Hello Nick, thank you for the Clymer reference. My library contains the BMW factory manuals and not the Clymer manual and it took me a few days to find a...
The stock seat is very comfortable with low bars. I have done many 600-800 mile days on the stock seat. Since I owned a dealership, I got to test ride many...
We'll see how well the Odyssey PC 680 battery does. After 3 years, five months, and fourteen days my Westco failed, fairly catastrophically. I was at the end...
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, 2004 1:41 pm
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The latest Clymer Manual (Third Edition dated December 2002) states on page 103 that the steering stem and wheel bearings are to be serviced at 16000 miles on...
... I recently rebuilt the stock seat on my '71 SWB. The seat was original and the foam was hard and crumbling in places due to age. However, the main reason...
Hi Kids, I think the stock seat is like sitting on a 2x4. You can move back and forward, which is a good thing. I don't care for the bucket types, except my...
Clymer is wrong on a ton of things. Trusting the old black manual for torque specs. is an invitation to disaster imho. Every manual represents the collective...
Hello All! On my 71 R75/5, I have oil coming out of the breather on the Bevel Drive. I had purchased a few new seals, removed the unit, then chickened out. OK,...
Hi folks, I have a spare set of roller bearing type rocker arms/shafts/blocks sitting on the shelf and was wondering if I needed to do anything other than swap...
Jeff: By now you should know you cant hurt one of these things. Actually, I took mine apart by blocking it up bevel side down and heating it with a heat gun. ...
Howdy all, Slurry bombers are flying, must be springtime in the Rockies... 1972 R75/5 Prior to recent work (exchanged gearbox), bike was starting hard (took...
Reply off list please. I'm trying to find the "What fits what" page I could swear I saw on the site before. If anyone can send me the link, TIA. What I'm...
Hi Jeff, without a bit of additional data, one can only assume some details. Assuming you have had this bike for a year or longer, that the bike may not have...
Jeff worries: "Ah Jeff, It's a piece of cake" before I crank the oven up to 200 and drop er' in. ===========snipola===================== Jeff, it's not a piece...
One more thing. (72 R75/5) When adjusting the valves, the left exhaust rocker had about .009 gap on the side to the block holding it in place. If I pressed...
Without knowing exactly what is wrong with your final drive it is hard to know a price. If it is just sealing it up from leaking some oil, then the price...
Not certain of what it's correctly called but I'm in need of the handlebar brake lever stop light sender switch. Screws into the brake lever mount and has the...
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Apr 3, 2004 6:41 pm
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I will be working out in the Mojave desert for a few weeks. I just love that country and am looking forwards to it. I will be helping build cellular...
Shift lever I have just finished chemotherapy and have lost the ability to raise my left foot, they are not sure if this is permanent, but in the mean time I...
Just for reference, Mark Weiss posted a description (4/1/04, subject "Odyssey battery") of erratic problems his bike had that resolved to a failing battery....
... ************ Coils are renowned for failing in slow, odd and intermittent ways. You may be on the track of your real problem. ... ************ Nothing to...
Coils can fail slowly/intermittently. (been there, done that). 'total cut out' as described, plus failure of dwell meter to indicate argues for failed...
73 r50/5 I adjusted the valves, set the timming,replaced the floats and cleaned the carbs. I thought i had rust in the tank but just found out that it was...
I am in the middle of restoring an Avon "air" fairing for my latest project. I have located a manufacturer for the trim that gives the fairing a finished...
In case any of you out there have Speed TV, I caught an episode of "My Classic Car" today with host Dennis Gage. They were demonstrating a Battery Tender, and...
Hi all, I would like to add/mount a volt meter on my /5. does anyone know of a "pod" that the bracket would mount under the spring cap or have an idea how or...
... Many failure modes. Sometimes the capacity to take a charge gradually goes away. Sometimes the capacity to HOLD a charge gradually goes away. Sometimes the...
... ************ All of the above could be due to a bad voltage regulator. My advice, if you have an original electromechanical voltage regulator, is to...
Does anyone know how the original seat is supposed to be supported? With the hinges and locking post installed, are those little rubber feet on the bottom seat...
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