FORUM

Richard W
Richard W
@wobbly
Member
Joined: 03/05/2016 17:59
Last seen: 06/18/2026 05:03
Topics: 92 / Replies: 2659
Reply
RE: Airhead alternator life expectancy

Jim - All good points... • No need to worry. Your Katdash instrument board has a resistor made into the alternator warning lamp circuit that adds ...

6 years ago
Reply
RE: Airhead alternator life expectancy

As far as I know, most of the R bikes on the road today still have the OEM alternator. Those that do get replaced are because users either needed extr...

6 years ago
Reply
RE: ‘83 R100CS weird clunking noise while coasting

@admiralpepega That's great news ! Congrats ! Now to the root cause. Was rust pitting evident on one portion of the output bearing race ? Had this...

6 years ago
Reply
RE: 93 GSPD High Idle

@odontologist Disconnect the battery and open your front engine cover. Does this ignition incorporate the OEM mechanical ignition advance mechanism ...

6 years ago
Reply
RE: 93 GSPD High Idle

I have several manuals, all of which give different settings, but they are all between 1 to 1-1/2 turns out. I set mine at 1-1/2 and leave it. If you ...

6 years ago
Reply
RE: 93 GSPD High Idle

Gary - Sorry to hear that your issue persists. More thoughts... • You never commented on the vacuum ports. • Did you replace the inlet hoses ? ...

6 years ago
Reply
6 years ago
Reply
RE: Clutch Squeal

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...

6 years ago
Reply
RE: Battery tender

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...

6 years ago
Forum
Reply
RE: '77 R75/7: Build/Restoration Thread

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

6 years ago
Forum
Reply
RE: 93 GSPD High Idle

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...

6 years ago
Reply
RE: Clutch Squeal

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...

6 years ago
Reply
RE: '77 R75/7: Build/Restoration Thread

@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 ...

6 years ago
Forum
Reply
RE: '77 R75/7: Build/Restoration Thread

@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 ...

6 years ago
Forum
Reply
RE: 93 GSPD High Idle

• 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...

6 years ago
Page 70 / 184

Advertisement

Scroll to top