Washer bent up?,... the washer inside the choke lever on the airbox is called a "wave washer". It is made of spring steel and as such, also serves as ...

O.K., I think I have an answer to this dilemma. I just pulled left the carburetor off of my R80RT. It is numbered 64/32/357. Then I fished a set of 64...

Did you just call me a "loser"?

It's a steep learning curve here in the antique motorcycle world. Bing agency sucks. No, really, they suck,... hard. I hope you didn't put your ori...

My understanding is that the early type choke cables are No Longer Available. (NLA) The braided cables from later style assemblies will not work with...

I'm not sure but what you are not looking at a mis-match of parts and cables. Your original, 1971 choke lever would have been on the left side of the...

Well taken Scott. Thanks for the kind words. The Airheads Beemer Club is all about sharing our experiences. Yours is one more bike that lives to run a...

Look at the bright side, that is one mistake that you will never make again.

On the /5 speedo/tach, there are 2 different bulb holders. The illumination bulbs are fitted in to holders with brass bases and are grounded to the in...

I just measured a spare clutch cable. The values are approximate because it's really cold in my garage at the moment. Total length---54" sheathed le...

gpopovich,... if you want to give me a call today, the number is 309-251-0877.

If it's any consolation, you are not the first person to be "blown off" by the Bing Agency USA.

No throttle response....hmm?... What should happen is that when you turn the hand grip, the carb butterflies will open. This should produce some ki...

The 64/32/3&4 are known to be difficult. Robert Fleischer (snowbum) has written a detailed explanation regarding these difficulties.

I have not had my fork apart on this R80RT. I did Dis-assemble a similar fork on a 1988 R100RS that I used to own. I do not recall anything on the low...