Thoughts... • No one knows the age of the linings. Sure they are BMW, but they could be 50 years old and 3 generations removed from the latest braki...

You'll be creating a 2-variable problem, which normal humans will find daunting to solve. It would be like being given the math problem... "X + Y = ...

• You're talking about a trip that's only 870 miles... and a lot of that 21-hour trip is a several hour ferry ride allowing you to sleep and/or wrench...

Welcome Aboard ! Beautiful looking bike ! In no time at all it will be your favorite ride. • All OEM grease has a tendency to oxidize and coagulat...

It's quite simple. Don't install new carbs AND a new ignition at the same time. You'll never work out the bugs.

For your own sanity, please DO NOT install both at once ! Install one or the other, get it running great, then proceed to the second.

Lets visualize the lighting circuit, so we can trace it using a mechanic's probe (below). • Power goes into the ignition switch on RED. It comes...

That's what B-M-W stands for ! Bivouac Mice thru Winter.

Sometimes buying a far-away bike can be fun. I once bought a bike in Rhode Island and rode it home to Georgia. I shipped a box of tools and riding g...

• I have used a trucking company called Forward Air. You go to their warehouse. They supply a sealed metal box with motorcycle trailer-like wheel guid...

Thoughts... • Not only check the points, but also lube the auto advance unit and replace the AAU return springs. Tighter springs will retard the adv...

Congrats ! Sorry to push so hard, but I knew the issue had a very low likelihood of being internal to the cylinders. And I definitely knew opening ...

Take an old spark plug (that you know is good) and rip the L-shaped side electrode completely off. Plug that into the plug cap on the cool running sid...

No. There is the overall schematic showing how the power flows, then you use a multi-meter to determine which contacts make that happen and wire it ac...