Thoughts... • No one knows the age of the linings. Sure they are BMW, but they could be 50 years old and 3 generations removed from the latest braki...

You'll be creating a 2-variable problem, which normal humans will find daunting to solve. It would be like being given the math problem... "X + Y = ...

• You're talking about a trip that's only 870 miles... and a lot of that 21-hour trip is a several hour ferry ride allowing you to sleep and/or wrench...

Welcome Aboard ! Beautiful looking bike ! In no time at all it will be your favorite ride. • All OEM grease has a tendency to oxidize and coagulat...

It's quite simple. Don't install new carbs AND a new ignition at the same time. You'll never work out the bugs.

For your own sanity, please DO NOT install both at once ! Install one or the other, get it running great, then proceed to the second.

Lets visualize the lighting circuit, so we can trace it using a mechanic's probe (below). • Power goes into the ignition switch on RED. It comes...

That's what B-M-W stands for ! Bivouac Mice thru Winter.

Sometimes buying a far-away bike can be fun. I once bought a bike in Rhode Island and rode it home to Georgia. I shipped a box of tools and riding g...

• I have used a trucking company called Forward Air. You go to their warehouse. They supply a sealed metal box with motorcycle trailer-like wheel guid...

Thoughts... • Not only check the points, but also lube the auto advance unit and replace the AAU return springs. Tighter springs will retard the adv...

Congrats ! Sorry to push so hard, but I knew the issue had a very low likelihood of being internal to the cylinders. And I definitely knew opening ...

Take an old spark plug (that you know is good) and rip the L-shaped side electrode completely off. Plug that into the plug cap on the cool running sid...

No. There is the overall schematic showing how the power flows, then you use a multi-meter to determine which contacts make that happen and wire it ac...

Not trying to scare you, because "generally speaking" these bikes age much better than most. Simply trying to alert you that there are items (mostly f...