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James Strickland
James Strickland
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1986 R80 RT/Fairing Removal

You might try Re-Pscyle in Ohio, or e-bay to find the parts you need. I had an R100RS with the same issue. It had been dropped and the whole fairing s...

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R75/6 performance degrading

Don Beverage is a genius! He found that the crank case breather tube to the right carburetor intake was compromised and the air filter was oil soaked....

8 years ago
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R100 Dual shock to mono

I have seen this done on one other Airhead. The owner of that bike welded a stout mounting point on the main frame in a fashion similar to what a mono...

8 years ago
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Pre-ignition on R60/5

Dwell is the amount of time that the points are closed, expressed in degrees of rotation. Whether 74 is a good value or not, I don't know. The 'dwell"...

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Pre-ignition on R60/5

Thanks for the input. It was always my understanding that heat range is an indication of how the construction of the plug promotes dissipation of heat...

8 years ago
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Pre-ignition on R60/5

I think pin holes in a piston would result in a serious loss of compression. If it were my bike, I would try a cooler plug next. For example, I normal...

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Pre-ignition on R60/5

I know of one owner who had a good result by swapping out for Mikuni carbs. Rocky Point Cycle used to sell a conversion kit. (this was on an R60/6) I...

8 years ago
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R75 Tranmission not down shifting

This is a classic sign of needing the transmission input splines lubed. I experienced balky downshifting on my R75/5 a few years back and the spline l...

8 years ago
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Parking Brake

I used to own an R100/7 with a Velorex car. My solution was to park the rig on close to level surfaces in first gear, utilizing motor compression to...

8 years ago
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After market Windscreens for R100

I have a picture of what a Givi windscreen looks like on a /5. Unfortunately, I can not seem to get the picture to load. E-mail me directly if you wan...

8 years ago
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Exhaust valve noise

I have seen this sort of thing at tech days. It never occurred to me to suggest that . I am glad you got it worked out. Living and learning is what we...

8 years ago
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Exhaust valve noise

Check for end play on the shaft that the rocker arm rotates on. I'm not sure about a 90's engine, but I seem to remember a wafer like spring on the ro...

8 years ago
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