Forum: Hacks
03-15-2013, 11:08 AM
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Forum: Hacks
03-14-2013, 10:29 PM
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Airheads
08-30-2012, 10:59 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 614
You could try these...
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You could try these...
http://www.euromotoelectrics.com/5K-Ohm-Wire-Set-BMW-R-Airhead-BMW-WS-R453-p/bmw-wsr453.htm
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Forum: Hacks
07-12-2012, 03:07 AM
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Replies: 1,800
Views: 178,993
Man, this raging pussy fest belongs on "oil...
Man, this raging pussy fest belongs on "oil threads" over on Soviet Steeds, there's no end in sight! You've got to love the Internet!
Just think, if all the naysayers here had expended half as...
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Forum: Airheads
07-04-2012, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 730
You guys are right about Max BMW, great fiche...
You guys are right about Max BMW, great fiche site, complete with a lot of tech notes. That's the one I always use. The shift linkage boot is not on any of the fiche, but I pasted in the part...
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Forum: Airheads
07-03-2012, 12:02 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 730
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Forum: Airheads
07-01-2012, 11:51 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 730
R100RS shift linkage cover
Hey gang, does anyone know where I might find the rubber accordion boot on my shift linkage - it's a 1978 R100RS. I can't find it on the fiche anywhere. Looks like the current replacement is a ball...
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Forum: Hacks
05-07-2012, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,400
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Forum: Hacks
05-03-2012, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,400
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Forum: Hacks
04-19-2012, 12:06 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 3,075
The box will smooth out a little as you put on...
The box will smooth out a little as you put on some miles, but it's never going to be a smoothie. That said, I get a smooth shift 90% of the time on my '06. I shift up using my toe on the heel part...
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Forum: Airheads
03-15-2012, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 494
Here ya go, wrench.
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Here ya go, wrench.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7055/6840321828_66c05f3497_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/38874353@N05/6840321828/)
photo...
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Forum: Airheads
03-12-2012, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 461
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Forum: Airheads
03-12-2012, 10:19 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 494
Thanks for the advice, guys. I'm ordering a...
Thanks for the advice, guys. I'm ordering a degree wheel and I'll check things out. I don't know of any good way to tell, but it sure seems like those advance springs are too stiff. Then again, I...
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Forum: Airheads
03-11-2012, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 494
Identifying installed cam and timing issues
Hi gang, I am fettling a recently acquired R100RS Motorsport. I flew-n-rode the bike home from Phoenix to Sacramento. The previous owner restored it and did a very nice job of putting parts into...
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
11-17-2011, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 336
I've seen a couple of Dneprs around town but...
I've seen a couple of Dneprs around town but never seem to catch those guys. We have a dealer I keep meaning to visit here in Sacramento - he sells Dneprs:
http://www.vostokmotors.com/
Keep...
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
11-16-2011, 12:22 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 336
Ural riders in the Sacramento area check in
OK, I know you guys are out there, and I have it on good authority from our semi-local dealer that there are somewhere around 20 to 30 foilheads in Sac and the Gold Country. I've only got two of them...
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Forum: Old's Cool
09-10-2011, 09:54 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,393
Oh, and no more pinging even in the valley heat...
Oh, and no more pinging even in the valley heat today. The full advance mark is just below the window at RPM. I don't feel like there's a big power difference on the top end but I do think it lost a...
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Forum: Old's Cool
09-10-2011, 09:50 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,393
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Forum: Old's Cool
09-10-2011, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,393
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Forum: Old's Cool
09-09-2011, 11:58 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,393
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Forum: Old's Cool
09-09-2011, 11:53 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,393
Thanks for the info. I retarded the timing a...
Thanks for the info. I retarded the timing a little bit more and the pinging went away. Well, that and it's not 95 degrees and humid outside now. I'll try it again in the heat tomorrow and see...
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Forum: Old's Cool
09-09-2011, 08:56 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,393
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Forum: Old's Cool
09-05-2011, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 5,915
Views: 2,670,390
Finally finished and on the road. 1977...
Finally finished and on the road. 1977 Bonneville, raided the parts bin from a 1979 for the better dashboard, head, Amal Mark Two carbs, switches, and such. Those Mark Twos run great after you...
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Forum: Old's Cool
09-05-2011, 03:34 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,393
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Forum: Old's Cool
09-04-2011, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,393
R60/5 intake stubs - sealant?
Hi gang, I've been having a very cathartic fettling session with a friend's beautiful, all original 8,500-mile R60/5. The deal is that it needed to be awakened from an extended slumber, so in...
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Forum: Orange Crush
07-29-2011, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,273
Last I knew all rings had to seat to the bore,...
Last I knew all rings had to seat to the bore, and the way they do that is by wearing against the honing. Like I said, if it was running fine before, should be fine now as long as the rings aren't...
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Forum: Orange Crush
07-29-2011, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,273
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Forum: Orange Crush
06-16-2011, 09:57 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 540
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Forum: Orange Crush
06-11-2011, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 2,180
Views: 303,953
Couple of data points for TuneECU users. I...
Couple of data points for TuneECU users. I finally got around to doing a valve check, service and secondary air injection removal/canisterectomy on my 990 yesterday. Maybe everyone else has already...
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Forum: Orange Crush
05-11-2011, 11:23 PM
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Replies: 2,180
Views: 303,953
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Forum: Orange Crush
05-11-2011, 11:23 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 6,724
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Forum: Orange Crush
05-11-2011, 10:21 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 6,724
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Forum: Orange Crush
05-05-2011, 09:11 AM
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Replies: 2,180
Views: 303,953
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Forum: Orange Crush
05-03-2011, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 2,180
Views: 303,953
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Forum: Orange Crush
05-03-2011, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 2,180
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