Here's a similar needle bearing cage which has a gapped ends....

Thanks for the very clear photo. • The "crack" is in the needle bearing CAGE, not the race. The cage keeps the bearings from touching each other as ...

First understand, I have never done this repair. The following is my best guess after reviewing exploded diagrams of the final drive housing. • Sinc...

• Not clear which size you purchased, the traditional Inch size or Metric, but generally speaking, increase the pressures printed in the manual by 10-...

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You have steel spokes that are (were) proabably cadmium plated. Once you polish through the anti-corrosion coating, then the same corrosion will most ...

Congratulations. From personal experience I know these are long and hard fought battles. You are now officially qualified to instruct owners on the...

The Natchez Trace would be a good Sunday ride, going south out of Nashville. Be sure and eat breakfast at the Lovelace Cafe before leaving.

Correct compression is only something like 10%. So on a 3/32 (which measures 0.103") that's only 0.010".

Places like McMaster may also sell O-ring material on a spool. "Make your own" as it were. Place the end gap so that it ends up in the highest positio...

Discussed here before: Traditionally, 3M Weatherstrip Adhesive was used but it's very messy. I greatly prefer the 1" wide 3M super-duper double-sid...

Then, there are numerous motorcycle scrap yards adverrtising on eBay. Find one that has several Airhead parts and contact them. Keep in mind that some...

Used ones are easy to find on eBay. Due to the harness wiring they all tend to read 1 volt higher.

I don't want to discourage you, but, my friend, this is not the way to save money. BMW stands for "bring more wallet" and there are times you simply n...