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When you installed the clutch friction plate, you probably noticed some coil springs laying sideways that are built into the plate. Those are to cushi...

Chargers rarely "kill" a battery outright so that you can point to it and say 'there's the guilty party'. They generally ruin the battery over time, s...

Back to my first post. If the current rim and tire hold air, then run them.

I think you'll most likely find that your new throttle cables are installed incorrectly. Either there is no slack for 1 or more of the 3 outer sheat...

And exactly why would you not 'blip the throttle' ?? Think about this. When you are accelerating and going "up" thought the gears, there is a drop i...

@odontologist I believe that the R65's came with 18" front wheels. Most of these were "snowflake" mags. An 18" wheel would change the geometry and ...

@odontologist I believe that the R65's came with 18" front wheels. Most of these were "snowflake" mags. An 18" wheel would change the geometry and ...

• True, and that leak could be at multiple places. Old rubber intake hoses will have microscopic cracks, or may be so hard they don't seal when clampe...

Welcome Aboard !

Ray - Sorry to hear of your noise issues. I'm not aware of any "Airhead fork concerns" but we can review some common fork problems and thoughts. May...

@81rtbc Spring tension keeps it suspended between the 2 teets on the Left rear frame, accessible by raising the seat.

IMHO, "battery tenders" are not always a good thing. • Most tenders are made for car batteries, which due to their higher AH rating, have a much hig...

Well, as a matter of fact those petcocks came out of my 1979 RT. They had not been disturbed since about 1983. All Airhead petcocks STARTED OUT WITH...

Let me second that opinion. I've restored 2 RT's in the last 4 years and both only needed the head post cleaned and repacked with new waterproof greas...