Those Type 53 mechanical Bing carburetors are known to be troublesome. I have never owned for myself, or advised any owner who could make them perfo...

I just re-read the topic and I am quoting Wobbly here from post #1337 on the first page of this thread. " Although the 600 will putter around at lo...

The RS is not exactly the same with regard to mounting points, but not too different either. The way I did the job on my bike is as follows. First, ...

Very nice work you have done there.

Acetone is my solvent of first resort. But be aware, I have never tried it on a painted surface.

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...

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....

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...

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"...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...