Your description is not very clear to me. If by "back bleeding" you mean forcing fluid into the caliper bleed nipple and all the way up to the master ...

I put my handy multimeter on my 1k cables, and see 860 ohms on the R, and 945 on the left. It's fairly clear he said he had "1K cables", which I i...

Long story... History Teflon-lined stainless steel brake lines were required to replace the visibly expanding factory hoses on my 1979 R100. Ebay ...

It may have been old gas or not a battery tender. Apologies for wandering from the main topic, but I will tell you 2 things... ► Ethanol fuel ov...

I'm no expert, but my 1979 has copper core plug wires and 5K Ohm resistor plug caps. You shouldn't need resistor wires unless it's interfering with yo...

My bike is a 1979, and may differ slightly.... ► Place the bike on the center stand. Pop out the rubber plug on the very bottom of the fork leg. Up ...

Ignition cam lubes used to be a dime a dozen, but since points haven't been used on automobiles in almost 2 decades, the choices are drying up fast. R...

Sounds like you're going about it the right way. PB Blaster is pretty good, but a mix of ATF and acetone is better (50/50). Either way, with penetrati...

As purchased in Oct 2015... Sorry, but the bars had to go !! I liked the RT seating position, but couldn't get happy with the aftermarket windsc...