Guess Wobbly missed it? 🙂 Yet another "Beginner Error". 😛

I looked in the manual and saw 0.10 and immediately went for the .010 feeler gauge, made the same mistake with the exhaust valve. I have the valves se...

A little follow-up for those who'd like some background... Asked my boss about this, because I was absent from the motorcycle scene (busy earning m...

Never mind Simply an observation, but IMHO someone who cannot wait for 2 days and 5 hours for a reply ought not to open the speedometer housing at ...

Look up the other thread here dealing with speedometers and odometers. The noise is caused by the oxidized lubricant refusing to flow any longer. Y...

A friend has told me that on his particular bike, it was the connector joining the hall effect board, not the electronic components themselves. He cut...

There's a reason AT&T makes more money than ladies with crystal balls. Asking is always better than guessing. I'd call Bob's and ask what they wer...

Allow me to continue in Rant Mode here about the fuel issue.... The shop I work at charges between $60 and $75 an hour. Although I built close to 5...

The adage "fuel, fire, and compression" applies... And in this situation "time and amount" are paramount. Fuel In Illinois you have a riding seaso...

Those type leaks usually fall into 1 of 4 solutions.... @ New fuel is cleaning the fuel tank of old fuel residue, some of which has washed down to ...

@ Some BMWs use a metal shim to reduce the compression. If you don't have the metal shim, then I think you're simply seeing gaskets from different man...

.....while looking at the front end, I noticed that my engine is far closer to the right than to the left. Quite normal for this time of year. ...

Nice ! However, any more moves like this are likely to get you appointed as a Club officer. 😛

Since most of my experience is not in the context of BMW, I'll withhold comment on the lube. However, there is an R75/6 under my care right now wit...

Time to refer to the parts book. The gear is either held on by a (now missing) circlip, cotter, or set screw, or the gear was a press-fit affair. I ca...