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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5united@yahoogroups.com
Oct 1, 2003 8:56 am
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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5united@yahoogroups.com
Oct 1, 2003 8:56 am
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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5united@yahoogroups.com
Oct 1, 2003 8:56 am
File : tirethread.txt Description : Which tires to buy....
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5united@yahoogroups.com
Oct 1, 2003 8:56 am
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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5united@yahoogroups.com
Oct 1, 2003 8:56 am
3m weatherstrip adhesive is recommended for putting the rubber kneepads back on your fuel tank. 3m weatherstrip adhesive is available in most automobile parts...
Wow Ed! You da man ;-) If you aren't quite as energetic as Ed, just wimp out like I did and call Ed Korn at CycleWorks and order his nifty torque wrench...
REYNOLDS RACK I purchased a Reynolds Rack on eBay several years ago for my SWB R60 and have yet to install it. Lining up the rack, it appears to be aligned to...
Need to sneak my '72 R75 SWB upstairs to my 4th story Queens apartment--no my super won't like it if he catches me but my bike is due for some major work so it...
Erik, here are a few notes that may aid you in using your new wrench. Break away Torque. Fact: Once a fastener is tightened, the force required to move the...
Randy, Your "piece of wire" is probably superior to the factorie's method of (sort of) retaining the headlight with the wire spring clips. I engineered a cheap...
Hi Erik, there are two easy ways to torque difficult to reach fasteners. Lets restrict this to just the drive shaft bolts for discussion. They are M8 bolts...
Hi Rick, few years have passed since a buddy and I air freighted our bikes into Europe and back to Seattle from Scotland. On other occasions we rented ...
I may be pulling the crankshaft soon on my 750 as the connecting rod bearing failed and the crank is a little chewed up. Do I need the special puller tool(as...
The rear seat hinge on my 75/5 has broken off. The seat is a sloppy mess now. How have people fixed this? Is there a replacement hinge that can be bolted on? I...
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rbeemer@...
Oct 1, 2003 8:45 pm
In a message dated 10/1/03 12:02:15 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Depending on the condition of the rod it may be salvaged and I'd take it to a qualified...
Hi Erik, unfortunately, you will have a challenge with the crankshaft, in more ways than one. The crankshaft sprocket will need a stout puller, this might be...
i recently aquired another R75/5 in which a previous owner had taken great effort to vent the crankcase to the outside (via long hose out the back of air...
For the engine, you can put it on some flattened cardboard boxes and a plastic tarp or old bedsheet and drag it whereever you want to. I did this to put a BMW...
The bike is a '72 R60/5 with 21K on it. The right side carb air intake tube (the silver plastic elbow) gets dirty. Dirty looks like black road dirt with a...
forgive me if I am showing ignorance, but I believe if your crank journals are not 100% fine, then obtaining a new/used crank is in order as grinding the rod...
FWIW, the driveshaft bolts are about the only fasteners on my scooter that I *don't* tighten with my torque wrench. Agreed - using a torque wrench is the...
... job ... ***************** I don't know if this is good advice. The last time I checked the torque on my left cylinder head I found that two of the...
It is true that one can't "accurately" untorque a bolt and get a significant number. However it is a very valuable thing to do on the head bolts. If you...
That may be due to the hot fumes from the crankcase breather warming up the plastic which in turn attracts tire dust and exhaust soot. I know that rushing air...
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Chris Blain
blainch@...
Oct 2, 2003 5:13 pm
I was out for a walk last night and happened by the Boston Architectural Center, on Newbury St, near Mass Ave, and saw that they had an exhibition of 13-14 ...
Hello, I'm new to the list and am looking for hard shell cases (black) and rack for my 75/5, 1970 vintage. Anyone with info, feel free to write. Regards, Chris...
Hi Peter, if the bike is in good form, the small amount of air/oil mist coming from the breather system is minimal and the right cylinder ingests this without...
Seen a little about tricks to reroute the vent, but never any substantial argument for why it should be important. I have never had any real problems with...
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Oldairhead
airhead@...
Oct 2, 2003 5:14 pm
Heads & Slashers, Excellent Sleeping Bag available for those of you who do the camping thing; Kelty, Clear Creek, 20F (Hollofil insulation), semi-mummy...
