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Airmail – March 2023

In This Issue:

From the Top – Chris Parker
From the Board – Report by Bob “Duck” Koch
Airhead Volunteers
Head to Head
Perspective: Making Lemonade – Frank Curtis
Custom Build: A New Twist on an Old Bike – Bringing back to life a
1977 BMW R100/7 – Part One – Zack Witkowsky
Tech Day: Missouri Fall Tech Day – Joe Brinkman
Tech Day: Lexington Tech Day – Joel Brumley
The Ride: Legacy Rocks – Robert McIsaac
Workbench: Replacing Splines on a /5 Rear Wheel – Greg Sample
Upcoming Airhead Events
Airheads Marketplace
Airmarshals Directory
Join the Airheads
Airstore

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Airmail – February 2023

In This Issue:

Message from the Board
Head to Head
Club Canon 8
Perspective: The Airhead Story
Wrenching: Adopting a 1984 BMW R80RT
Airhead Interview: A Lifetime of Riding: Sitting Down with Rex (Dezert Dog) Mangold
Rendezvous: BMWs at the Black Bear Americana Music Festival
The Ride: Birds of a Feather
Perspective: Appropriate Repairs – Inappropriate Places
Workbench: Replacing Steering Head Bearings
Upcoming Airhead Events
Airhead Marketplace
Airmarshals Directory
Join The Airheads
Airstore

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The Airheads added some flair to the Black Bear Americana Music Festival

Some of you may recall my story about this festival from 2019. I discovered the festival in the process of seeking alternatives to the usual overcrowded and—in the case of Newport Folk—the elitist and over-regulated environments. In 2019, I attended the festival by borrowing my friend’s Toy Hauler and squeezing my R69S Stieb sidecar rig into it. We enjoyed the morning rides on the wine trail roads of Connecticut and visits to local farms and distilleries for tours and home made chocolates.

Another successful SuperTech amid the historic vehicles of Boyertown, PA

This year’s SuperTech in Pennsylvania began with the cruelest of circumstances. The weather on Friday and Saturday was expected to be absolutely balmy for this time of year on the east coast, sunny with highs in the low sixties. Prime riding weather. But Sunday’s forecast for below-freezing temps and snow crushed most hopes of riding (though a […]

Tech Day in Ripon, Wisconsin

Sometimes Tech Sessions just aren’t that intense. Such was the case at Bob Ellenbecker’s Tech Weekend at the end of July. Originally on the docket were the replacement of some steering head bearings, repair of some cylinder studs, and a couple other things that escape me right now. The steering head job didn’t happen, but […]

site hosting upgraded

02/16/2021
by Calep Howard

Because the site was performing poorly we’ve upgraded the hosting plan to provide the website with more computing resources. While this change was made last night in the wee small hours the change appears to have improved peformance. Should you continue to see poor performance, or have any other issues with the website, please submit […]

database optimized – monthly optimization schedule set

02/05/2021
by Calep Howard

We’ve been seeing the performance of the site degrade over the past couple of weeks. To combat this issue we have implemented a monthly database optimization process starting today. We expect this to improve the overall performance of the site. Please submit a support ticket if you experience poor performance in specific areas of the […]

default timezone changed to Pacific

To align the website with where the Club was founded we’ve reset the default timezone to Pacific.

caching disabled

11/16/2020
by Calep Howard

While caching seems like a good way to speed up the site it also wreaks havoc when trying to make content and system updates. To eliminate the headaches we’ve made a decision to disable the website caching system. Please submit a Support Ticket if you notice underperforming parts of the site. Thank you for your […]

Changing the range of a torque wrench. Angular use. Adjustment correction when using torque-wrench extensions.

This article explains how to use an ‘extension’ for the purpose of convenience (perhaps a hex or 12 point socket or an allen wrench or other tool won’t fit at the end of a torque wrench where you need it); or, perhaps you want to increase the range of a torque wrench.

This article explains how to use an extension for such as the Airheads U-joint flange bolts, where you simply cannot get a torque wrench without an extension to fit properly, due to the limited room between the bolt and the U-joint body.

Another usage might be that if you only have a 75 ftlb maximum indication torque wrench and need to tighten the wheel bolts on your Paralever bike to 105 ftlbs, ….you can do it with an extension, and this article explains it.

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