I have a 72 R75/5 SWB and the starter is very slow. It won't continously turn the motor over. Any Ideas? Can I remove and clean it, replace the brushes? I...
The euro bars from Motobins stink IMO...they are "Fehling LN1"...they interfere with the brake switch, and they are 'flatter' across their width...I wasted...
Hi all I have obtained a set of Fulmer bags that are in OK condition and I want to get them decent looking and have the aux lights working. Does anyone have a...
Hi all A friend in China (Jim Bryant) just had a catastrophic engine failure on his 75/5 motor and needs pistons, rods, crank, and one cylinder. He's also...
George, If your rear main seal is dried out and hence ready to leak, it will spew oil on your clutch friction plate. That would be sad as they are quite ...
... To the best of my knowledge Magura made all of the stock bars for BMW right into the 1990s. I have the Eurotech Magura on my /5 & am very happy with it. ...
Hi slashers, Trying to get the timing right, what is the angle of the flywheel? I thought it was 9 degrees? John Kelliher Middlebury, VT 73 R75/5 "The Old...
John Kelliher
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Apr 1, 2003 2:29 pm
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It can't happen The rear main seal can't leak and the oil get on the clutch. It runs down the engine case and any on the flywheel gets flung off. All engine...
Hi George, the original seal design used on the rear main seal is commonly called a single lip garter seal. It the most common design for oil retention in the...
Hi Dan, the starter used in the /5 was the smallest starter in BMW's effort to apply electric starters to motorcycles. Like any component, they wear out....
David, a bit of fuzz is normal, perhaps a ball of fuzz the size of a Daisy BB gun bb is common. If you wind up with chunks of teeth, you should be concerned. ...
Oil transfer into the final drive. Duane Auscherman, a retired BMW motorcycle dealership owner writes: A common problem with the /5 is that some of the oil...
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Apr 1, 2003 7:20 pm
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The monthly Battery Question gets Answered! ... Phil Marx writes: I've used the equivalent YB18LA from Batteries Plus and gotten the same match to my Yuasa,...
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Apr 1, 2003 7:20 pm
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Tire Thread Retread Every two months, somebody asks: "is there any consensus on what are the best tires (cost doesn't matter, handling, wet and dry, and road...
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Apr 1, 2003 7:20 pm
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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, Before posting to the list, there are things you need to know. The first thing is : there are 850 people on the list. If...
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Apr 1, 2003 7:20 pm
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3m weatherstrip adhesive is recommended for putting the rubber kneepads back on your fuel tank. 3m weatherstrip adhesive is available in most automobile parts...
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1. Factory repair manual recommends testing starter by engaging fourth gear, keeping the rear break on, actuating starter push button for 2 - 3 seconds and...
I still have a bunch of those /5 decals as displayed on the tail of my racebike. http://members.cox.net/markweiss/firebird/firebird.html $6 each, all proceeds...
I just looked at some messages from last week and saw that people were discussing alternatives to the "US bars" that came on a lot of /5s. My '73 had them and...
Duane, I know this is the /5 list, and because my R100T failure yesterday didn't pertain to /5's I didn't post about it here. But ... At least on the R100T I...
... ************** You can deduce that by measuring the resistance of the motor with an ohmmeter. Volts divided by resistance will give you the maximaum amps...
Help! I decided to to my first oil change on my 72 r75/5 and I have hit a snag. I drained the oil, removed the outer filter cover, but I cannot get the ...
I need assistance. I have a R50/5 that I need to replace a lost indentifaction plate on. I have the plate but I do not read German. I need to know what...
I just added to my page on frame alignment testing. The string method is explained. I bet it can be improved and this is the crowd to know how. It is...
I've gotten a couple of e-mails from riders who demand that I issue an edict as to when the Festival of Fives is. As previously stated here before, all anyone...
Lots of good info lately on fitting "Euro" style bars, or similar alternatives. For those of you who have fitted either the R90S bars or the Mystic bars to a...
All, My charge light has recently come on dim when I am above the 1000- 1200RPM range. It stays on bright when below that RPM like it always did. I checked...
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