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23147
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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Feb 2, 2005
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23148
I would like to add a couple of photos to my web page on LWB vs SWB and the seat page. 1. I would like a picture of a SWB 70-71 seat with the two grab handles...
Duane & Linda Ausherman
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Feb 2, 2005
3:17 am
23149
If I were to switch to Euro bars on my 1973 R75/5, would I have to change to shorter control cables? Scott Royer ===== __________________________________ Do...
Scott Royer
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Feb 2, 2005
3:17 am
23150
I have been meaning to ask this one for months and just keep forgetting. The other day someone had a really cute one for BMW, but I have already forgotten it. ...
Duane & Linda Ausherman
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Feb 2, 2005
10:37 am
23151
I'm sure this has been asked before but the nature of this board is that most replies are done off-line. I just recently swapped my US bars for some S-type or...
Sorel, Todd
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Feb 2, 2005
11:18 pm
23152
Scott, Yes, you really should change the throttle and clutch cables to the available "Euro" (shorter) cables. You don't need a brake cable as the same one is...
rbmrider
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Feb 2, 2005
11:18 pm
23153
Scott: I have had no problem with the longer cables on my R60's Eurobars, but the excess cable I have sprouting is annoying from an aesthetic point of view....
hank0614
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Feb 2, 2005
11:18 pm
23154
Anybody have a source for the smalll screen/filter which fits inside an Everbest petcock? Thanks. JP 1972 R60/5...
John Pavone
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Feb 2, 2005
11:19 pm
23155
All- I have a set of running lights on the rear of the /5. There is a wire from the positive battery terminal to an inline fuse to a switch to the lights...
snurt1958
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Feb 2, 2005
11:19 pm
23156
I guess I have decided to put eurobars on my 1973 R75/5. The USA bars are not comfortable for me. does anyone have a source? I tried Eurotech and Re-Psycle...
Scott Royer
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Feb 3, 2005
1:05 am
23157
Scott, You might consider R90S bars, just a tad narrower than /5 Euro bars. You might even stumble across a set of low Fehling Komfort bars on ebay. I finally...
Brent Schapansky
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Feb 3, 2005
10:22 am
23158
Scott, Eurotech still carries the bars, they've just changed what they call them from what they did a few years ago. Their part #32 18 680, which they now call...
rbmrider
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Feb 4, 2005
1:17 am
23159
I was doing 70 today when power went,like running outa gas. One rocker arm has sheared, just near the nut. Both push rods are bent. Have not had time to look...
Michael Sherlock
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Feb 4, 2005
1:17 am
23160
Eurotech has /2 sidecar bars, which are basically really wide /5 Euro bars. Note that these can easily be cut down to a narrower width to match a /5 Euro bar,...
Steve Crocker
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Feb 4, 2005
10:23 am
23161
Try Accessory Mart; they carry Magura bars and controls, which is what you want. www.domiracer.com domiracer@... [Non-text portions of this message...
David Makin
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Feb 4, 2005
10:23 am
23162
Flanders has 'em too. Try: www.flandersco.com...
Michael J Enns
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Feb 4, 2005
10:24 am
23163
I know that there are lots of different bar styles, and I also know that a lot of people like the Euro bars better. Both of my bikes have the "high" US bars,...
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Feb 4, 2005
11:16 pm
23164
That sounds ugly. My guess is one push rod bent when the matching rocker arm sheared. Then the broken rocker arm piece bounced around inside the valve cover...
Steve Crocker
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Feb 5, 2005
10:22 am
23165
If a replica is OK, I got a nice bar from Powersports Pro http://www.powersportspro.com/trcatalog/?C=1 It measures 30 wide (I'll narrow mine a bit), 2.4 rise,...
Joe & Melinda Nelson
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Feb 5, 2005
10:22 am
23166
I've used both over the years. The USA bars are better if one's using a Vetter or Wixom type fairing. The low bars are best for a bikini fairing or none at...
William Wilson
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Feb 5, 2005
10:22 am
23167
i would not go to euros unless you purchase a corbin or other race seat. with the lower seet the bars still feel comfortable. otherwise i LOVE them. control:...
postaldave
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Feb 5, 2005
10:22 am
23168
I am putting new con rod bearings in and was wondering about lube. I know the clymers says to put Moly Disulfide on the crankshaft journals and the mating...
r75bimmer
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Feb 6, 2005
1:53 am
23169
Well, FWIW, I have the low bars on my /6 and I love 'em. Mostly around town riding, some touring. First set of low bars I ever had and they are surprisingly...
Keith Locke
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Feb 6, 2005
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23170
My guess is the cam timing has gotten way out of adjustment, possibly due to the timing chain slipping several cogs. The reason I think the timing chain...
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Feb 6, 2005
1:53 am
23171
Not terribly unusual to bend or break an old pushrod, but I haven't heard of a rocker arm shearing off before. At least with the pushrods sometimes there...
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Feb 6, 2005
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23172
Isn't there an aweful lot of friction between the Wheel hub and the Brake Hub? The Brake hub stays statinoary as the Wheel hub spins away and there is nothing...
r75bimmer
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Feb 6, 2005
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23173
I have a euro handlebar I purchased in late October of 04, still in the wrapper from Seibenrock, in Germany. I developed some difficulty with my back at work...
Zachary Pietrzykowski
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Feb 6, 2005
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23174
in the plan of things is this! if it rides metal to metal it needs something oil grease something Spline s hi temp moly or lithium I oil my cylinders some...
Lyman K Robertson
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Feb 6, 2005
10:24 am
23175
Stop what you're doing and start over. Or, perhaps, I don't understand what you're saying here. There should be NO "metal to metal" contact between the wheel...
John Falconer
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Feb 6, 2005
10:24 am
23176
Unless I'm mistaken, the Bikemasters are 7/8", which is a larger diameter than the Magura's 22mm, and may cause fitment problems. Let us know if otherwise....
Michael J Enns
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Feb 6, 2005
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