To the best of my knowledge, all Airhead frames came from the factory painted black. My guess would be that some previous owner changed the frame colo...

I was reluctant to respond initially since this question is beyond my range of knowledge. While there may be a proof mark that is specific to the cyli...

The intake spigot is the sleeve on the intake side of the heads where the carburetor fits up. More precisely, the stub that the rubber sleeve fits on....

One of our members here in IL lives fairly close to me and has a tire machine. I took a new tire and rear wheel by his shop and the first thing he ask...

Many thanks to Richard for posting that picture. That orifice in the bottom of the float bowl is what I am on about. A good telltale for that is to ...

Well Mike, it might be time to contact your Airmarshal to see if he can find someone to put an extra set of eyes on it with you. Where are you located...

I bought the one I had used at a swap meet maybe 15 or 20 years ago. At the time, I might have seen a similar fairing in the J.C.Whitney catalog.

You can't see much of it in that picture, but it looks like an Emgo fairing I had on a /5 several years ago. Note how it does not interfere with the p...

I will assume that there is a choke lever on the left side of the handlebar. Confirm that the action of the enrichment levers on the inboard sides of ...

I have been pondering this topic for a few days. Lately I've had intermittent trouble turning the bike off when I'm done riding. The switch seem...

I have been thinking about this thread. David is right about sub-standard parts (China) in the supply chain, but that was a few years back. These part...

Nice looking ride you've got there, Al. Tasty. Not a great deal of traffic here, but I am glad you have chosen to join us. Simpla Fi

I would like to think that anyone who publicly announces their intent to be separated from the Airheads Beemer Club would do so completely. Simply tur...

The bolts supplied by your favorite source are shorter than the originals and do not use lock washers.

Good thing that you checked on that. I can't tell from the picture but what happens sometimes is that the lock washers can break and get flung out, wh...