Forum: Airheads
05-01-2013, 04:05 AM
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Replies: 59
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R100GS Steering Bearings
Trials
As was said previously in the thread, your GS already has tapered roller bearings in the steering stem. You might be able to get by with pulling the forks, cleaning the old grease out of the...
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Forum: Old's Cool
01-08-2013, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,326
Spitfires
+1
JZed
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'86 R80
'92 R100GS
'06 KLR650
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Forum: Airheads
01-06-2013, 04:39 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,200
Oh NO My TOE
Hope you did not re-stub your left great toe !!!!!
Happy Moving
JZed
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'86 R80
'92R100GS
'06 KLR650
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Forum: Airheads
01-05-2013, 04:05 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 616
heat gun
I painted the fork sliders on my '86 R80 a few years ago. Cleaned them as BMWEURO described and hung the sliders up in the garage door. I used a good heat gun to preheat the sliders be warm to the...
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Forum: Face plant
01-05-2013, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,289
Front forks
UNO_RIDER is right. One easy thing to do is to change out the fork oil in the front forks. Seems like many of the Gen 1 KLRs did not get the forks properly serviced at the dealer when new. You...
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
12-30-2012, 04:47 AM
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Replies: 263
Views: 50,874
Kool Motor
KOOL MOTOR station on old Hwy 20 in Correctionville, IA??
JZed
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'86 R80
'92 R100GS
'06 KLR
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Forum: Airheads
09-24-2012, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 973
Lower euro bars
You might take a look at some Flanders Magura bars Specifically the model B20 bars. These are called "sidecar bars" and are a couple of inches wider that Euro bars. I used a set of Flanders Euro...
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Forum: Airheads
08-10-2012, 03:47 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 772
Safety Bars
I think your first foto is showing the left side of one set and the right side of the other.
Regards
JZed
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Forum: Airheads
07-10-2012, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 105
Views: 5,754
RA Rally at the Biltmore
+3.
The RA Rally was held at the Biltmore in Asheville NC about 5 years ago. It was the BOMB. and am glad to hear it will be back next summer. Great area for riding, and that house is something to...
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Forum: Airheads
07-10-2012, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,125
Progressive 465 on Gs
GJunky
Sorry to hear that you had a problem with your shock. Does not sound like that was a pleasant experience.
I seem to remember reading in one of the threads that Progressive had made some...
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Forum: Airheads
07-08-2012, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 576
Wind Turbine Blade weight
Yes, your sources were a little off. That looks like a blade for the GE 1.5 Megawatt machine. The blade assembly, 3 blades and hub weighs in at about 42,000 lbs. The nacelle, generator and gearbox...
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Forum: Airheads
05-14-2012, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,663
Speaking of Springs
Jorunny,
There is a pair of BMW Sport Springs listed on Fleabay (Item 110779799609). Bought and installed a pair a few weeks ago. Stiffened up the front end a bit and helped the bike when...
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Forum: Airheads
03-14-2012, 03:37 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 3,391
Tank Cleaning
Al
I had similar issues with Red Koat flakes plugging the pet cock filters on my R100GS. After cleaning the tank about 4 times, the problem has mostly gone away. I cleaned the tank by filling it...
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Forum: Old's Cool
03-12-2012, 06:12 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 3,020
Mine work OK.
Datchew
I have K60s on my R100GS and they do not loose air, maybe a lb a week or so. I did have to fiddle with them a bit though, as I had some similar bead leaks after installing the front one...
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Forum: Airheads
03-08-2012, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,989
HOW TO document for GS's
Havingfun
Glad to see you are making progress on the bike. There is a good how to on you bike that can be found by
Googleing "r100r_r80gs service manual". There you will find few sights where...
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Forum: Old's Cool
02-28-2012, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 1,313
Views: 191,554
Tire Direction ???
Is it me, or is the tire installed backwards? Just went out to the garage and looked the Kenda on the KLR650, the Heidenbau K60 on the GS and a spare Tourance and all three have an upward pointing...
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Forum: Airheads
02-07-2012, 05:12 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,835
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Forum: Airheads
01-31-2012, 02:42 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,230
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Forum: Old's Cool
12-13-2011, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 10,978
Views: 5,606,403
HD chopper does have brakes
Disston
Look a little closer (at the bike)..... :rofl There are large diameter disk rotors on the opposite side for the wheels. They are just a little smaller that the inside diameter of the...
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Forum: Airheads
12-05-2011, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,554
Oil can pre prime???
Pete
Just an idea. I always primed the oil galleries of the car engines I built.
I wonder if it would be a good idea to drain the gas/oil, and then pull the oil pressure sensor under the left...
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Forum: Airheads
12-03-2011, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 117
Views: 7,970
I hope thats not what I think it it is
Lornce
I am thinking that is the rubber support cushion for the back of the gas tank. If it is, that is about were the rear frame tubes from the swing arm area join the top main tube under the...
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Forum: Airheads
11-01-2011, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,736
Drain Plug Repair
Jenna
Mark105 has a pretty good idea about taking the stock plug and drilling and tapping it for a smaller screw with a crush washer and then cleaning the stock plug and hole and then assembling...
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Forum: Old's Cool
10-27-2011, 03:27 PM
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Replies: 2,226
Views: 454,228
L4 Arihead
Ada
Take a good look at that R80 monoshock just about your post. These are arguabley the best of the airheads (will need a circlip in the transmision). I have ridden the same model for about 10...
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Forum: Airheads
09-25-2011, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 2,221
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Forum: Old's Cool
09-20-2011, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,757
Condolences
Dgorham & VFRdude
Please accept my sincere condolences for the loss of your friend Rock. I did a quick ride to Iowa 2 weekends ago to bury a friend who died at 49 and can understand the feelings...
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Forum: Old's Cool
09-18-2011, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,757
Airheads campout and a Reality Check
About 25 folks showed up at the Airheads Campout at Carnesville Ga this weekend at Dean's place. The food was good. The frig was well stocked and the folks all had a good time. The tech boys were...
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-23-2011, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,843
Valeo parts
Does not take big bucks to fix the Valeo starter. I fixed mine for $10. Took the starter down to my
local alternator - starter rebuilder. He looked at it and said, Oh a Saturn starter, just a...
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Forum: Airheads
06-26-2011, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 963
R100GS No Lights
I had a similar problem on my R100GS. Had some other electrical gremlins as well. Turned out the the main wiring harness running up to the instrument cluster and front lights was laying on the top...
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Forum: Old's Cool
04-15-2011, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,306
Say it ain't So Joe
???5W-20??? Did you say 5W-20? Maybe this was a typo on your part, but something tells me that 5W-20 is way too thin for airheads, synthetic or not. These old airhead motors were designed with large...
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Forum: Old's Cool
03-19-2011, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,237
4 Step EZ tune
1. Preset Carbs per service manual to get it running.
2. Go for a 10 mile ride.
3. Shorting method to get carb balance close.
4. $5 U tube manometer with AFT to put the smooth on it.
Works...
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Forum: Old's Cool
03-19-2011, 04:58 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,045
Don't let tranny go too long...
Broken
Airhead Wrangler is giving very good counsel here. My '86 R80 did something like your R80RT a few years ago. At about 60 K miles, I did a trans oil change and found that glitter you are...
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Forum: Airheads
03-15-2011, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 3,254
Heed No. 5. Or The question must be asked.
No. 5. As manufactured, there is a groove just out side of the major diameter that runs the length of the threaded holes in the block for the top cylinder studs. it feeds the oil that lubricates...
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Forum: Old's Cool
03-13-2011, 06:40 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,047
$10 Valeo Repair
As has been mentioned previously, the Valeo D6RA series starters were used in several europeon cars, and in some Saturn cars. My 92 R100 GS did the infamous "CLICK CLICK" a week ago and Friday night...
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Forum: Old's Cool
03-03-2011, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,047
-1 on another Vaelo
A timely thread. This morning I rolled the 92 R100GS out of the garage, opened the taps, set the "choke" lever. The bike started and died. I hit the start button and the solenoid clinked and...
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Forum: Old's Cool
02-15-2011, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,219
DIY fuel additive with marine 2 stroke oil
I know a few folks who are using 2 cycle marine oil as a fuel additive in HI PO pickup engines. 1 oz oil to 5 gallons of gas. Helps to reduce some of the negative effects of ethanol in gasoline...
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Forum: Airheads
01-05-2011, 05:12 PM
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Replies: 151
Views: 16,258
Don't suck the studs out of your GS
Jimbee
Seems I remember you mentioned that one cylinder stud that was loose and someone mentioned using a hand tap to chase the threads. Which stud is loose? Upper front?
Go carefully there. ...
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Forum: Old's Cool
12-16-2010, 04:05 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,285
Oatey ABS Cement
8 inches is a pretty big crack, but I had good results with a 3 inch crack one of the BMW bags on my R100gs. I went down to Lowes and picked up a can of "OATEY # 30999" ABS Cement Medium Black.
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