It is common for the charge light to do that. The charge light is red, by the way. If the amber colored oil pressure light is doing that, do not ride ...

In addition to your plans, I like to cover my bike(s) with a couple of old bed sheets and place a few moth balls on and under the bike. I put a few i...

Those Type 53 mechanical Bing carburetors are known to be troublesome. I have never owned for myself, or advised any owner who could make them perfo...

I just re-read the topic and I am quoting Wobbly here from post #1337 on the first page of this thread. " Although the 600 will putter around at lo...

The RS is not exactly the same with regard to mounting points, but not too different either. The way I did the job on my bike is as follows. First, ...

Very nice work you have done there.

Acetone is my solvent of first resort. But be aware, I have never tried it on a painted surface.

You might try Re-Pscyle in Ohio, or e-bay to find the parts you need. I had an R100RS with the same issue. It had been dropped and the whole fairing s...

Don Beverage is a genius! He found that the crank case breather tube to the right carburetor intake was compromised and the air filter was oil soaked....

I have seen this done on one other Airhead. The owner of that bike welded a stout mounting point on the main frame in a fashion similar to what a mono...

Dwell is the amount of time that the points are closed, expressed in degrees of rotation. Whether 74 is a good value or not, I don't know. The 'dwell"...

Thanks for the input. It was always my understanding that heat range is an indication of how the construction of the plug promotes dissipation of heat...

I think pin holes in a piston would result in a serious loss of compression. If it were my bike, I would try a cooler plug next. For example, I normal...

I know of one owner who had a good result by swapping out for Mikuni carbs. Rocky Point Cycle used to sell a conversion kit. (this was on an R60/6) I...