One further note... You will need to protect the wheel from the tire tools you decide to use to prevent paint chipping. This one reason to choose a ...

I suppose the lock nut came loose OK ?

Thoughts....• BMW had some factory wheels powder coated in gold on one of their "special edition" models. • I owned a RS with coated paint and th...

I sold my 1981 RS to a guy from FL. There were small issues with the GA title which FL would not accept. So he simply re-titled the bike in GA and it ...

Look into an air freight company called "Forward Air". They supply a large metal box especially set up to strap your bike inside. There is additional ...

All the other 50 year-old motorcycles are being ridden as Classic or Vintage, and typically only pulled out of the garage for local m/c club show date...

One further item in the same area but totally unrelated... As of more than a decade ago, BMW released a stronger cam chain tensioning spring. If you...

Being new to Airheads, you may want to research a series of posts I did several years ago. Most of these articles you'll want to know about eventually...

I worked at a BMW dealership back in the 1970's. Most (99%) of the time the tool was used was because the PRT Seals started to leak while a new bike w...

Since it happened once already... I would take a VERY conservative approach. >> It may turn out that you have an issue with your oil cooler or...

Welcome to the Airhead community ! These push rod tubes (PRT) come out through the bottom of the cylinder, while the cylinder is off the bike. So th...

I have run those tires on RS "snowflakes" both with and without tubes. Here's what I found... > My first concern is the original concern... The s...

I am going to make some WAGs (aka "wild guesses") about what has happened here. I was not there. I have not seen the engine and no photos were provide...

As I remember, official BMW parts were now several hundred dollars each. There are several aftermarket makers of mufflers. Try one of the numerous aft...

A "wiring diagram" (aka Schematic) only tells you where the part is in the circuit... not where it is physically located on the bike.