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'83 R80RT: Rapping noise under load

DO NOT START THAT MOTOR AGAIN until you inspect and confirm that the oil filter cover, O-ring and shim(s) are correctly assembled. C'mon,...0 psi for ...

5 years ago
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'80 BMW R100T: Runin' Lean

A few observations; 1) The sooty plugs indicate to me that there is a running rich condition in play. 2) My own experience is that the exhaust head...

5 years ago
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'80 BMW R100T: Runin' Lean

A few observations; 1) The sooty plugs indicate to me that there is a running rich condition in play. 2) My own experience is that the exhaust head...

5 years ago
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'80 BMW R100T: Runin' Lean

A few observations; 1) The sooty plugs indicate to me that there is a running rich condition in play. 2) My own experience is that the exhaust head...

5 years ago
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'75 R75/6: Loud Ticking

I can offer a few thoughts on the topic. 1) First off, I have never experienced an issue like that myself, so this would be an exercise in guess wo...

5 years ago
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'75 R75/6: Loud Ticking

I can offer a few thoughts on the topic. 1) First off, I have never experienced an issue like that myself, so this would be an exercise in guess wo...

5 years ago
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'73 R75/5 Battery connected, dash lights on

I would go so far as to suggest that there is a wrong connection on the main switch. This assumes that the original coffin nail switch is in place.

5 years ago
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1973 R75/5 Lights on the Dash

On a /5, The starter relay on the left side of the frame under the fuel tank is the electrical "gateway" to the rest of the system. If your bike is ...

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1973 R75/5 Lights on the Dash

On a /5, The starter relay on the left side of the frame under the fuel tank is the electrical "gateway" to the rest of the system. If your bike is ...

5 years ago
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Social Distancing... in the shop

I am socially distancing myself from my shop because a parts shipment is in limbo. Dang it.

5 years ago
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'94 R100R Idles on one cylinder

If you swapped the wires and plugs from one side to the other by re-routing the wires but leaving them in the coils as they were, and the problem stay...

5 years ago
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GS vibrations

Drive shaft. I have never owned one of those models, but legend has it that the u-joint can wear out due to the exaggerated angle at which it operat...

5 years ago
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1984 R100 forks questions (re-assembly)

I may have mis-understood the question. To defeat the compression of the springs inside the fork tube, I just pull the top nuts out of the upper yok...

5 years ago
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1984 R100 forks questions (re-assembly)

In my tool box, I have a home made ring squeezer. It consists of a piece of copper leaf the size of a playing card and a ribbon type hose clamp. I wra...

5 years ago
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'75 R90/6: Fast idle when adjusting carbs

You ought to have a second look at your static timing. Wobbly correctly advised about a sticking advance assembly or weakened return springs. The reas...

5 years ago
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