> Rick James at Motorrad Elektrik has been my "go to" guy for more than a decade for the best accessories. > Bob's BMW and Max BMW have bot...

Yes, "seal softeners" is an additive the maker adds to modern oils. I saw it once on my brother's Oil Head. We changed his final drive oil to Mobil-1 ...

You may be looking for this one....

That needs replacing !

With the old-style oil seals that had steel around their periphery you could do that. But not with the newer designs that have the rubber-ized OD. You...

Valve clearance is not one of those tuning tips that's going to give measurable results in "quarter mile drag strip times". Yes, valve clearance IS ne...

All I see is standard ring gear wear from the starter Bendix. The Airhead starter engages the flywheel much more like an automobile than other motorcy...

As I have written here at least 100 times... Back when these bikes were new they were ridden cross country in all sorts of weather... and then washed....

I highly recommend the sealed batteries (there are several chemical types) because they cause far less terminal and cable corrosion.

Very rare. Never even heard of it.   I suspect if the owner failed to maintain "clutch lever clearance", then both ends could weld to their s...

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On a properly prepared bike, pointing the choke lever down should get an immediate response from the starter button and the engine should start runnin...

I will also ask... during the carb rebuilds... were both carbs disassembled at the same time ? If so, the enrichener plates (the discs under the ca...