I have never worked on those brakes. I looked at some images online. My first check would be - are the tops of the posts somehow “mushroomed” a bit? ...

Down here in the Rio Grande Valley, a 35 mph breeze is not unusual. I just gotta pick the right day and point the bike southeast.

@wobbly Yes, ... I read (somewhere) that the only real way to judge your main jet size would to get on a flat straight road and run the bike up to top...

Check marcparnes.com Looks like you would need Kit BML. I purchased his balancer for my ‘78 R100. It is very high quality and super sensitive. If you...

I used their kit for my ‘78 40mm carbs. Everything seems fine except, for me, the bowl gaskets. After being in place for a while, they seemed to compr...

Very interesting problem. Anxious to hear what you find. I’m betting the timing light will reveal something. I had trouble with an Alpha Classic ignit...

My transmission knowledge is about zilch. I know there was/is an issue with the lack of a retaining clip that held 5th gear in position, but I think t...

Thought I would follow-up here, for information purposes. I have installed the Seibenrock 30mm oil sump extension. To facilitate this, I had to lower ...

@wobbly Richard, thanks for you advice. I am also a fan of anaerobic type sealants, especially for metal to metal. I dislike being in a hurry to put t...

@wobbly PS: oil pan gasket(s) - use no sealant or gasket dressing? Or, what do you recommend? Snowbum says no sealant. EME told me their gaskets req...

@wobbly Actually, it is quite on topic. Adding the larger sump is also part of my project. Living now in south Texas (hot!) is part of my motivation....

@murphyam53 Brilliant! I’m gonna do it when I reinstall my spring/disk breather valve. I always thought of the “old days” when the crankcase breather...

@wobbly Ouch! Sorry to hear that.

I’m curious - are you replacing the one you bought from flatracer, or some other? Why the replacement? I’m thinking to put one on my wish list for m...