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...

Holy smokes, that looks stepped on. Can’t imagine being crushed like that from oil pressure. The crease in it makes it look to me like it was “mechani...

Glad you got it!

Hmmm. I know nothing of your front end, but something has moved. Did the wheel work involve removing/reinstalling the disc? Could something have gone ...

I was recently reading someone’s travel story, on a GS I believe, where they had a flat on the front. They removed the wheel and carried it somewhere ...

Did you figure this out? Curious what the problem was.

PS: I hope you got it figured out. PS#2: I also installed the Cyclops LED headlight bulb. Double wow, what a difference! I get comments on that h...