Well, Bret, I will NOT be seeing you on VBMW. Please do not use any of the resources that are attributed to the Airheads Beemer Club. Never call an ai...

This is how it works, "in a nutshell". The airmarshals vote for directors and amendments to the by-laws. The membership votes for airmarshals. There i...

I usually carry inner tubes, and I always have a spare alternator rotor and the tools to change one out.

I have never owned or done much work on a GS, so I can not speak with authority. Also, I am not familiar with the terminology. I am assuming you are ...

I am going to go out on a limb here, and may perhaps invite dissent or even ridicule. It is my opinion that the rubber sleeve goes on the carbureto...

There is a secret trick to this. It is difficult to describe in writing, but stupid easy to demonstrate. Since I am not there, we'll do it the hard w...

If it were my bike, I would apply several soakings of a liquid penetrant. A 50/50 blend of acetone and automatic transmission fluid (ATF) works well, ...

Your'e putting your foot on the stand itself and not the little tang, right? The left side of the center stand is kinda mushroomed out specificly for ...

Yes. There are 2 tech days, and 1 camp out. Check the calendar section of this web site for the particulars. Also, if you have any ideas for events, I...

There is nothing wrong with giving the parts swap a try. Extra credit points to you for thinking outside the box. If it works out, I have a an R75/5 p...

One last thing. If you want to try to adjust the foot peg, you will need to loosen the big nut that holds the peg to the frame and turn it counter clo...

Also, you could fit a foot rest and shifter combo set from a /7, which is adjustable

You can adjust the foot rest a tiny bit. The peg attachment boss has a ratchet like interface with the frame boss where it is held in place. You might...

That is not good. It might be time to start looking for a donor motor. I'd suggest that your friend start to disassemble the motor and have a look ins...