It also occurred to me that Ted Porter mentioned that Robert used to visit his Beemer Shop. Mr. Porter may know how to reach him.

Wow. So, for the “driveway test” the wheel was back on, and on the ground? Again, did the bike want to move forward - yes, I presume, same as before....

@david-wallace Are those two wrenches still in there somewhere? Sorry, … couldn’t resist.

(David said in original post that he braced the crankshaft while the flywheel was removed.) wow, you’ve got a good one. I worked for years in genera...

It’s a matter of habit for me … flip up the side stand, flip on the fuel, flip down the enrichment lever, start. If it’s a “cold start”, that’s what h...

Yes, I have tried to do that fuel level (depth) checking on my 40mm carbs, and it is tricky. I think mine are supposed to be at 28mm after the bowl is...

All I can say is that if I accidentally touch anything down there after it’s been running, it’s damn hot!

Curious - did the bike try to move in 1st or 2nd? Or, just make alarming noises? Don’t know exactly what was apart where, but the driveshaft is re-b...

He pops up on Facebook. Thought I saw him post recently in the “BMW Airheads” Facebook group. Maybe you could message him.

Good job! My 78 had a Dyna ignition for about 12 years. It worked great until the day it didn’t. Like a lot of such items, it quit when hot. Then it ...

Hello and welcome! Beautiful bike! I’m from “up north”, but now live in Texas. We have a large RV port attached to our home, where my airhead is rou...

I had not looked before but, our membership directory says we have 85 club members in Texas. Certainly we should be able to pull off a tech weekend, o...

@richard-fish hello Richard. Missed seeing your message. I’ve been to Canyon Lake. Nice Area. I have family in Austin, so travel your direction now a...

PS: I tried to include a link for you in my post, but was totally unsuccessful. I have two seats that I change between occasionally, so, I install a c...