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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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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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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File : tirethread.txt Description : Which tires to buy....
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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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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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... From: Steve What's the general consensus on the Colortune spark plug? If you haven't seen them, they are a sort of a clear spark plug that allows you to...
The Reynolds Ride off stand should not be used as a ride off stand. So Let me explain a little. They are still a very practical product for some riders. Over...
Can't pull out of where? Coils? Perhaps a shot of WD40 (weasle wiz) would be in order. I would grip the old wires just outside of the coil towers with needle...
Hi Bill, No big trick here. Best is to completely sever the shell from the bike (as you will no doubt do, wanting to repaint and all). Holding it in your lap, ...
I asked about these a while back on the Airheads list. I was given the basic answer of "stay away". I had a stripped set of plug threads on my bike by the PO....
I know this list is about doing it yourself, but let me offer my experience on replacing a drive shaft boot. After reading horror stories on how to do it I...
I tried Champions the first time I installed plugs in 1975. Think those were slightly cheaper than the Bosch. The first one was rather hard to run down and...
Hi all , I was on some old /5 mailing digest some years ago and lost it during one of my many many computer crashes (I'm a computer dummy) I wonder if this is...
There may be incompetence out there that leads to horror, but, it's at worst a fiddly task, that's all. I'm surprised, though, that a shop did it for $35...
Just wondering how the list feels about helicoiling a spark plug hole that HASN'T stripped (yet). Good idea? Bad idea? Evidence I'm not getting enough ...
Fellow travelers (of one ilk or another) I am in the market for a small magnetic tank bag, and found the German made Held bag on sale for $32. I can't find...
A few things. First, my goal is to get that's been sitting for a looong time back running condition.Its not rideable now so getting it to a shop just for a...
Corey, My Held bag just arrived. Boy, is it nice - well worth $32. Very heavy material, good metal zippers and shoulder strap w/ shoulder pad and metal...
I am back on line with 5 United after about a year off. I used to live in Baker City Oregon, then Milwaukee WI, and now moved back home to Delta Colorado. To...
I also have a low cost Magnetic Tank bag. It does its job except that the magnets are too weak. At Speed the flaps with the magnets catch the wind and lift...
I've used a Held Touring 2 section tankbag on my Ducati for 4 years with no problems. My bag is very well made & looks great but it did cost over $200 at the...
Have dropped sliders and cannot figure out how to drop the damper rod. The peg head spanner as described in Haynes manual does not fit those slots on the...
the 5united site is being updated some pages will be down for the next couple of days. the web site has been moved to a new server. if you had a 5united email...
The threaded rings changed (in late 1971, I believe) from pin-driven to slot-driven. A very inexpensive but effective tool to get you out of your fix can be ...
Subject: Prophylactic Helicoil Just wondering how the list feels about helicoiling a spark plug hole that HASN'T stripped (yet). Good idea? Bad idea?...
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... <stuff chopped> ... I have also mentioned this same issue several times since this list began. In the late '70s I tried Champions as a last resort when...
... It can also be done without removing the swingarm. At least on most bikes. I have done it fairly quickly by just undoing the shaft bolts and pushing the...
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