John, All the advice and information from Mr. Marburger and Mr.Whatley is absolutely correct and to the point. I think I can add a few specifics. I ...

Nope, just the FLGS (friendly local grocery store) Brillo pad. It's more a tightly wound ball of wide but thin stainless steel coils. Tease it apart t...

David, Great minds think alike. I ride a 1995 R100RT with a stock engine. I also discovered that it would consume about 1/2 a liter of oil in 500 hi...

John, You will need two springs, but only one shackle. MAX implies that you only need one spring; that is not correct. Its not often that MAX gets i...

John, MAX parts fiche to the rescue, I hope. Take a look at this web page./p> It shows 2 styles of sidestands, perhaps original and current repl...

Lou, Let me introduce you to Robert Fleischer, aka Snowbum. He is one of the Grand Masters of BMW knowledge, maintenance, lore, and trivia. His tech...

Scot, I have also read that NGK has discontinued the BP6ES in favor of the BPR6ES. I am still working out of my old stock of these plugs. A quick ch...

Lou, I meant to type NGK BP6ES spark plugs. BP5s might be too hot a range for that engine. Sorry Andy

Lou, A quick check of the B2V site did not let me download the EZA-3 instruction manual, but a German website had an English manual available. It di...

Hank, Snowbum's website has a very detailed article on final drive ratios and corresponding speedometer W numbers. Seeabout half way down the articl...

Don, So... the airhead neutral light electrickery has caught you. Don't feel alone or stupid, it has stumped you, me, and most everyone who has felt...

@5358 Don, I found this website while killing time in the long off season here in Minnesota. It appears to be able to supply all of the DIN coded ...

@odontologist Mario, Richard Whatley, aka Wobbley, is a moderator of this forum and a highly respected voice in the airhead community. His advice ...

@admiralpepega Stefanos, So it sounds like your charging system is working correctly. The technical information in the instructions of most consum...

@admiralpepega Stephanos, The black wire provides power to the regulator and senses the voltage at the battery for the regulation. Connecting it t...