OK, does anyone know if it was “Preserving” in the past? When the club started? I was an early-ish member, but I don’t keep old Airmails, or have a...

Attached picture of crankcase ventilation valve location. BMW calls it a Non-Return Valve. If yours is original, it is a spring loaded disk on a littl...

Well, maybe it exists?? Somebody know how to access this benefit??

Well again, I’m no expert, but I would find your pictures encouraging. I see some scratches in the cylinders, but they look very light. Plenty of hon...

Wish I could help you. In late 2021 I inquired on this forum about borrowing a transmission output flange tool. I did not get a response, however, som...

I had just finally listened to his 2022 interview on the Airhead 247 podcast. Surely an interesting man. His extensive writings have helped me many ti...

I too, love my old airhead. These bikes are the best, and tinkering with mine is a pleasure. Like I said in my previous post, I find the quirky “feat...

I’m not an experienced airhead rebuilder, but I will offer my thoughts. If the bike truly has only 12k miles, logic would say the heads / valves would...

YES! Merry Christmas to everyone!

A few of my favorite “endearing” features; 1. Chunks of radiator hose and hose clamps holding the intake tract together (highest quality hose clam...

I’ve only ever owned a /7, so I’m no expert on this - However, visiting the EME website, their “ClutchKit332” indicates that it fits pre-1980 bikes in...

I have always gone with - the fuel just shuts off when the float reaches parallel with the carb body. Snowbum has an actual depth measurement somew...

Yeah! Victory!

Oops - editing here. I forgot that the enrichment circuit also draws air thru a port on the intake end of the carb at the 3 or 9 o’clock position. Whe...

IMHO, if it just spins (w/spark) on full choke and doesn’t fire, the enrichment circuit is not working. First, are the carb butterflies closing ok? V...