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James Strickland
James Strickland
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1981 Exhaust Valves wearing out

The motor had around 600 miles. As far as the specs, I can't say. The machine shop that did the work used the specs from the OEM manual. I think it m...

8 years ago
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1981 Exhaust Valves wearing out

I had a bad experience using Black Diamond valves along with BMW guides in a head re-build a few years ago. This was on my R75/5. I let the parts guy ...

8 years ago
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Is the Bing Book always right?

The Bing Book has always been correct when ever I have used it. With respect to carbs on an R65 vs. an R65LS, I can not speak to that issue from perso...

8 years ago
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Handlebar risers

I have seen a few different varieties of set-back risers that can be fitted to raise the handlebar and/or move the handle bar slightly closer to the ...

8 years ago
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Brake grease

True enough on the paste designation. As an elderly motorcycle and tractor mechanic, the contents of my tube of Honda Moly 60 paste looks like grease...

8 years ago
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Brake grease

Molybdenum disulfide , a soft metal, is used in places that need to have lubrication and are also subject to high pressure at the point of contact. T...

8 years ago
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R90/6 recommended parts list when starting "ran when parked" restoration?

Friend, the only "dumb" questions are the ones you don't ask !! Agreed. Please drop us a line every now and then to report on the progress.

8 years ago
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R90/6 recommended parts list when starting "ran when parked" restoration?

Correct. Pairs are numbered consecutively with the odd number first. My R75/5 has 64/32/9 &10. An R90/6 would carry 64/32/11&12. Now then, ...

8 years ago
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Grey relay 6136-1 391 397 89 9547

While I am not familiar with the particulars of a '90 GSPD, some detective work might be revealing. What other things typically happen, electrically s...

8 years ago
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Brake grease

I am going to try to sell you on the idea that greased is much better than dry in applications that call for lubrication. At the risk of revealing my...

8 years ago
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Windscreen for R90/6

Naked is good?,... I bought my so called fly screens on e-bay. Never paid much more than $50. If you want to give yourself a break from a wind whippin...

8 years ago
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Windscreen for R90/6

Ah... so many possibilities, but these come with trade-offs. If you are talking about protection, like from rain or swarms of bugs, or whatever,... b...

8 years ago
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1979 r80/7 instrument cluster lighting

The short answer is yes, there are bulbs for illumination.

8 years ago
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Windscreen for R90/6

I had a small Givi on one of my /5's for several years. Not an AF49 as you describe. I have tried a number of windshield/fairing products over the yea...

8 years ago
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Bike will not rev over 3,000ish

A failure to develop power at RPM's above idle can sometimes be attributed to oil soaked intake air filters or other accumulated contaminates. These u...

8 years ago
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