My take on this is that it all depends. What is the reason to replace? What do the others look like? As long as the valves are adjusted properly t...

Just a note, while the bearings in the steering head don't spin like regular wheel bearings, they do still in fact need lubrication. The grease provi...

Richard is making better sense. IF I could turn the clock back, I would have as he says cleaned things up, checked torque on the head bolts (most li...

Justin, I myself believe some of the oil seepage is coming from the damaged cylinder. I agree with Richard to some point but at the same time I mysel...

Richard adds a lot of good advice here. After reading it, I will change my advice and recommend following his advice. As for the Motogadget unit,...

Let's hope someone steps in and buys the shop and continues on. Sadly it can't be me. St.

This is a great loss to the BMW community. St.

Hey Dave, I am glad things are working out for the better. Again, thank you for sharing all information regarding this issue. Not only do we members...

Just curious, are you making your own wiring harness or just replacing it? EME has new wiring harnesses available for most bikes. St.

David, thank you for your update. I was not aware of the death of the Wagtail fellow. I am aware of Tom Cutter's semi retirement and issues. I wou...

Hello Justin, welcome, Looking at the picture, I am shocked to see this damage. Something happened in the bikes history either from the previous ow...

Joe, I would rather a moderator quote snowbum or if it were possible Oak than to come across as a know it all as does the moderator here in the Airhea...

Eric, I fully understand what you have written. The issue I have is the undercurrent of insult dished out by the moderator of the Airheads forum. ...

I am happy things worked out well, I am sorry for any confusion trying to troubleshoot via forum. Yeah the wiring in the headlight shell is a tight s...

Chiming in with a bit of fluff. I ran my stock BMW electronic ignition system for roughly 150K miles and never had a problem. I changed it to the Al...