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Richard W
Richard W
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Two Wheels of Suches

• You don't have your location in your profile, so it's hard to tell if you are from out of town and really need showing around, or an old hand at the...

8 years ago
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Recommend a toaster tank bag?

Went and made some measurements for you.... • New CorTech "Super 2" 10L requires 8 to 9" of flat surface width. • Bilt Micro requires 5" of flat...

8 years ago
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Recommend a toaster tank bag?

The big problem for /5 and /6 owners is the height of the fuel cap. That will keep any bag from laying flat against the top of the tank. If you can fi...

8 years ago
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H4 Headlight replacement BIGGERish AND BRIGHTER

MotorRad Elektrik seems to offer a custom rear-end panel of LEDs that plugs in and puts white light on the plate, but I haven't explored that. It's a...

8 years ago
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78 R100S

Stacking washers seems to be a common solution. I don't know but maybe the rear mounts shrink over time. A friend's R75/6 is also wearing 2 flat washe...

8 years ago
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R75/5 Surging at steady RPM

1.Valve clearance is paramount, And since Airhead valves tend to tighten over time, zero valve lash is a perennial suspect. The clearance doesn't have...

8 years ago
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Lifting an R80RT

I've used many types of lifts professionally, but I keep coming back to the platform type, where you roll the entire bike up onto the lift. Watch the ...

8 years ago
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My 82 r100rs has no spark

If you have the BMW electronic ignition, then the tan 3-pin connector between the "bean can" and the harness sometimes disintegrates. Rick Jones at Mo...

8 years ago
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78 R100S

You can simply stack 1 or 2 flat washers atop the rear rubber isolation mounts. Start with 1 and see if that works.

8 years ago
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My R75/5 sputters at 75 MPH

Apologies. Just remembered some other items you'll want to check.... All the focus so far has been on not enough fuel leaving the carb headed for t...

8 years ago
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Suspension upgrades 83 R100RS

I went with the 3.25 and 4.00 tires with tubes. There is definitely room for wider tires. They feel nice and grippy so I'm not expecting a lot of mile...

8 years ago
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78 R100S

They both filled up and now there's no clunk coming from the front shocks. Congrats !! Now there's a couple different rattles from under the ta...

8 years ago
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Suspension upgrades 83 R100RS

I've already upgraded the tires to the Pilot Activs. I had to unload the compressor into them to get them to bead up properly. Glad to know that's not...

8 years ago
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78 R100S

You'll want to use the same procedure on both sides. Take the 13mm nut all the way off. There may also be a wave washer too. Then using the 4mm hex ke...

8 years ago
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Warning: Riding back roads in western NC - May 2018

You're very correct. The Clans rally is just southeast of this area. In north GA we've had an additional 4 days of heavy rain this week since I wrote ...

8 years ago
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