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30944
Greetings, ladies and gentlemen, Before you post to the list, there are things you need to know. We currently are operating on a moderated basis so that your...
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Oct 1, 2007
11:11 am
30945
From the Airheads LIST. DG http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWLbu1wIIEo ____________________________________________________________________________________ ...
Dan Gerous
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Oct 3, 2007
4:01 am
30946
How fun does THAT look!!! I guess if you drift into oncoming traffic, you ainąt gonna make it. Suppose he passed a /5 in there somewhere? bmc "Faith will move...
Ben McCafferty
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Oct 3, 2007
5:11 am
30947
Hi All, I had a little frightening ride on Sunday. I was riding at around 140km/h (87 MPH) when the front end started to speed wobble. I slowed down to 115km/h...
Hector Catre
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Oct 3, 2007
5:39 am
30948
Is it a tire wobble or a tankslapper style wobble? Possibilities for a tankslapper: -Do you have a handlebar mounted fairing? -What's your damper look like?...
Thrush, Rich
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Oct 3, 2007
12:48 pm
30949
Hector, You don't say what bike you have. SWB? There are two types: wobble and weave. Weave is a longer oscillating condition where a wobble is quicker and...
Toaster.Tan
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Oct 3, 2007
1:09 pm
30950
Hector, First I would check tire pressure. Then I would re-check balance on front wheel and tire. Do you have weight loaded high on the handlebars or high and...
Ray Brutti
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Oct 3, 2007
2:05 pm
30951
In a message dated 10/3/2007 6:48:58 A.M. Central Standard Time, rthrush@... writes: -Basically, when you get tankslapper it's caused by the bike's...
katbod@...
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Oct 3, 2007
8:43 pm
30952
I am wrapping up a three-year restoration of a '72 R75/5. Two years ago I purchased an H4 conversion kit from, I believe, Bob's BMW. I'm having a dickens of...
geburchtesheiger
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Oct 3, 2007
11:52 pm
30953
Well I thought I had ended this but some folks have expressed interest so I am thinking of having another print run. I need to see if there is enough interest...
Trig Haroldson
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Oct 4, 2007
2:27 pm
30954
Fiver's: Once again I'll put in my two centavos for Trig's book. I bought one at least 8-9 years ago and is still used every time I put tools to the Toaster. ...
Toaster.Tan
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Oct 4, 2007
2:41 pm
30956
put your bike on the center stand, tie the front wheel to the ground, so you can spin the rear. idle in 1st gear, and watch the rear wheel rotate. head ...
Tracy P1erce
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Oct 4, 2007
11:13 pm
30957
Arthur, First you need to understand that the "bolt" you refer to is actually a protrusion/extension of the damper mechanism, carrying the valves and piston...
John Falconer
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Oct 4, 2007
11:40 pm
30958
Hello All I have a 1973 R75/5. I have removed the top triple tree bolts on my forks. As i was pulling out the spring, i noticed a huge bolt inside of it. It...
dmochowski_arthur
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Oct 4, 2007
11:53 pm
30959
Gentlemen and Ladies, I want to thank you all for your input on my H4 installation problem. The best suggestion came from Bruce, who suggested that I fit the...
geburchtesheiger
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Oct 4, 2007
11:56 pm
30960
Are you talking about the two fork springs (one per leg)? Do you mean that you've removed the cap on each one with a sort of pin wrench, and then the large top...
Tim Stammers
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Oct 5, 2007
12:41 am
30961
That sounds like an improvised spacer. Better to cut pieces of PVC pipe to suit your riding weight, style, and springs. John ... ...
John Falconer
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Oct 5, 2007
12:34 pm
30962
All, I will be starting an engineering contract in Berkeley on Monday, located near the Claremont Hotel. Anyone in that area want to meet for coffee or lunch...
Kim Dromlewicz
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Oct 6, 2007
3:37 am
30963
Would be fun and good to see you again but I'm off to New England with my daughter for a week of college touring in anticipation of her applications. I'm back...
John Falconer
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Oct 6, 2007
5:41 am
30964
Oooops. Duh.. I shoulda sed. Berkeley, Californica. Kim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Kim Dromlewicz
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Oct 6, 2007
3:04 pm
30965
Kim, The NorCal Airheads monthly ride meets not far from there on the third Saturday of every month (Oct 20th next). We meet at Cafe Strada at the corner of...
Andrew David Hartman
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Oct 6, 2007
4:03 pm
30966
Hi All, I have been playing with the grounding setup on my bike, to back up the original 35+ year old through-the-cases/bolts system with wire connections. ...
buddy55b
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Oct 7, 2007
4:14 am
30967
... For some things, multi grounds are bad. For some things, multi grounds are desirable. For this I regard them as merely unneccessary. 8)>> (Hint: 250,000...
Dave Pierson
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Oct 7, 2007
2:42 pm
30968
Over the years, I have restored 20 British sports cars (MG, Austin Healey, Jaguar), 4 Beemers and 2 Bimmers. From this limited experience, I have concluded...
James H. Nazarian, Ph...
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Oct 7, 2007
5:06 pm
30969
I agree that a multitude of ground points will neither harm nor help, but have found through my own experience that a second current path between the engine...
williamhazlegrove
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Oct 7, 2007
11:19 pm
30970
Andrew anties up, ... Obviously I was kind of vague with my post. I would want to meet up during the work week preferably. Weekends are fine but part of the...
Kim Dromlewicz
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Oct 8, 2007
1:10 am
30971
Express yourself with free Messenger emoticons. Get them today! http://www.freemessengeremoticons.ca/?icid=EMENCA122 [Non-text portions of this message have...
Brent Schapansky
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Oct 8, 2007
2:59 am
30972
While I echo the thoughts and experience of Dr. Nazarian (I had a Triumph Spitfire that was stone cold electrically reliable after I cleaned *every* connector...
Mehosky, Brian L.
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Oct 8, 2007
3:34 pm
30973
I found this bulb holder in the flotsam of the shed during my never ending R75 restoration and can't figure out from whence it came. I suspect it came in a...
Elizabeth & Warren
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Oct 8, 2007
6:06 pm
30974
?? This is almost like the answer to a question that wasn't? answered before and maybe needed not be asked. ? The grounding system on a /5 is perfectly capable...
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Oct 8, 2007
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