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Richard W
Richard W
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Casper Wyoming: 1983 R80RT

► 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 ...

8 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...

8 years ago
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RH Switch screw up

All the handle bar switch does is select either the left side indicator lamps, or the right side are electrically selected. If that part works, then I...

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RH Switch screw up

Sounds correct to me, except it's probably a 3mm ball (0.118") which is slightly smaller than 1/8". First try the ball in the recess for the spring...

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Types of Bars for Cables

If not mistaken, those are what the rest of the world calls "R90S bars". So you might go on the parts fiche on Max BMW and see what length the R90S mo...

8 years ago
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r80/7 motor quit

Other ideas.... ► There are generally 2 paths to allow power from the positive side of the battery to flow. They are sized and connected for very s...

8 years ago
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76 R90S oil pressure light problem

► I'd be running 20w50 in the summer. You can run 10w40 as a "winter weight" when temps dip on down. But for riding above 70°F, 20w50 is simply going ...

8 years ago
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76 R90S oil pressure light problem

► For the first year of ownership, I mistook the red alternator warning lamp for the orange oil pressure warning light when seen out the corner of my ...

8 years ago
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R75/5 No Current

You should be chasing this issue with a "test light", which is an ice pick looking device with a single wire coming out of it. You should clip the sin...

8 years ago
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r80/7 motor quit

I suppose you're home now.... Turn OFF or disconnect everything. Replace the fuse with an ammeter. As you SLOWLY plug back in various lights, horns...

8 years ago
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headlight failuire, 95 R100RT

Check the headlamp relay, which is one of the 2 plug-in cube relays at the rear of the electrical section, under the fuel tank. The other relay is the...

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RH Switch screw up

I highly suggest disassembling those on the kitchen table over a terry cloth towel. The soft, rough surface helps capture small parts that are "making...

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Questions from Diode Board inspection

I'm so old now, if I lay on my back I just go to sleep !! 😛

8 years ago
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Questions from Diode Board inspection

Just got this message from Mr. Bruce Essig at Odyssey Energy Solutions in response to a query.... Essig, Bruce 9:33 AM (12 hours ago) We woul...

8 years ago
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