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Richard W
Richard W
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Joined: 03/05/2016 17:59
Last seen: 08/21/2025 05:14
Topics: 91 / Replies: 2577
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RE: 88 RS mono shock

I also bought an '88 RS mono-shock with about 80,000 miles (usually described here as "single-sided") which turned out to have handling problems. The ...

5 days ago
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RE: My R65 is screaming at me!

Once when I was a Honda dealership mechanic, I had a customer bring in his K5 Honda 750/4 with a audible gearbox squeal/whine. I looked at everything ...

1 week ago
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RE: My R65 is screaming at me!

Oh, gosh ! That can't be good. Since the plugs are out for turning the engine by rotating the rear wheel, just place a screwdriver down the ...

2 weeks ago
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RE: My R65 is screaming at me!

Rocker shafts and needle rollers ?? If you had not said the cylinders, then I would have looked at the speedometer drive cable, the instrument heads...

2 weeks ago
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RE: R75/5 conks out at stoplight

1. Not all electronic ignitions (EI) are created equal. Some brands continue to use the (OEM) mechanical Auto Advance Unit as an integral part of the ...

3 weeks ago
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RE: R75/5 conks out at stoplight

* First of all, if the bike was just in for a tune-up, then I'd take it back and ask them to look at it again. Once you mess with their settings, then...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Newly joined North Alabama

Welcome from Georgia !

4 weeks ago
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RE: VIN plate / sticker

You might contact Max BMW and ask them. A couple of years ago they built an R90S from ordered parts. That frame probably didn't come with a tag.

1 month ago
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RE: 1986 R80G/S Stock Fuel Tank Installation questions

I'm no expert on the G/S, but I can help fill in some of the gaps on the fuel system. * The tube from top of the filler neck area to bottom is to he...

1 month ago
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RE: Help identifying forks

Agreed. Furthermore, on the hydraulic side.... BMW's plumbing layout was expensive and tended to not be self-bleeding. (That is, by design it needle...

2 months ago
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RE: 1986 R80RT no odo or trip meter

• On the "drive cable" check it's not enough to simply spin one end and see what happens at the other. The 2 broken ends can mesh and SEEM TO perform,...

2 months ago
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RE: Float Needle Difference? R75/5

• In my experience, earlier float needles were all metal. Since the introduction of Bing's "ethanol kit", the float seat end has been wearing a synthe...

2 months ago
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RE: R100S Bing Problem

Addendum... The hole in the bottom of the float bowl is not a "jet" per se so you can use any wire, straw, drill bit, etc to open it up without fear...

2 months ago
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RE: R100S Bing Problem

1. You didn't say, but I suspect this is at start up, while the engine is still cold. Bings and Airheads need their fuel/air mixtures enriched to s...

2 months ago
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RE: /5 Left thumb switch horn no working

As I remember.... that switch is attached to the lever mount. The switch comes with generously proportioned wires, and attaching these to the rear of ...

3 months ago
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