Been thinking about your situation. Had a thought. If the nut will snug somewhat, this might work. First, I might start with a new nut to get the mo...

Very good, you “caught it in the act”. I’ve never had a bike newer than ‘78, so I know nothing of the BMW hall sensor/bean can system. Keep us posted...

Sometimes left, sometimes right … wow. If Rod Serling were still here, he’d say “welcome to the Twilight Zone”. I agree, make sure your spark plug c...

@dale-aberegg be sure to let us know what you find. Can’t imagine what would be making it stick SO WELL. You couldn’t glue it together that good!

I copied this from Snowbum’s material, regarding unsticking a stuck clutch; I prefer to try the following things in order shown below; either method...

That is quite a conundrum. I wanted to rescind my suggestion of bumping it with the starter. Thinking about it, I got concerned about damaging the f...

Big question is why. Did you lube the splines when is was apart?

I should have prefaced my comments by saying - be sure the clutch is properly adjusted and actuating as it should FIRST.

Interesting. I don’t know about your ‘87, so I’m speaking from a ‘78. I would rock the bike for and aft and get it shifted into 5th. Pull the clutch,...

Those Bosch starters are mighty rugged. I finally decided to refresh mine in my ‘78 R100. It had never been out of the bike. I THOUGHT it worked fine....

@j-t-sutton Good to hear the opinion on Southland Clutch. I have had a couple phone conversations with them, and they seem very knowledgeable and “on ...

I just sent my compression ring, friction disk, and pressure plate to Southland Clutch for refurbishment. Trying this route instead of all new compone...

@j-t-sutton reading your original post, sounds like you have done everything correctly. I’m sure you have new driveshaft bolts as well. Happy riding! ...

‘78 R100 / Hannigan here. My long time favorite has been the very period appropriate Vetter tank bags - but they are hard to come by. The rear of the ...