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...
5united@yahoogroups.com
Nov 1, 2004 11:33 pm
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I've read how to strip the nasty red gunk from the tank but now I come to search the archives for the information I can't find it! Can somebody tell me if my...
The response I received from United/5 members was truly gratifying and I now have obtained the elusive rear red reflectors. Special thanks has to go to George...
Group, I am kinda considering selling my 1973 LWB R75/5 and replacing it with something a that goes and stops a little quicker, has disc brakes, and blocks a...
Hey everyone, Two long-overdue followups. 1) Long ago I asked a bunch of questions re. SWB stability problems that started after replacing steering head...
As I rode to work on my `71 75/5 last Thursday, the tach needle suddenly pegged in the red zone. This didn't make sense as I was tooling along at about 55 mph...
Hello all, I have a 72' r75/5 with 112,500 miles the last 12,000 of which are mine over the last three years. This site/list and others have been an education...
Brian, My experience was that the paint stripper didn't do much in removing the stock red liner. However, one of the POR15 kit chemicals cleaned it out...
My vote is to sell it with a shaky speedo. As long as its not bouncing to the extremes. You'd be surprised at how many /5s on the market have shaky or...
I have had some springs for the rear shocks powder coated silver. If anyone is interested in upgrading their springs to contact me off list. Trig Haroldson...
================================= I am kinda considering selling my 1973 LWB R75/5 and replacing it with a . . . . K75S. My /5 . . . one real flaw - a shaky...
... just a cable problem, I'd hate to have it make the tach itself go sproing. ************** Cable problem. And DON'T put off fixing it! Your tacho WILL go...
... tire, a Kenda Challenger, w/ a Michelin Macadam (which would match the front tire). Problem solved. Not sure if Kenda Challengers in general are to...
... fixing it myself and got instructions from yall, but I chickened out and didn't do it. My question: Palo Alto charges $250 for their service. If I have...
I've seen this bike for sale on Ebay a couple of times. It's been suggested that it belonged to Ronald McDonald. Does anyone know this bike?...or any ...
Group, Thanks for the helpful advice. I recently replaced the cables and lubed things, so I know that this isn't the source of the problem. I have the very...
I think that it has been for sale for quite a while. Vintage racing BMW's are not a hot commodity, and not surprisingly, do not move too quickly. Not too sure...
Thanks for all the replies regarding the sequence of assembly. There were several different opinions. The following is what I believe to be the best solution...
Does anyone have any good resolution pictures of how the guts of the headlight bucket are supposed to look? I have about half the components mounted but need...
Get a bowl of spaghetti. Mix in some colored paint. Throw in a few fuzes for good measure if you're so inclined. Random scorched wires optional. Chris...
... Besides we all know that it is the few, the chosen, the tuely odd, that are into /5's and that only the most eccentric among us actually race them!!! ... ...
Well, it ain't rocket science and there may be an infinite number of ways to put the bike back together. The point is, it gets back together. And it's done by...
I recently met a local (Phoenix, Arizona) who is going to be selling his dad's 1957 R60. The bike appears to be complete (with tool kit and a very, very, nice...
Hello slashers, I just wonted to ask if you know what was the color of the tyre pump during the production of the/5 motorcycles? It was always the green color,...
Hey folks, I took the toaster tank off my /5 a few mos. ago (got a touring tank that I LOVE). When I took it off, there was some crud in the petcock screens. ...
The pump that came new with my R75/5 in early November, 1972 is silver in color. John Falconer __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the...
... The one that came on my '72 was silver, kind of aluminum colored. Still have it. ... Jon Burdsall 2000 MotoGuzzi Jackal, 1977 MotoGuzzi Convert 1972 BMW...
Can anyone tell me if Heinrich tanks are available for a 1973 R75/5? We are wintering over two restorations and at leaset one of us wants an 10 gallon tank. ...
The liner remover in POR-15 is methylene chloride. You can get this at an auto paint store as "aircraft stripper." Be wary of it though, especially in a closed...
Horiz2win@...
Nov 5, 2004 8:30 pm
22481
... Mine has the original pump and it is silver too but does not work. I bought a replacement pump and it was black and was thinner than the original pump. I...
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