A related question: Do you screw the dipstick in to check or not? CB ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international...
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Brian Wittling
o2cooled@...
Aug 2, 2001 5:57 pm
Hello fellow /5'ers Sad to say, but my beloved /5 is up for sale on e-Bay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=593736656 ...
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Brooks Cooper
bfcooperbf@...
Aug 2, 2001 4:58 pm
OK, Youse guys was great and I got da' seat off. Tanks! Next question - the front fender has 4 extra holes in it, in addition to the 4 mounting holes. These...
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Alan Schlageter
aschlage@...
Aug 2, 2001 4:48 pm
... I just got mine back am completely satisfied with the rebuild. Again the cost and time was as estimated. It looks and operates like new. (or what I think...
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Steve.Bartolucci@...
Aug 2, 2001 4:13 pm
It's that time again !! Full Moon Saturday, August 4th. Mooners will get extra credit for a Friday, Saturday, Sunday combination. This coincides greatly with...
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Damian
bmwdawg@...
Aug 2, 2001 4:04 pm
WOW...great photos!!! This guy did a great job of laying these pages out, and the oil diagram is exactly what I wanted to see. Thank you for forwarding this...
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P. Stephen Kern
PSKERN@...
Aug 2, 2001 3:55 pm
This is great! Like the info!!!! P. Stephen Kern 72 R60/5 Toaster LI 125 Series III Spokane, WA ... From: Keith Porter <KPORTER@...> To: < Greg...
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Damian
bmwdawg@...
Aug 2, 2001 3:49 pm
Kevin, In all fairness to Cascade BMW, I deal with them almost on a daily basis, and with Ride West BMW here in Seattle on occasion; these are dealerships, ...
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Mehosky, Brian L.
MEHOSKYB@...
Aug 2, 2001 1:45 pm
Last week, I noticed that my tach and speedo needles were curling upward. Not touching the glass, but the curve is noticeable. So what is the recommended thing...
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james_grooms@...
Aug 2, 2001 1:22 pm
I have a 70 R75/5 with silver/gray paint. There a two codes for this color. 060 and 057. I had a can of 060 mixed at the local paint store, they were not able...
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Kneale Brownson
knotnook@...
Aug 2, 2001 1:09 pm
You multiply the one (but I never can remember WHICH one) by 0.98, I believe. Here's a master math conversion chart: http://mdmetric.com/tech/cf.htm...
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Tom Brown
sgtbrown@...
Aug 2, 2001 11:34 am
All the information I have on either /2 or /5 Beemers gives the engine output in European DIN "PS" rather than in US SAE "HP". Is there a conversion formula or...
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Kevin L. Crosby
kcrosby@...
Aug 2, 2001 7:02 am
... As promised, here's the update: I was promised the parts by Friday, and that is when they arrived. Someone there took the time to go through the order and...
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Greg Feeler
gfeeler@...
Aug 2, 2001 4:44 am
... Yup. Good folks. ... Greg "Dances With Sheep" Feeler gfeeler@... ======================================== 1973 R75/5 SWB - "Scout" 1988 R100RS -...
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Jon Burdsall
jburd@...
Aug 2, 2001 4:42 am
... Tim, my personal experience with Palo Alto was that they did the job in the time estimated, at the cost that they said it would be. The quality of the job...
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Albion Baucom
baucom@...
Aug 2, 2001 4:40 am
... Yes, I have had two speedos rebuilt by them and the estimates were on the mark and they finished in a timely manner. One of those was really bad, and they...
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Mark Weiss
mark-weiss@...
Aug 2, 2001 4:21 am
It's possible that the dipstick is not accurate. Do an oil and filter change. Refill the engine by quantity (probably 2.3 liters depending on your oil pan...
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Tim Verdries
boxerider@...
Aug 2, 2001 3:42 am
Slashers, I have just aquired an R75/5. The Odometer doesn't work but the rest is fine. I am thinking of sending it out to Palo Alto for a makeover including ...
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Toastertan@...
Aug 2, 2001 2:02 am
I have no interest in this bike and make no recomendation other than the guy seemed OK when I talked with him. If your interested, e-male him direct. The bike...
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Jamie Marshall
jamiemarshall@...
Aug 2, 2001 1:14 am
I am reluctantly selling my 1970 R50/5; thought I'd try my fellow slashers before it goes in Cycle Trader. Has 26K on it but probably more like 29K. I had a...
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Brooks Cooper
bfcooperbf@...
Aug 1, 2001 9:04 pm
I'm restoring a 1970 R75/5 - was cannibalized for parts by PO but being restored to glory now. We don't have any keys to it. Last night in what I suspect was...
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m.megliola@...
Aug 1, 2001 8:12 pm
I always check it on centerstand and in (level) garage. No spots on the (clean) garage floor / I should clean up the engine cases and see if anything shows up...
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QUENTIN.MILLER@...
Aug 1, 2001 8:04 pm
George H Berkhofer <george.berkhofer@...> ... Don't panic. The same happened to me, and I was given the following directions (which turned...
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Jeff Tank
SLASH5_RIDER@...
Aug 1, 2001 6:46 pm
i would suspect a leak somewhere, if it burned it or consummed it otherwise it seems it should continue to go down. any spots around it when parked? do you...
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Chris Parrish
cparrish@...
Aug 1, 2001 4:56 pm
My starter switch just stopped working (R75/6, though it appears to be the same switch as the /5's) and when I removed the switch from the mount on the...
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Steve Crocker
scrocker1@...
Aug 1, 2001 4:17 pm
************************************** I just noticed a small crack in my rear wheel rim. It is about an inch long and runs along the middle of the rim in the...
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Mehosky, Brian L.
MEHOSKYB@...
Aug 1, 2001 12:35 pm
If I were going to Germany, I wouldn't purchase *anything* unless I had an immediate need for the part. Essentially everything is still available from the...
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m.megliola@...
Aug 1, 2001 12:28 pm
- I have had very good experience with Motobins, just beware that shipping from UK is cheap for little stuff, then has a big step once the package gets over 1...
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m.megliola@...
Aug 1, 2001 12:23 pm
The oil level in my 73 R60/5 seems to drop to just above the lower mark on the dipstick, then seems to stay there. The bike runs well, does not smoke, has 33K...
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Philip Rose
phactory1@...
Aug 1, 2001 12:07 pm
Greg, The /2 and /5 Euro Bar are indeed the same part number (also known as the 189 bar), but that PN# is also long gone. It depends on how accurate you want...
