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Richard W
Richard W
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1971 R75/5 - No spark

Welcome Aboard ! 1) I highly suggest you replace both floats AND both float needles for starters. There is no way of knowing if you have the update...

6 years ago
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R75/6 choke issue

Welcome Aboard ! Assembling the choke parts into the wrong carb body is a recurring issue. This is why we advise everyone to rebuild one carb at a ...

6 years ago
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Lost in the headlight bucket

The horn has its own relay. The Starter Relay and the Horn Relay may use the same power source (a common fuse), but the horns are not using any part o...

6 years ago
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1988 GS Transmission overhaul

If you send it out, then you need to make sure the repair facility has the ability and track record to cut the circlip groove and install the clip. It...

6 years ago
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HIGH SPEED FUEL STARVATION?

We still need a year and model to get more specific. Scot covered a lot, but he's going on your diagnosis of not enough fuel entering the carb. An ...

6 years ago
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1988 GS Transmission overhaul

Others will reply, but 1988 was one of the years that needed the circlip added back to one of the shafts, I do believe. That could be your whole issue...

6 years ago
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Lost in the headlight bucket

Needing the space helps explain why the wires were fooled with at the outset. And that's worth something. We're sitting on the trailing edge of the...

6 years ago
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1971 R60/5 Garage Rescue / New Member

Bings have been known to mark their territory.

6 years ago
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'79 R65 Combination switch turn signal on right

Turn signal on the Left may be a DOT requirement now.

6 years ago
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'78 R80/7: Get running again questions

1) Help looks genuinely interested in the work, and yet small enough to take along should there be trouble on the road. We approve ! 2) There are 2...

6 years ago
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1971 R60/5 Garage Rescue / New Member

I have a carb that is leaking fuel, so I am working on troubleshooting that, but so far it is going well. Your carb innards are probably pre-ethanol...

6 years ago
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Lost in the headlight bucket

Those spices aren't stock. Some previous owner or owner's mechanic added those. But I got to tell you that looks like professional work compared to so...

6 years ago
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Lost in the headlight bucket

I see that I'm going to have to cut at least four wires to be able to remove wiring from the bucket, and plan on using solder and shrink tubing rather...

6 years ago
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Lost in the headlight bucket

Relax ! Have another beer ! It's not nearly as difficult as you may imagine. The colors on the board directly correspond to the wire colors to be ...

6 years ago
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'78 R80/7: Get running again questions

I had only a little time today to work on the bike, and found that I didn’t have an 11mm wrench in my tool kit... so I didn’t get very far. In a lot...

6 years ago
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