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25599
Go to any old (aircooled)VW shop. Ask for two 6 volt bosch blue coils. Cheapest way. http://www.ibmwr.org/r-tech/airheads/k_coils.shtml...
happytoddly
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Nov 1, 2005
12:05 pm
25600
I have educated myself through the archives. I would like any pictures I can get of a lightened /5 flywheel. If anyone has one for sale please ping me. Todd in...
happytoddly
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Nov 1, 2005
12:06 pm
25601
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/txairheads/ Hedzup ya'll. First Fri iz upon us. Cafe on d Square, San Marcos, TX Ride quickly/ often, DanG...
Dan Gerous
dngreenlee
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Nov 1, 2005
9:45 pm
25602
Ed, That would definitely work and reminds me of a story... At the Iron Butt Rally finishers banquet I was talking with a guy who rode a /7. He flatted, and...
Michael Helbraun
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Nov 1, 2005
9:45 pm
25603
A total of 61 (56 US & 5 in Europe) riders have posted their locations and photos at http://www.frappr.com/5united There's room for more. regards, Paul Sotrop ...
Paul Sotrop
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Nov 2, 2005
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25604
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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Nov 2, 2005
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25605
In the history of Hollandia sidecars (http://digispace.net/mx/index.php? page=5) is written that a lot of USA-people bought a Hollandia side- car. Maybe some...
hollandia75
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Nov 2, 2005
11:20 pm
25606
Looking to find a used starter nose piece cover, as in the piece that fractures when your engine is over advanced when incorrectly timed by a careless...
BILL AND MELANIE DEN...
mellow@...
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Nov 4, 2005
12:24 am
25607
Being a cheap bastard, I'd try Super-Glueing the busted pieces together and then see if it holds up! Just a thought and it may work. Bill BILL AND MELANIE...
William Wilson
wilsonpaintco
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Nov 4, 2005
10:25 am
25608
Hi, Hoping to prevail upon the good nature and general packratishness (?) of the group. Does anybody have, in their junk drawer, a straight plastic spigot (aka...
Brent Schapansky
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Nov 4, 2005
10:25 am
25609
I'm having a problem replacing my tach cable and didn't see anything in the archives. The tachometer on my '71 R75/5 started making funny noises a couple of...
Terence Hamill
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Nov 4, 2005
10:26 am
25610
I have a Solidox welding outfit, which does oxy/propane welding using little oxygen pellets instead of tanks of oxygen. The pellets are long out of production...
Michael Taglieri
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Nov 4, 2005
10:26 am
25611
Hello I raced a '71 R75/5 with an actual displacement of 888cc in AHRMA vintage races this year, in a class called "Vintage Superbike Middleweight". The...
Brian Sawyer
boltoselder
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Nov 4, 2005
9:37 pm
25612
I'll see your superglue and bump up to a weld job! Bill ... From: William Wilson To: BILL AND MELANIE DENZER ; Being a cheap bastard, I'd try Super-Glueing...
BILL AND MELANIE DEN...
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Nov 4, 2005
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25613
It has been quite a while since I replaced one of those cables but my recollection is that I pulled the whole rubber fitting that fits against the engine case ...
John Falconer
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Nov 4, 2005
9:39 pm
25614
As part of my multi-year effort to both lose weight (done) and get fit enough that I don't have to eat like a monk in order to STAY thin (working on it) I am...
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Nov 5, 2005
1:00 am
25615
Hey all, While Brian trys to design his R65/5, I've opted to take my 600 up in displacement the old fashion way...via bigger stock jugs. I'm running 32mm...
bullet_rider49503
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Nov 5, 2005
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25616
Gang, Thanks for the offers and advice. I found that the dealer in Edmonton had ONE in stock and they COD'd it on the bus for me so I'll go with the plastic ...
Brent Schapansky
rider75ca
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Nov 5, 2005
12:01 pm
25617
I have a '73 /5 that unfortunately has been damaged during a move. The tank has a couple of small dings and a 2.5" larger ding. Need a professional to repair...
farazangha
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Nov 5, 2005
9:53 pm
25618
There was a short article on this topic in one of the MC mags this past summer. What I gathered from that article was that any exercise which mimics the...
James Bruton
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Nov 5, 2005
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25619
From own experience, The grommet can actually be taken out easily, and unless it is really worn you can push it back without problem. If need use a bit of ...
Peter & Henny Stevens
henter4
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Nov 5, 2005
9:54 pm
25620
I recently purchased a beautiful silver 1973 R75/5 on ebay and the second week that I had it some of the wiring decided to burn up (I also have a '75 R60/6 and...
Neal Sanborn
oldbeemernut
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Nov 6, 2005
4:10 am
25621
This page is more about the /2, but does apply to some aspects of the /5 and later. http://w6rec.com/duane/bmw/swingarm/ I just added some aspects of...
Duane & Linda Ausherman
w6rec
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Nov 6, 2005
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25622
Neal, I read somewhere that the bikes conform to european wiring code standards so correctly colored wires may be available from overseas or, perhaps a good ...
Brent Schapansky
rider75ca
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Nov 6, 2005
12:46 pm
25623
I just took delivery of a R50 with wixom upper and lower fairing and the shipper had it fall on both sides during transport...looking for saddlebag mounts for...
ask me
av8r2488
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Nov 6, 2005
12:47 pm
25624
Ed, you start a great thread! The benefits of good physical conditioning are noticed particularly when ones goes through a program to "Shape-up" sensing that...
BILL AND MELANIE DEN...
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Nov 7, 2005
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25625
Ladies and gentlemen, This morning at 10:30 MST, I went out to the garage to check on the battery charger. Reading was at zero amps. Disconnected charger,...
Brent Schapansky
rider75ca
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Nov 7, 2005
12:18 am
25626
Slashers, I recieved this sad news from the Richmond Virginia BMW Riders club. Scott has been to many of the /5 gatherings at Seneca Rocks, so many of you...
Hank Pfister
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Nov 7, 2005
12:18 am
25627
-- are there specific exercises ... In "Total Control" by Lee Parks there is a chapter on fitness. Basically, a regular routine of weightliftin for the major...
malarz
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Nov 7, 2005
12:18 am
25628
Greetings... I have a 1973 R75/5 with transmission problems. I just picked up a cheap 1976 R75/6 with a strong motor and transmission, so I'm figuring I can...
Steve
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Nov 7, 2005
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