Greetings, ladies and gentlemen, Before you post to the list, there are things you need to know. We currently are operating on an unmoderated basis. When we...
just finished up, complete with new bearings,seals and shifter parts.this being my first transmission rebuild.everything went together smoothly,my only concern...
... I don't really know what you mean by that sentence, but you had some sort of rebuild done and it didn't last? What was done, how did it fail and how long...
My 72SWB /5 has an annoying intermitant electrical gremlin. The left turn indicator works very well but the right side lights dim then begins to flash both...
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May 2, 2011 4:02 am
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I had the same problem last year, though with the tail light. I agree with the Doctor's advice. There are no short cuts or definitive answers. The wiring has...
First step in dealing with any electrical "strangeness" (intermittent behavior, odd behavior of turn signals, indicator lights, etc) should be to clean the...
All, I rode my /5 about 45 minutes yesterday, shut it down and went to start it again after about 1 hour, with no luck...it cranked and cranked, caught and...
What timing. I just had the same problem on my /5 while out running errands. I think I've fixed the problem. I called a friend who suggested that a steccato...
I recently replaced my ignition plate on my '71 /5 with a new one. The bike runs fine, however the starter switch and alternator light do not work most of the...
It sounds like something, somewhere, is wrong with your timing. Either your points aren't working when they should and need to be timed properly.... or perhaps...
IN our shop, the first step is to reach down with the right hand and move the cables on the battery. Since you were getting a good crank speed, it isn't...
!971 R60/5 SWB 43,000 New exhaust, and shocks, tires, and switches Other extras included extra front rim and hub, period batwing fairing, sissy bar, and extra...
Sounds to me like you may have knocked the blue wire loose on your alternator indicator. This would also affect the start-protect function of your start relay....
Was heading to Buzzard Bottom yesterday when the bike just died on the road. Did everything i could but couldn't find the problem Once home I may have found...
My daily rider (until 2 weeks ago) has been a 1972 R60/5. vin(stamped above oil filler): 2 941 853 4speed transmission#: 35493 stamped on right side engine:...
hello,everyone. last year i asked for your advice because my father-in-law offered to give me his 1972 r50/5 and i wasn't sure if i should take it. i got so...
Flatpicker, The fit will depend on a couple things. First, is your R50/5 a SWB (most likely). If it is a Short Wheel Based (SWB) one, then the bag mounts will...
the 1972 is a SWB and later is a LWB so the brackets may not fit but depending on which some can be modfied to fit as the LWB had about 2" of materal to...
Hiya Picker, Â If the bags plus mounts are free then get 'em! (Don't look a gift horse in the mouth!) You don't say which make they are so their LWB mounts...
Hiya Fred, Â Sounds like you did everything right until: 1. The kicker jammed when actuating so should've stopped there and jerked the tranny out. 2. Tried...
A question about clutch input splines: My '72 R75/5 has never had them lubed since I got the bike in 1986, and probably not before then. It's got only about...
... Hi Frank, Here is the good news...This really is not as hard as you think..It will take a day the first time do not rush and an hour the 2nd...As this...
Google snowbum. Rudy LI NY ... From: Lyman R <motorrun2003@...> To: 5united@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sat, May 14, 2011 6:47 am Subject: [5united] Re: Easy...
The problem with the easy way is this you get no inspection. I did it this way for many years and felt good about it. Then on my way to the national in Spokane...
... It's always nice to have an opinion, but that hardly constitutes a detailed explanation of how! Not removing the transmission does not allow you to check...
