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Richard W
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R75/5 SWB INTERNAL FRONT WHEEL WEIGHTS

Glad I could help, sir. Unlike the ribbed tires that came new on your bike, which you may now be removing, you'll want a modern front tire that ha...

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1981 Exhaust Valves wearing out

I can't argue with that reasoning based on price. Maybe an email to Snowbum asking for some clarification is in order. You can't argue with the co...

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Snowflake Wheel Replacement

Your reasons and requirements are not clear, but in your shoes I'd setup the appointment with the dealership now for next Spring. Then call BMW to get...

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Fried wiring harness 81 RT

If the main harness has (say for instance) female gender connectors, you may be able to build your dashboard harness with discreet male spade contacts...

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1981 Exhaust Valves wearing out

My experience with Black Diamond valves is limited to Brit bikes with the soft (pre-1975) valve seats. The bike in question was used for cross country...

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RE: Snowflake Wheel Replacement

Things you need to understand... • This recall only applies to 19 inch front snowflakes made up to 10/82. The wheel MUST be mounted onto a road-wort...

8 years ago
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No longer a sidewalk commando

That's great news ! Congrats !! Guess what ? We need to see this bike !

8 years ago
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RE: Snowflake Wheel Replacement

I struck GOLD !! At 10AM this morning I took my 1979 RT to the local BMW dealer and received a brand new gold snowflake wheel ! The service rep show...

8 years ago
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Is the Bing Book always right?

[Least this thread digress into a squabble about the environment, allow me to state that I am all for preserving the environment. No one is suggesting...

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1971 R75/5 clutch cable routing

Ahh ! My bad. When you said "top of the seals", you meant the end of the seals toward the cyl head. I understood it to be "top" as in "up", toward the...

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Is the Bing Book always right?

What you are really asking is this: Which is most trustworthy, the book or people ? 😛 In my experience the books published at the time of manufa...

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R75/5 SWB INTERNAL FRONT WHEEL WEIGHTS

It sounds to me as if someone has fitted "rim locks" to the wheel. These were standard on some makes of motorcycles up until the mid-1970's. They stil...

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Ed Korn Airhead Tools?

Anybody used Cycle Works steering head bearing race puller? Of course, some steering head bearings do need replacement. But of the several I've wor...

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1971 R75/5 clutch cabel routing

If I understand you correctly, you're having trouble fitting the cable housing end (found on the clutch-end of the cable and shown in the first photo)...

8 years ago
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