Since most of my experience is not in the context of BMW, I'll withhold comment on the lube. However, there is an R75/6 under my care right now wit...

Time to refer to the parts book. The gear is either held on by a (now missing) circlip, cotter, or set screw, or the gear was a press-fit affair. I ca...

I also have a 1996 Honda Gold Wing GL1500SE and it is a genuine pain to service. Replacing 6 spark plugs took me 4 hours. Rear wheel removal and rep...

I have another thread here on the same subject. Bridgestone Spitfire S11 Touring Tires were recommended to me by a friend with 4 or 5 Airheads. He ...

I believe the oil flow direction is from the outside toward the center of the filter. In this case, the missing paper in order not to show up in the e...

I hope that the caliper was not damaged by heating. I guess I will only know after reassembly and it is back on the bike. What you got is what you...

Wobbly, with the rebuild kit for these calipers you get two new bolts of the correct size, would that help you in your quest for the bolts you are try...

Steel and aluminum really don't like each other, and in the presence of water start galvanic corrosion. The trick to breaking fasteners loose that may...

Back to your original question, the rattle you describe sounds like normal operation, especially if it's coming from the gear box, and especially if t...

In your case being non-professional, with limited work space, and working in a semi-public work area, that's a good lift for making larger jobs easier...

Every time I see this title it makes me think of the old Lewis Grizzard joke... " Naked is when you don't have any clothes on. Neck-ed is when you ...

2 more items that might help... As far as getting the wheel in the air.... I use an old scissor jack with a chunk of 2x4 affixed to the top.. You ...

^^ All that ^^. And... Check the timing with a strobe lamp on the F mark at high rpm, and install new spark plugs of the correct heat range. At...