Agree, it's most probably a product called Kreem. It's really, really worthless stuff. There is a chemical that dissolves it, but I've forgotten what ...

There's really nothing to it. I've not worked on those exact calipers, but they all work alike. You won't need a full rebuild kit in every instance, u...

Welcome aboard ! I came within days of buying one of those myself. When you do your "fluid changes" don't forget the brake fluid.

Progress on my cheap, recently purchased, fleesed bay Russell seat for the RS..... Great resto !! Since all the seat foams act like holding ...

Not a super tall person at 6ft, but I have longer arms than most (34" shirt sleeves) and experience many of the same concerns. I would take a sligh...

I did a search for Tire Pressure and can't believe that I got Zero hits.... So I just got a new set of Bridgestone Battle AX BT45F for my 77 R100RS. I...

Yes, I expounded upon my experiences doing my 1979 R100 with dual ATE in THIS THREAD RIGHT HERE. On the ATE caliper, bringing a hose to the caliper wa...

IMHO, EBC makes the very best brake pads available. Check out their line. May we suppose that you want these super pads so that you can stop quicke...

I'd also say Helicoil because they require the least base material. KeenSerts, SpeedSerts, and the like can require massive amounts of material that s...

Thank you, very helpful.....Would you mind clarifying your comment here? I dont really understand.... "Then you can lay an indicator on the rotor and ...

Follow up note... Repair parts arrived yesterday from Schuberth exactly as promised.

Look at it this way... the taper does 3 jobs: mounting, alignment and power transmission. The rotor center bolt also assists in the "mounting". Althou...

The problem is most likely caused by corrosion on the electrical connectors, most likely on the contact board inside the headlamp. Here is a portion o...