Oops - just occurred to me, your forks are newer / different than mine. So, not sure how your sliders drop off.

Reading your initial post, I see that you replaced the steering bearings. I just did mine, as well. Boy, they were shot. Anyway, so you had the fork t...

I’m feeling your frustration. Hope you get an answer from the wheel place. Reading your plight jogged my memory. Nearly an eternity ago, I had a si...

Any progress on this issue? I’ve been reading with curiosity… what could it be?

(Worthless, irrelevant comment). Sometimes it just strikes me as funny. Us guys with these old bikes. When we put things together, we either use “Anti...

I’m presuming since you verified that the needles were in the correct position, that it was also verified that both needle jets are 2.68’s. Also impor...

I agree, the slide needles and needle jets should last many miles, and it is unlikely that one side would wear differently. Myself, if it were a “new ...

Hello Scott, if you get back into your carbs, and you didn’t last time, I would replace the slide needles and needle jets. It looks like (on that Bing...

PS: The needle notch on the Bing chart is called “clip position”. 1 is most lean, 4 most rich.

One factor involved is the crankcase ventilation system. I’m not sure of the configuration used for your bike, but it likely dumps into only one of th...

@16813 hi Mike, I have the same spring/ball bypass valve in my ‘78, so I’m sure it’s in yours, also. When my filter is out, I inspect the valve and t...

Greetings from way down in south Texas. Don’t get to meet many folks from Idaho! Glad you found a way back to airhead ownership. My cylinder heads w...

P.S. - Minor typo - BMW bars are 22mm, just short of 7/8”.

I purchased a set of the Biltwell Renegade’s, 7/8”. Installed them today. Clutch side was very typical. Throttle side was quite challenging! Took som...

Don’t want to “hijack” this thread, but, this got me thinking about my sorry old grips. My bike is a ‘78 R100. What is the correct grip size? Is it ...