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Richard W
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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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'...

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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 ...

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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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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...

7 years ago
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r80/7 motor quit

Other ideas.... â–ş 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...

7 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 ...

7 years ago
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76 R90S oil pressure light problem

â–ş 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 ...

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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...

7 years ago
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