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Richard W
Richard W
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low compression

Hey, welcome aboard !! In my experience, it should be fine. It's low, but that's to be expected in it's present (unstarted) condition. Once the...

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1982 R100RT rear brake caliper master cylinder reassembly

The rear brake pedal and the actuating rod adjustment take ALL the piston return spring pressure once the m/c is installed in the bike. IMHO, the was...

7 years ago
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RT bellows

I have seen people use the yellow 3M Weather Strip Cement, also known in the industry as "gorilla snot". This will adhere rubber in place, but it can...

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1982 R100RT rear brake caliper master cylinder reassembly

I'd try pressing the washer into place with a "deepwell" socket squeezed in a bench vice. I don't think this fit is as tight as normal pressed-togethe...

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1978 R80/7 engine suddenly quits running at speed.

Intermittent issues like this are the hardest to find because they leave no trace after the fact. There are many suspects within the fuel and elect...

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Step by step instructions for winterizing and 5/10k service for an R75/5

Blake - You are correct, some time this winter you need to disconnect the battery (to prevent shorting out the diode board), remove the engine's fron...

7 years ago
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Step by step instructions for winterizing and 5/10k service for an R75/5

I take a slightly different approach. I'm not saying it's better, just different.... ► Jim and I agree, it is the kiss of death to leave ethanol fu...

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R80/7 gas cap gasket is growing

Never seen what you describe, but while investigating other gas cap trivia, it was discovered that a lot of the screw-on (VW and Audi) and twist-on (T...

7 years ago
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bmw clock disassembly

Link... He's opened his clock to replace the two 100 micro farad capacitors. He gingerly pries the aluminum bezel open by going slowly around the r...

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Fuel Starvation at high speed

► Instructions for removing the SHED system: Fuel "starvation" could have several different causes... 1. Fuel not getting to the carbs Have yo...

7 years ago
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bmw clock disassembly

Well since I helped you, why not help us with a link to the website you found ?? You're not the only one with a clock that needs repair ! 😛 Tha...

7 years ago
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1984 R100RT Vibration Under Load

I have no experience with bikes over 100K miles, and would defer to Scot on that. However, on an R100RS with 85K, I was able to cure a very uncomfo...

7 years ago
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bmw clock disassembly

I once started a hobby in watch repair... which didn't last long, but I did learn some basics. The quartz movement has only something like 7 moving...

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Help I'm on Fire (and not in a good way)

I'm very familiar with heated grips, but I don't believe I've ever seen the OEM BMW heated grip kit, only the aftermarket heater kits. So take this ne...

7 years ago
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Sudden loss of compression and oil fouling.

Right. Except I eliminated valves and head gasket with the leak-down test - which allowed pressurization of the crank case, not air escaping from valv...

7 years ago
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