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Richard W
Richard W
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Don't ever buy an Oilhead !!

Well, of course my comments were 1/2 in jest and the other 3/4 in frustration !! đŸ˜† The thing is zippy fast and very smooth, but I am REALLY n...

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Strip an R80RT to make a "naked bike"?

Thanks, Wobbly. I don't foresee any of the needed modifications being particularly challenging, and must assume the poor chap you refer to was quite ...

9 years ago
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Strip an R80RT to make a "naked bike"?

I've seen this attempted before on an R80RT, and the guy gave up leaving a mess of the bike. Having removed an RT fairing and changed it over to a...

9 years ago
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Leaking Oil Pressure Switch

This is wonderful! A 200 mile test ride proved the switch was the source of 98% of all my oil issues. The entire motor exterior stayed oil-free and wh...

9 years ago
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USA source for R80RT Master Cyl Parts?

A common misconception. The bore doesn't need to be in pristine condition to work just fine. If you'll make some measurements you'll find that the pit...

9 years ago
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Day ride

This R75 is a joy to ride. It does not compare to my Harley Road King and it's not supposed to! The RK does everything better... Well, maybe ev...

9 years ago
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USA source for R80RT Master Cyl Parts?

The typical failure of these master cylinders is from "not working great" or "failure to bleed properly" rather than outright leakage. If your rebuild...

9 years ago
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Leaking Oil Pressure Switch

Thanks. Mine seems to be dripping oil out where the spade connector exits the plastic body. Some stories online talk about the plastic end blowing off...

9 years ago
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Airhead Tattoos

Classic oval pattern too. đŸ˜›

9 years ago
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Swap '84 R80RT "flywheel" to smooth it out

It's my humble opinion that from a pure manufacturing standpoint that the flywheel and crank are balanced together. That is, that weight is removed fr...

9 years ago
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