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Richard W
Richard W
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RE: Electronic ignition Install

And one more important bit.... You will need to own a stroboscopic timing lamp, because there is no way to set EI ignition timing "statically". Yes,...

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RE: Electronic ignition Install

Electronic Ignitions (EI) are simply different. It's not like going from incandescent tail light bulb to LED bulb. It's more like going from a hand cr...

3 days ago
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RE: cleaning engine

I use a common "pressure washer" with some Wash & Wax mixed in the supply water. The painted parts get waxed and the metal parts get a little dete...

4 days ago
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RE: R65 LS not charging

> There is a common battery used in lawnmowers and Harleys called the "U1". This battery measures correctly on the outside dimensions, but the term...

6 days ago
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RE: R65 LS not charging

My check list... 1) Battery. As you noted, batteries may seem OK coming out of storage, but unless they were pampered over the winter then there is ...

1 week ago
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RE: preferred parts and tool suppliers

I donated a garage full of /7 Airhead parts to Doug at Dusty Dog Cycles in NC. (This is NOT the bicycle shop on the web.) He reportedly has /2 and...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Fork Oil Leak

** NOTE Mods have moved the Question part and the Answer part of this issue into one single thread so that future topic searchers have all the infor...

2 weeks ago
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RE: preferred parts and tool suppliers

> Rick James at Motorrad Elektrik has been my "go to" guy for more than a decade for the best accessories. > Bob's BMW and Max BMW have bot...

2 weeks ago
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RE: seal swelling properties

Yes, "seal softeners" is an additive the maker adds to modern oils. I saw it once on my brother's Oil Head. We changed his final drive oil to Mobil-1 ...

2 weeks ago
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RE: new to me '72 R60/5

You may be looking for this one....

2 weeks ago
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RE: Final drive spline R75/7

That needs replacing !

2 weeks ago
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RE: Installing OEM cam/crank shaft seals 1976 BMW R75 /6. Dry or Oiled?

With the old-style oil seals that had steel around their periphery you could do that. But not with the newer designs that have the rubber-ized OD. You...

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RE: Adjusting valves

Valve clearance is not one of those tuning tips that's going to give measurable results in "quarter mile drag strip times". Yes, valve clearance IS ne...

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RE: R75/7 flywheel question

All I see is standard ring gear wear from the starter Bendix. The Airhead starter engages the flywheel much more like an automobile than other motorcy...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Red charging light

As I have written here at least 100 times... Back when these bikes were new they were ridden cross country in all sorts of weather... and then washed....

3 weeks ago
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