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Richard W
Richard W
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Joined: 03/05/2016 17:59
Last seen: 09/06/2025 02:57
Topics: 91 / Replies: 2579
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RE: Oilheads in the ABC?

And yet, if you ask the TV execs what their "ace in the hole" is, they'll all say it's their news programs. Again, another case of standing too close....

4 years ago
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RE: New Member 89 R100RT

Welcome aboard ! There's not really a direct or easy way to "spiff up" one of these bikes. Due to the fairing, the headlamp is mounted to the frame ...

4 years ago
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RE: float level spec

Hey, that's great news !! Glad to hear the bike is running better, and especially that you're feeling better.

4 years ago
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RE: Loud noises upon clutch engagement

Dave - 1. Friction discs are hardly ever perfectly flat from the factory, what with the edge being cut and all the grooving being installed on both ...

4 years ago
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RE: R75 Centerstand

The parts fiche on Max BMW will be updated to show the current part number offerings. Most of the time the new number describes a part that is the sam...

4 years ago
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RE: float level spec

The main issue with the enrichener discs is confusing LH with RH. Outwardly they are identical in physical shape and size, they differ only in the hol...

4 years ago
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RE: Loud noises upon clutch engagement

> Simply fitting a new friction disc is done all the time. The main down-fall there is failure to mark the 3 pieces before disassembly and then rea...

4 years ago
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RE: float level spec

And the same experience with the Airhead has proven to me that whenever the engine has sat over night, even in summertime temp conditions, the enriche...

4 years ago
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RE: Loud noises upon clutch engagement

Did you secure the crankshaft before disassembling the clutch ?

4 years ago
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RE: Head temperatures

IMHO you are going about this the wrong way. One might think numbers, which sound very scientific, modern and precise are the way to go. Those numbers...

4 years ago
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RE: float level spec

1. And when was that info written ? It might have changed for the latest version of the floats !!?? There is only 1 "best way" to do this and that ...

4 years ago
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RE: Problems starting 76 R90/6

Like a lot of Airheads, your bike probably sat for a long while. The following article contains a list of the top 80% of the trouble spots that repeat...

4 years ago
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RE: 1974 R90S Dellorto Rebuild

- Use the SEARCH routine with the word "dellorto". Rebuilds on those have been discussed here several times. - Since the Dellorto was only used on t...

4 years ago
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RE: Drive train inspection

@dave-jensen No problem and very glad to help. I was going through 1 or 2 rear tires a season, so inspecting that wheel spline every time the rear w...

4 years ago
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RE: Drive train inspection

It's a gracious plenty ! Maybe 20° or more. Most of that is adding up all the slop in the splines and straight-cut gearbox cogs. That amount of free p...

4 years ago
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