If your bike is a /5 with the original 180 watt alternator, then an upgrade would be worthwhile. My r75/5 has been upgraded to a 280 watt alternator f...

What is your idle speed? On my /5, the charge light goes out at around 1100 R.P.M. I think what you describe is perfectly normal. As Richard suggests,...

Early Bing carburetors are considered to be wonky.      

For fuel to get that high above the float bowls, the floats are not pushing the needle into the seat to disrupt the fuel flow. Also, the fuel is proba...

I think you would be well advised to keep on the look out for another transmission.

In the case of my R75/5 dying when returning to idle, it was the valve clearance collapsing to near zero. This was due to erosion of the valve seats, ...

Welcome Robert. Only you can decide if joining the Airheads was a mistake. I have found , over the many years I have been a member, that the club trul...

You might look around on the bike to see if you can locate any small nuts or hex head bolts. Fork leg drain plugs come to mind.

If my memory serves me well, the horn is always hot and the button provides the path to ground. It is probably depicted on the factory wiring diagram.

The short answer is no. The creative answer would be you might try some kind of adhesive. There is a tube caulk called "architectural silicone" that c...

I used to own a /7, and mine did that a few times. I was mystified for a few day until I took the fuel tank off. Under the tank on the left side is th...

Look on the underside of the gear box.

Be aware that a rattling noise when the bike is idling in neutral with the clutch lever released is completely normal.

If you use a bar end mirror there is an unconventional option. Get a new hand grip and cut the hole for the mirror undersized. The tighter, rubber on...

As Larry suggests, the 4.00 x18 is the O.E.M. tire size for your /6.