Before buying the '70 r60/5 "project" bike, another question: if i switch to the euro bars will i compensate for the wobblies i've read about? my plans are...
Hi gang, Cleaning house. Will be selling pretty much my entire stash of airhead bits over the next few months...also my R60/6 and K75s. Need to make room...
Please don't pay much, if anything, for this. You're in for a long (but perhaps interesting and satisfying) course of buying parts and doing work. There's a...
Got a '71 R75/5 with the "US" handlebars; I'm not real happy with the routing of the Front Brake Cable, 32 73 1 234 515, seems short by several inches to get a...
======================================= I've worked on folks '72 R75/5's in the SF Bay Area that they picked up in reasonable running condition for under ...
Also these were made in Bavaria with the older hand operated tooling, and Bavarian mentality. The later ones were made in Berlin on more modern automatic...
=================================================== I'd like to have something that will allow me to ride aggressively. I don't really care about mileage,...
Steve, It is a matter of waiting for the bargain, or for someone else to either be in a hurry to sell or really annoyed with their bike - those were the ...
I dunno what you're paying for this bike but if you like it and can afford it , _GO_ for it ~ I've had lotsa bikes over the years , most come to me rather than...
I ran across a website a couple of years ago that had a really great descripton of the various BMW models and a "critque" of each. I haven't been able to find...
I still think less than $1000 for a /5 in good mechanical condition is a rarity. /5 models in the SF Bay Area might have been selling for cheap when dot-bombs...
I have a question. Quoting from Steve Crocker's post, [5united] Re: purchase advice?: Final drive ratio depends on how the bike is used, terrain, rider weight,...
If you really want to change the ratio it is probably most cost effective to just pick up a compatible rear drive with the ratio you want from eBay or...
Like I said - it really depends on looking for good deals to get those prices - I'm not saying one couldn't sell /5's for considerably more, and usually would....
That '71 will be a sweet ride. The short wheel base, if properly set up is a blast to ride. There's also a mechanical/stylistic integrity to the /5 series...
...chuckling... John hasn't been a professional wrench for over 33 years. I did almost succumb to an offer from Krauser to work for them in Germany in '73 but...
... I'm not sure what there has been so big of a fixation on going to tall gears lately on this list, especially for the R60s. My R60/6 got a 32/9 rear end...
whats the story with the oil/air breather tube that dumps crankcase pressure into the air filter? Is it supposed to completely seperate the oil and only pass...
Generally speaking, excess oil from the breather indicates excess pressure in the crankcase. Wouldn't that come from pressure leaking past the rings?...
Since the level indicated on the rod (un-screwed) is a good deal over 2 liters, although only 2 liters were added after draining, I suspect the rod might be...
Generally that's right and many breather valve replacements and relocations of the breathing tubes to something other than the intakes are just dealing with ...
Everyone's replys to my original post were very helpful. I should clarify my "needs." I commute 100 miles (round trip) daily. I want to be able to get on and...
Everyone's replys to my original post were very helpful. I should clarify my "needs." I commute 100 miles (round trip) daily. I want to be able to get on and...
If it were me..a 1982 R100 versatile, powerful, the last of the true airheads touchthewindrider <touchthewindrider@...> wrote:Everyone's replys to my...
I'll stick with a bike like I described in my post (my '79 R100T with a mix-and-match motor). I commute about 55 miles round trip daily on her, think nothing ...
I decided it might be interesting to dig through my silver factory parts manual to see when some of the /5 model changes John referenced took effect: Fuses:...
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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