 pm
I am missing my BMW-type II helmet, having only the electric visor left of it. I read once about a Swede who made his own electric visor be melting the wire...
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Paul Sotrop
psotrop@...
Feb 4, 2001 2:40 pm
... Steve, you've confused us. Do you mean that you had procured a pair of old shock absorbers and springs, took it all apart, cleaned and polished, and put it...
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Connor, Cabrach
CCONNOR@...
Feb 4, 2001 3:37 pm
So, when following you, Phil through the W. Va. mountains on the way to SR2000, I was thinking, "why does he have those MODERN-looking bags on that CLASSIC...
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Connor, Cabrach
CCONNOR@...
Feb 4, 2001 3:39 pm
Yes, that is exactly what that is. Do you guys use the centerstand alot, or only occasionally. ALL THE TIME. Mine is difficult to deploy. There is little for ...
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Sam Van Wyck
wisesam@...
Feb 4, 2001 4:10 pm
... Yes - that's a Reynolds. I had one on my '82 RT and hated it. It WAS hard to catch hold of it in the retracted position yet easy to get the bike up into...
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Jerry Cook
jcook@...
Feb 4, 2001 7:01 pm
At 08:05 PM 2/3/01 -0800, you wrote: Are these pictures of "reynolds ride-off centerstand"? I have one of these and I need help. Do you guys use the...
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Kelly McLaughlin
KMCLAUGH@...
Feb 5, 2001 1:50 am
Hello All! I need the help of the historians in the community, The manufacture date of my SWB is 1/72. In my mind this makes this bike a correct toaster? I...
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Robert Hickling
R.E.E.H@...
Feb 5, 2001 1:51 am
Hi, My friend Brad and I just rebuilt our carbs and WOW! what a difference! It's like riding a different bike. So if any of you have any inkling, you're not...
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Edward Maney
R50RIDER@...
Feb 5, 2001 1:51 am
Hey all, ... If you have a compressor the easiest way to get a grip off is to stick the air nozzle under the edge of the grip and blow it off the end of the...
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Paul Studebaker
PSTUDE@...
Feb 5, 2001 1:52 am
These stands do have to be sized pretty closely for the bike they'll be going on--if you ordered a new one in the late '70s or early '80s as I did, they asked...
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Doug Jacobs
r75.5@...
Feb 5, 2001 2:11 pm
Yes, your bike is a 1972 model year so it could have been sold with a toaster originally. There is no such thing as a "toaster model", the bikes were sourced...
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Jeremy Gower
JEREGOWE@...
Feb 5, 2001 2:11 pm
Hi: With regard to spoking your own wheels I don't think that alot of experience is needed if you have a good machanical background. Although it is a slow...
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Mark Weiss
markweiss@...
Feb 5, 2001 2:11 pm
... The winning bidder was Cabrach Connor. For the cost of shipping, plus $70 for the Daytona fund, Cabrach is now the proud owner of a set of good condition...
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Toastertan@...
Feb 5, 2001 2:11 pm
Fivers, In retaliation for my long standing ridicule of a friends heated vest he has purchased me one for Christmas. Now I have to cope with the humiliation of...
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Kathy Yankoff
WKYANKOFF@...
Feb 5, 2001 2:12 pm
OK, so I've put the cabels together from the carb end to the handlebar. Then I reversed and put them together the other way. I'm having trouble getting the...
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Sam Van Wyck
wisesam@...
Feb 5, 2001 3:18 pm
... HMMM... I've two Goldwings needing throttle cable maintenance. I'd GLADLY trade you one BMW throttle job for these two. However, I guess the next best...
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Sam Van Wyck
wisesam@...
Feb 5, 2001 3:26 pm
... Steve: You have, at worst, 180 watts to play with. Your headlamp wants 55 if you haven't converted to the 10 watt Phillips halogen marker lamp...
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johnfalc@...
Feb 5, 2001 4:03 pm
Edward Maney wrote about grips . . . <<snip, snip>> and this made me decide to tell about my experience heating my grips on my '72 R75/5 today . . . A few...
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Suhr, Eric
esuhr@...
Feb 5, 2001 4:03 pm
I bought new badges last year from Freeman Cycles in MA: 978-922-6668 P/N 16 11 1 230 769 @ $ 39. each And yes, be gentle with them... Eric Suhr '72 R75/5 ...
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Toastertan@...
Feb 5, 2001 4:04 pm
The 1972 model was the only year the Toaster tank came as stock equipement and is sometimes refered to as a "true" toaster. To get the other tank was an option...
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slash5nut@...
Feb 5, 2001 4:55 pm
In a message dated 2/5/01 9:14:33 AM Eastern Standard Time, r75.5@... writes: << bottomline, don't tighten them too tight - and use a little light...
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r75.5@...
Feb 5, 2001 4:55 pm
I have found that heated grips can be fairly dicey - they are made with very fine wire and (in my experience) will certianly break when you need them most. I...
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Mehosky, Brian L.
MEHOSKYB@...
Feb 5, 2001 6:33 pm
Boo uses a bicycle pump. I use an air compressor. Crank up the pressure as far as you can, stick the nozzle as far as you can between the grip and the bar,...
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Paul S.
phs@...
Feb 5, 2001 7:16 pm
I love my /5, it's everything I want in a bike with one minor exception. I use the Browns side stand it's great, but on occasion the bike belches smoke from...
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Eain Murphy
EAM158@...
Feb 5, 2001 8:21 pm
I am forwarding a letter I got today from my buddy Dave in San Diego. He has a 1975 R90/6 and a 2000 R1100GS. It is a pretty sad story which could happen to...
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Gordon Secord
GWSECORD@...
Feb 6, 2001 3:45 am
Cliff Lewis asked about kickstarter difficulties on digest 3163. I too am experiencing a kickstarter that goes more than half way down before engaging and does...
