I just replaced my original (‘78 R100RS) with the electronic flasher sold by KatDash. It was $20 with free shipping when purchasing the KatDash. I bou...

I once had trouble with the little jet (or orifice) that is IN THE BOWL. The enrichment circuit draws fuel from the small independent fuel well, in th...

I decided to follow this advice. My starter has not been touched in 43 years. It seemed to be working fine. I went ahead and replaced the bushings (b...

Well, there are at least two of us in Texas!

David Elkow, 65 and retired, way down in Mission, TX, dgelkow@gmail.com, ‘78 R100 w/Hannigan. Originally from the Chicago area, lived in Kentucky sin...

This won’t happen, but if I were forced to buy a modern BMW, it would be an R nine T pure /5. That is one handsome machine. I saw one with an aftermar...

Paranoid? I keep wondering what I would do. Keeping emotion aside, and applying purely reason, I would say all is well. You know that there was a ne...

I kinda figured that .... you probably weren’t standing there saying, “whew!, sure glad that oil light came on and stayed on!”

This Brook Reams article goes into great depth, far more than you will need, but it’s good with lots of photos. His is an R75/6, which should be very ...

Out of curiosity, I looked at the microfiche and also saw that clip. Bummer. I’m hoping that someone installed new parts, and that’s the old clip you ...

I remember many years back I tweaked my speedo so it was more accurate at critical cruising speeds. Back then there was no gps, so I had to compare wi...

Really like that motorcycle! It would have to be fun.

All this talk has inspired me. I ordered the spring, ball, and plug too! Those bits are original in my ‘78 with 150k. I’ll make myself a custom screw...

Really really good that you suspected trouble when the pressure light was slow to go out, and took it back apart! Wow. You know your bike well, and w...