Hello Mike. Clutch slippage typically shows itself when rolling on the power in top gear - like pulling out to pass and nailing it, in top gear. Typi...

Yep, lots of cranky people out there anymore … hiding behind their phones, etc.

Hello Adam. Welcome! I live way down in south Texas, so not really available for getting together. Unfortunately, in my estimation, the number of mem...

Because the EME ignition uses an optical trigger, (with an handy telltale LED) instead of a Hall Effect (magnetic) sensor, the static or preliminary s...

Wish i were closer, i would join you. I have the EME system on my ‘78 R100(was RS). It’s a really good ignition. If you still have your bosch alternat...

Hello Mike, Euro Motoelectrics sells Rick Jones book “Classic Boxer Charging”. It’s a great little book that walks through diagnosing charging issue...

I see there is a Facebook group “R50/5 R60/5 R75/5” for /5 folks only. Might be some good leads in that group. i used to live in Kentucky and did bu...

Motorrad Elektrik is Rick Jones. Great guy. Ted Porter’s BeemerShop is very good as well. His website is somewhat limited, but CALL for the parts ...

Seal swelling - you need an Aquatic Veterinarian. (Sorry, couldn’t resist)

That looks 50-60% gone. To me, 2/3 gone is the end of the road. So…. It’s apart, I’d get it redone. Mine was recently redone by Scottie’s Workshop in ...

Trying to share a picture of the sealing washer on the damper tube. Red arrow. Had my sliders off to install new fork seals at the time.  IMG_...

My bike is a /7, so I might be off - did you replace the washer inside the fork leg (on the bottom of the damper tube), or just the external washer un...

Hello from south Texas. If you wind up having to ship it off somewhere, you might also consider Scottie’s Workshop out in CA. Scottie’s rebuilt my fi...

Welcome aboard! My first serious exposure to BMW motorcycles was a college friend with a white R60/5. Made me very curious - a very strange (compared...

Are you moving to Nikasil barrels, or sticking with the originals? My bike was originally a ‘78 RS. I replaced the barrels and pistons at about 105k...