Some thoughts... Installing wide angle GREEN LEDs for gauge back-lighting makes the cluster brighter, without making them glare or distract. Insta...

I believe BMW would supply whatever you wanted. My parents took delivery of a new RT in Germany about 1985 and that bike's speedo was in MPH. A...

STOCK On all my bikes, the hinge "pin" is welded to the frame. I believe both pins point to the rear. On the bottom of the seat are bolted 2 piec...

You're on your way !

You still need to wash off any residual brake fluid left behind. Hot soapy water is the trick. A LOW-pressure washer can be handy. You also still need...

It's like a #4 Plastite screw. You'll need a #1 Phillips to take it out. Because the screw can't "bottom out" on the soft rubber of the connector, it...

@john-young Please read the latest Welcome letter in the Discussions area placed there today. The third part of my response deals with brake m/c under...

Welcome Aboard ! You will quickly see that the quality of the parts and assemblies is VERY high. Older Jap and English bikes I had experience with n...

Oh sure, David ! Just "toss that in" and ruin everyone's fun. ?

@16810 Now to the more serious issue... Starter motors are extremely expensive, and very useful to have operational. A known failure point is that t...

This is how it starts. ? You'll most likely need to fabricate a thread adapter. If you have an old leaky oil pressure switch, you can bust off the ...

Did I ever tell you how intelligent you are ? If you knew how many times people paid me to install liquid-type oil pressure gauges. Then for th...

John - I'm not any type of authority on the R80 wiring, so forgive me in advance if I error. Most of the interconnect wiring is either inside the he...

If you are 'dead set' to do that, then look for a VDO electric unit (~$50). The engine-mounted "sender" must have a matching thread to the existing oi...

My experience is this... Oil pressure gauges sound nice, but they become a focal point and distract the rider. Normal pressure behavior that wasn'...