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Richard W
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R100 Lt Exhaust Smoke with Low Cylinder Compression

Measuring the ring end gap is covered in most manuals. You place each ring in the cylinder one at a time, square to the bore, then measure the gap wit...

7 years ago
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'74 R90s Neutral Light Comes On When Clutch Lever Squeezed

A basic, leaded, discrete diode with the numbers "1004" in them will do everything you need. That's probably the most common one. Your biggest issue i...

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R100 Lt Exhaust Smoke with Low Cylinder Compression

Why would you rebuild just the LH cylinder ? That doesn't compute. What oil are you running ? What was your ring end gap at assembly ? Have you re...

7 years ago
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She thinks she's British!

I like to install those oil pressure switches with a thread sealer, like LocTite 518 "gasket eliminator". That way, if the torque isn't enough to "act...

7 years ago
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Casper Wyoming 1983 R80RT Needs more help. See Youtube Franklin Scharppslicer

That engine is running on 1 cylinder. You can plainly hear it. Replace the plugs, plug caps (5K Ohm NGK) and plug wires (metal core only). Cost you...

7 years ago
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signal lights cause voltmeter to swing

Sorry, not enough information. When ? At idle or going down the road ? Headlamp ON or OFF ? What wattage HL bulb ?

7 years ago
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Casper Wyoming: 1983 R80RT

Battery reads 12.8 V. Reading a battery with a voltmeter means absolutely nothing to anyone. Batteries have to be "load tested". The real voltage ...

7 years ago
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Tank bag

First, we have a dedicated place to buy/sell gear.... Then, "no" that's just a photo I pulled off the web becasue I had no idea what you were talkin...

7 years ago
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RH Switch screw up

I've gone all over 3 bikes with that stuff and it's magic. Lights got brighter, horns got louder, things started working better all over. It's good on...

7 years ago
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Tank bag

Are you looking for new, used, what ? I have a spare, used BMW bag that looks like this..... ...with 3 straps that clip on to the edge of th...

7 years ago
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r80/7 motor quit

I was told they did this and didn't believe. Went in to replace the alternator brushes and had to unplug this connector to do the work. The connector ...

7 years ago
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RH Switch screw up

1978 R100S. I don't get a soft glow at all. They work great except when I turn off the right signal, the dash light stays on, solid. The blinkers don'...

7 years ago
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Casper Wyoming: 1983 R80RT

â–ş If you have the mass of electrical connections inside the headlamp shell, then there are two 8A German fuses in there. This type fuse does NOT need ...

7 years ago
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r80/7 motor quit

If your bike has the BMW electronic ignition, then the first thing is to inspect the sandy beige colored connector on the pigtail coming out of the ig...

7 years ago
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