Hello Gang Have to part with my 72/5 SWB, Monza Blue, 30,050 miles, excellent shape, seals redone last season, 500 miles on tires, a few of you have seen the...
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Probably - SORRY - a bent frame. Did you have it checked on a jig? If you look very closely and hold a straightedge against the gussets that reinforce the...
I'd try dropping the needle a notch or two and listening carefully for the dreaded R60 pinging and keeping an eye on the appearance of the insulator color of...
Ray, I guess two hours for a careful job including clean-up is fair. But ... all you typically need is to replace the bushings and brushes and that's something...
Thanks for all the ideas everybody. Duane Ausherman reminded me about his web page. It talks about leaning being a sign of bent frame. It also shows a test you...
David, As John F says a bent frame is one probable cause. The other is bent forks, however slight. Since they have been, no doubt, removed and reinstalled...
Hi All, I seem to have an interesting power issue. After riding for about an hour or so, when I throttle completely off during a ride, the RPMs drop really...
I would first put a timing light on the engine to make sure that it isn't an ignition timing issue. Simple, fast and may save you a lot of time. Sincerely,...
Hello all. Yesterday after riding I decided to check/adjust the swingarm pivot pins. When I went to tighten the lock nut, it cracked. I know....I should have...
All, I'm toying around with mounting some vintage-looking leather sadddlebags somewhat permanently to my R75/5. I'd like to find a pair of stock BMW or ...
As soon as I sent off a check for the NorCalTT Vintage Ride, my '73 R75/5 began stumbling at high speed when I cranked on the throttle. Then it began stumbling...
On Friday I was riding my '73 R75/5 along and felt the clutch lever get soft and give a little. In my moment of panic thinking my transmission was about to fly...
Sometime we forget to unadjust the assy to fit a cable unscrew the clutch push rod adjuster to install the cable end Lyman ... few ... but I ... the ... cut ...
... I know....I should have used my torque wrench. ... weeks, I'm wondering if anyone has been able to modify (cut thinner)a nut from a fastener supply. ...
Hucky sells them for $5.00 and I've never waited more than 4 days (over a weekend) for his deliveries and I usually receive parts from him within three. See:...
Hey all: Am I going the right way to cure backfires ? I am slowly tuning on the mixture screw, I see by the plugs my right cylinder is running richer than the...
My old switch was leaking around the contact as they so often do, so I replaced it with a new switch and now I can't get it to stop leaking around the threads....
I lightly coat the threads with Hylomar (or the Yamabond non-drying equivalent) before installation. I also do this on my oil pan bolts and I've never had a...
I will keep this short and simple. I have been reading an overwhelmingly large amount about the 60/5 for the last week. Lots of posts about problems and...
... You should be prepared to spend more than you thought in time and money to turn it into a "good rider." Since you've done plenty of research you'll know...
... overwhelmingly large amount about the 60/5 for the last week. Lots of posts about problems and solutions which is great. ... should be looking for that...
If the bike is really good, you might get away with $500 and doing your own labor. I would not assume it to be that good. Very few would be. It is more...
Hi all, I'm having a rough day... on top of moving, which I hate more than anything else in the whole world, my baby fell off the stand and smushed the side of...
Hello all, I got home last night from my tour of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. It was a GREAT ride, 7285 miles total. The sights and the people of the...
Maybe check voltage whilst running at the battery? Also, what is the age and condition of the battery? Gel or Water-based? If water, are all cells full? I'm...
If you have a set of these you've replaced & would part w/ for reasonable $, I've bent my SF in a race crash & blown up the u-joint hammering the bike around...
The starter relay has nothing to do with the charge system. To understand the relationship in your schematic look at it from this perspective: +VDC must go...
I've got an extra SWB swing with driveshaft that I use as part of a truing stand. It worked fine on my bike before I converted it to LWB and the U-Joint is in...
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