Just a SWAG and worth every penny you paid for it... Crazy, weird, unrelated electrical issues like this usually turn out to be issues with the Ret...

1) So I suppose you removed the bulb and applied 12V and it lit up ? Was that your only test ? Did you place a voltmeter on the bulb's socket and see ...

Colin - ► It all depends on where you physically install the unit in the circuit. If this is a unit you wire in, then you should have the modulator w...

Harry - No pun intended, but that's brilliant ! In an RT or RS faring, one could actually leave the OEM bulb in place and simply add the amber runni...

so HOW does one rebuild / re-fluid these units ???? i'd love to know & who ?? Here's what I'm thinking.... drill a very small hole on the t...

Even if the rod bearings look perfect? I have never seen rod bearings look so clean with no visible wear. You haven't given us very much to go on. N...

I note this is still not showing on the ABC calendar for June 2018.

Thanks again Wobbly! Great tips there. Will plan on replacing both bearings and will endeavor to make the process as antiseptic as possible !! "Bot...

I'm also interested in this answer. I've often wondered if new fluid could be added to the old units, thus restoring them to something near their form...

Several thoughts.... ► First of all, that's not wear. Wear would show up as the copper under-cladding showing though. You have all the Babbitt intact...

With all due respect, this needs to be posted in the Wanted section of the pull-down Airbazaar menu.

Sure, understood. I like reading Snowbum's accounts, there is definitely a treasure trove of Airhead information there. However he seems to practi...

I'm onto the electrical (starter, alt., etc.) .... Take the time to disassemble the starter motor and re-pack the bearings and bendix with modern...

Snowbum's formula works out perfectly for a 650cc Triumph twin which uses a 0.010" ring end gap. And those are solid iron cylinders (with no air passi...