Since you're not the original owner, someone may have disassembled the actuating mechanism for the steering damper (I'm assuming that the damper itsel...

Really. Follow Scot's advice and do the steering head bearings. If you don't know the history of the bike's service, that bike is 36 years old and eve...

Couple more hot (over 90°F) rides since then, and no leak. You've taught me a new technique for fixing odd leaks!

I am cautiously optimistic that this fix has worked; today I ran it about 80 miles in hot weather, and do not see external evidence of an oil leak on ...

You were of course correct; my o-ring approach was a miserable failure. The o-ring was squashed by the washer and then relaxed, thus rendering all of ...

Thanks for that quick response. I did something along those lines, but your solution undoubtedly will be more effective. What I did was to slip a tigh...

OK, one photo is obviously an overview with the front cover removed and the other a closeup of the problem area. The leak emanates from the round nut ...

I guess I don't know how to insert photos in this forum. I'll try again. 0e2760a9240a332eaa8e710cefaea2e9. 0f53b3e97c5911323a8d17f112de3cc6.

Took a couple of photos. One is just an overview with the front cover removed. The leak emanates from the round nut at the top of the cavity shown at ...

Going out to the garage with a camera now. Should have a photo within an hour or so. Thanks!

I'm having trouble finding which o-ring you mean. Only o-ring I can find on the fiche is the one at the rear of the crankshaft. Just a bearing at the ...

Couple of hours ago I ordered the plain /6-type covers. I thought they looked just fine on my former 1976 R75/6, and they'll look nice on this R100. ...

No question the chromed covers would look sharp, but I don't really want to draw attention to the jugs or to have the bike look "modified". The PO had...